Abanza Inc.: payments to clinicians
Abanza Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 420% in 2025, to $18,323 across 135 people. Most of it (76%) was food and beverage, then consulting fees (16%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, New Jersey) received $3,194.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $18,323 | 166 | 135 |
| 2024 | $3,526 | 33 | 28 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Vazquez, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hackensack, NJ | $3,194 |
| 2 | Nirav Hasmukh Amin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Placentia, CA | $1,684 |
| 3 | Eric W. Lee, M.D. | Specialist | Orange, CA | $690.93 |
| 4 | Joseph Liu, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Pomona, CA | $626.54 |
| 5 | Michael S. Schwartz, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $435.47 |
| 6 | Larry R. Padgett Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Winter Haven, FL | $376.11 |
| 7 | James Eugene Tibone, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | $349.07 |
| 8 | Terry Keith Gemas, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dallas, TX | $293.87 |
| 9 | Alexander Golant, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Flushing, NY | $209.15 |
| 10 | Seth Lawrence Sherman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Stanford, CA | $204.04 |
| 11 | Francis Michael Yamazaki, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Los Angeles, CA | $193.75 |
| 12 | Russell Marc Nord, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Fremont, CA | $193.75 |
| 13 | Jason J. Boyer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bellevue, WA | $193.75 |
| 14 | Sarah Hood, PA-C | Internal Medicine | Placentia, CA | $184.50 |
| 15 | Semon Bader, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Concord, CA | $174.22 |
| 16 | Keith M. Baumgarten, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tea, SD | $173.51 |
| 17 | Tyler R. Williamson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mammoth Lakes, CA | $164.52 |
| 18 | Darren J. Friedman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $164.03 |
| 19 | Arianna L. Gianakos, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jersey City, NJ | $156.19 |
| 20 | Brian A. Chalkin, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tulsa, OK | $143.75 |
| 21 | Amit Momaya | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Birmingham, AL | $142.49 |
| 22 | Sean Thomas Kelly, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $142.39 |
| 23 | Earl J. Kilbride Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $140.11 |
| 24 | Abigail Ruth Hamilton, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Tucson, AZ | $134.75 |
| 25 | Tomas Pevny, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Basalt, CO | $134.75 |
| 26 | Warren George Kramer III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Newport Beach, CA | $129.50 |
| 27 | Anil S. Ranawat, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $124.81 |
| 28 | Vytautas Ringus, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Norman, OK | $122.53 |
| 29 | Matthew Burnham, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Honolulu, HI | $121.10 |
| 30 | Dan Guttmann, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Taos, NM | $121.10 |
| 31 | Matthew Paul Spittler, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Taos, NM | $121.10 |
| 32 | Charles P. Bolotte, MD | Family Medicine | Napoleonville, LA | $120.99 |
| 33 | William Joseph Laughlin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $120.99 |
| 34 | Matthew S. Fury, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gonzales, LA | $120.99 |
| 35 | Catherine Johnson Riche, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $120.99 |
| 36 | Larry Stephen Bankston Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $120.99 |
| 37 | Craig Castleman Greene, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $120.99 |
| 38 | Carey Edmonson Winder, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $120.99 |
| 39 | Alan Conrad Schroeder, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Baton Rouge, LA | $120.99 |
| 40 | Brandon James Bryant, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Fairfax, VA | $118.53 |
| 41 | Edward Chang | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fairfax, VA | $118.53 |
| 42 | Shane Austin Kaplan, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Bethesda, MD | $118.53 |
| 43 | Christian Nelson Kaschak, DO | Emergency Medicine | Durham, NC | $118.53 |
| 44 | Robin Vereeke West, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Fairfax, VA | $118.53 |
| 45 | Jeffrey Robert Giuliani, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fairfax, VA | $118.53 |
| 46 | Hannah Prock Gibbs, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Bethesda, MD | $118.53 |
| 47 | Sagar Amit Shah, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Lafayette, LA | $118.53 |
| 48 | Nicole Derosier, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Fairfax, VA | $118.53 |
| 49 | Olivia Miller, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Gap, PA | $118.53 |
| 50 | Christon Darden, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Mc Lean, VA | $118.53 |
| 51 | Brian Brandon Gilmer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Reno, NV | $116.75 |
| 52 | Michael Karch, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mammoth Lakes, CA | $116.75 |
| 53 | Timothy S. Crall, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mammoth Lakes, CA | $116.75 |
| 54 | Leah C. Brown, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $116.71 |
| 55 | Sara L. Edwards, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $116.71 |
| 56 | Adam L. Kouyoumjian, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $114.17 |
| 57 | Arash Araghi, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Sun City West, AZ | $114.17 |
| 58 | Morris Brian Polsky, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Catonsville, MD | $113.95 |
| 59 | Paul J. Harriott, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lewes, DE | $113.95 |
| 60 | Angelina Maria Vera, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Las Vegas, NV | $110.97 |
| 61 | Trang Thuy Truong, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Las Vegas, NV | $110.97 |
| 62 | Amiethab Aiyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $110.10 |
| 63 | James Michael Bennett, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $105.73 |
| 64 | Kevin James Murphy, M.D. | Specialist | Tualatin, OR | $105.30 |
| 65 | Brett N. Robin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $95.08 |
| 66 | Sharif Ashanti Abdus-Salaam, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | El Paso, TX | $91.67 |
| 67 | Elly S. Laroque, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $89.87 |
| 68 | Nicholas Colyvas, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Los Gatos, CA | $89.87 |
| 69 | Justin Jabara, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Muskegon, MI | $89.87 |
| 70 | Drew Anderson Lansdown, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $89.87 |
| 71 | Oluwadamilola Kolade | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Glen Rock, NJ | $89.87 |
| 72 | Marissa Mastrocola | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Mc Lean, VA | $89.87 |
| 73 | Marcus Trotter, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lynchburg, VA | $89.87 |
| 74 | Jamie Erica Confino, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | $89.87 |
| 75 | Maxim Tyorkin, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $83.94 |
| 76 | Ariana Marie Demers, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Sonora, CA | $78.25 |
| 77 | Thomas R. Hackett, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Vail, CO | $69.88 |
| 78 | Scott D. Gillogly, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Cartersville, GA | $69.67 |
| 79 | Lance Michael Silverman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $69.67 |
| 80 | Gary A. Levengood, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lawrenceville, GA | $69.67 |
| 81 | James M. Nieman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lima, OH | $69.54 |
| 82 | Jonathan L. Glashow, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $63.66 |
| 83 | James Michael Paci, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Woodbury, NY | $61.36 |
| 84 | Angelo Victor Rizzi, RPA C | Physician Assistant, Medical | East Setauket, NY | $61.36 |
| 85 | William I. Sterett, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Vail, CO | $58.92 |
| 86 | Paul M. Sethi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Greenwich, CT | $58.75 |
| 87 | Annunziato Amendola, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Iowa City, IA | $54.29 |
| 88 | Richard Lee Amendola, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Vail, CO | $54.29 |
| 89 | Grant H. Garcia, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Seattle, WA | $53.06 |
| 90 | Eric Giza, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $52.82 |
| 91 | Armando F. Vidal, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Vail, CO | $50.79 |
| 92 | Kyle John Hancock, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Las Vegas, NV | $50.35 |
| 93 | Chad Michael Hanson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Las Vegas, NV | $50.35 |
| 94 | John Eamon McGarry, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Plano, TX | $45.93 |
| 95 | Gregory Scott Difelice, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $43.14 |
| 96 | Jay C. Albright, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Aurora, CO | $41.50 |
| 97 | Joseph Ruzbarsky | Orthopaedic Surgery | Vail, CO | $41.11 |
| 98 | Johannah Vossman, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Aspen, CO | $41.11 |
| 99 | Jared T. Lee, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Cody, WY | $41.11 |
| 100 | Blake Scherer | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Aspen, CO | $41.11 |
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