Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$46,972.75
61 reported records · 6 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Aaron Clark, MD, PHD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Neurological Surgery · SAN FRANCISCO, CA · NPI 1518295815
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Aaron Clark, MD, PHD received $46,972.75 in general payments during 2025 across 61 reported records.
Carlsmed, Inc. accounted for 46.4% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 12 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsmed, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21,775.52 | 46.4% | 16 | 2025 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $18,360.45 | 39.1% | 2 | 2025 |
| icotec Medical Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $4,209.26 | 9.0% | 13 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$2,519.82 | 5.4% | 28 | 2025 |
| SI-BONE, INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $71.08 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $36.62 | 0.1% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $22,900.00 | 10 |
| Royalty or License | $18,360.45 | 2 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,135.34 | 14 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,576.96 | 35 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aprevo Normalized: aprevo |
Device | Carlsmed, Inc. | $21,775.52 | 16 | 2025 |
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| Other - Miscellaneous Normalized: other miscellaneous |
Device | Alphatec Spine, Inc | $18,360.45 | 2 | 2025 |
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| KONG-TL VBR E, EXPANDABLE BODY, L, 19 MM X 27 - 37 MM Normalized: kong tl vbr e expandable body l 19 mm x 27 37 mm |
Device | icotec Medical Inc. | $4,209.26 | 13 | 2025 |
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| KONG-TL VBR, END PLATE, RECTANGULAR, M AND SCREW, 12 X 33 MM Normalized: kong tl vbr end plate rectangular m and screw 12 x 33 mm |
Device | icotec Medical Inc. | $4,209.26 | 13 | 2025 |
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| KONG-TL VBR, END PLATE, ROUND, L AND SCREW, 12 X 43 MM Normalized: kong tl vbr end plate round l and screw 12 x 43 mm |
Device | icotec Medical Inc. | $4,209.26 | 13 | 2025 |
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| VADER PEDICLE SYSTEM 6.0, SCREW, Carbon/PEEK, POLYAX., FEN., O 5.5 X 45 MM Normalized: vader pedicle system 6 0 screw carbon peek polyax fen o 5 5 x 45 mm |
Device | icotec Medical Inc. | $4,209.26 | 13 | 2025 |
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| VADER PEDICLE SYSTEM, ROD, Carbon/PEEK, CURVED, 6.0 R450 X 200 MM Normalized: vader pedicle system rod carbon peek curved 6 0 r450 x 200 mm |
Device | icotec Medical Inc. | $4,209.26 | 13 | 2025 |
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| MAZOR X SYSTEM Normalized: mazor x system |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $2,298.39 | 25 | 2025 |
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| UNID_PASS Normalized: unid pass |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $196.31 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CUROSURF Normalized: curosurf |
Drug | Chiesi USA, Inc. | $36.62 | 1 | 2025 |
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| VITALFLOW CONSOLE Normalized: vitalflow console |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $13.67 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE Normalized: percept pc brainsense |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $11.45 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Baclofen | Baclofen | 30 | 17 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 19 | 16 |
| Naloxone Hcl | Naloxone Hcl | 18 | 17 |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,972.75 · 61 records | Carlsmed, Inc. | CUROSURF, KONG-TL VBR E, EXPANDABLE BODY, L, 19 MM X 27 - 37 MM, KONG-TL VBR, END PLATE, RECTANGULAR, M AND SCREW, 12 X 33 MM, KONG-TL VBR, END PLATE, ROUND, L AND SCREW, 12 X 43 MM, MAZOR X SYSTEM, Other - Miscellaneous, PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE, UNID_PASS, VADER PEDICLE SYSTEM 6.0, SCREW, Carbon/PEEK, POLYAX., FEN., O 5.5 X 45 MM, VADER PEDICLE SYSTEM, ROD, Carbon/PEEK, CURVED, 6.0 R450 X 200 MM, VITALFLOW CONSOLE, aprevo | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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