Abbvie Inc.: payments to clinicians
Abbvie Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 31% in 2025, to $197,688,945 across 220,460 people. Speaking and faculty fees was the largest category at 34%, then acquisitions (26%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Texas) received $17,063,429.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $197,688,945 | 1,680,585 | 220,460 |
| 2024 | $150,625,827 | 1,718,601 | 226,230 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramin Farzaneh-Far, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Dallas, TX | $17,063,429 |
| 2 | Jonathan A. Epstein, MD | Internal Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $13,127,854 |
| 3 | Drew Weissman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Allergy & Immunology | Philadelphia, PA | $12,826,686 |
| 4 | William Jay Binder, M.D. | Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck | Beverly Hills, CA | $9,639,728 |
| 5 | Carl June, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Philadelphia, PA | $8,978,680 |
| 6 | George Patrick Maxwell, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Nashville, TN | $7,191,276 |
| 7 | Sam Khalifian, MD | Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology | La Mesa, CA | $1,356,975 |
| 8 | Steve Gregg Yoelin, MD | Optometrist | Newport Beach, CA | $746,246 |
| 9 | John P. Fezza, MD | Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Venice, FL | $608,946 |
| 10 | Michael Gould, MD | Emergency Medicine | Somerville, NJ | $605,620 |
| 11 | Riley Worth, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Sandy, UT | $522,955 |
| 12 | Gary Stuart Rubin, P.A. | Physician Assistant, Medical | Rockledge, FL | $516,210 |
| 13 | William Jarrod Chapman, DO | Internal Medicine | Charleston, WV | $498,022 |
| 14 | Donald P. Rainone, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Londonderry, NH | $467,892 |
| 15 | Tiffany N. Morgan, CPNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Colorado Springs, CO | $389,439 |
| 16 | Deborah D. Sherman, MD | Ophthalmology | Nashville, TN | $371,763 |
| 17 | Leslie Catherine Fletcher | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Torrance, CA | $360,650 |
| 18 | Robert Alpern, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | New Haven, CT | $350,608 |
| 19 | Daryoush David Saadat, MD | Otolaryngology, Facial Plastic Surgery | Valencia, CA | $347,745 |
| 20 | Andrew M. Blumenfeld, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Los Angeles, CA | $344,217 |
| 21 | John J. Cush, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Dallas, TX | $340,500 |
| 22 | Kathleen M. Morno, M.D. | Ophthalmology | North Riverside, IL | $339,656 |
| 23 | Dani Achi, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Upland, CA | $312,532 |
| 24 | Audrey Becker Coleman, PA-C | Physician Assistant | St Augustine, FL | $310,163 |
| 25 | James Bazzi, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Dearborn Heights, MI | $303,970 |
| 26 | Jennifer Coleman Cobbs, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Atlanta, GA | $298,368 |
| 27 | Misty Lyn Shedd, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Allen, TX | $295,324 |
| 28 | Patrick Szaraz, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Miami, FL | $291,115 |
| 29 | Zainab Jishi, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Canton, MI | $279,367 |
| 30 | David M. Shafer, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $263,507 |
| 31 | Kenneth M. Minett, D.O. | Emergency Medicine | Parsippany, NJ | $252,844 |
| 32 | Tara Jean Delle Chiaie, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Hampton, NH | $244,853 |
| 33 | Gretchen Elizabeth Thorner, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Yakima, WA | $243,083 |
| 34 | Aeron Sheffield, DNP, AGNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Chesterfield, MO | $228,617 |
| 35 | Jenna Lea Hilton, PA | Physician Assistant | Gilbert, AZ | $226,557 |
| 36 | David A. McLain, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Birmingham, AL | $217,890 |
| 37 | Pamela R. McLain, M.D. | Specialist | Birmingham, AL | $217,128 |
| 38 | Lauren Noelle Amico, P.A. | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Vista, CA | $203,330 |
| 39 | Amy Sullivan Hatcher, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Murfreesboro, TN | $200,205 |
| 40 | A Matthew Brunner, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Stockbridge, GA | $193,235 |
| 41 | Tina Sizemore, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Indianapolis, IN | $187,466 |
| 42 | Brian P. Hibler | Dermatology | Boston, MA | $171,210 |
| 43 | Terrence Colin Keaney, M.D | Dermatology | Washington, DC | $170,910 |
| 44 | Beth Needham Sweney, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Ada, MI | $168,685 |
| 45 | Sabrina Guillen Fabi, M.D. | Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology | San Diego, CA | $168,337 |
| 46 | Michael C. Cameron | Dermatology | New York, NY | $168,039 |
| 47 | Jennifer Diane Demaio, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Morristown, NJ | $167,859 |
| 48 | Niku Singh, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Falls Church, VA | $167,534 |
| 49 | Danielle Marie White, CNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $167,472 |
| 50 | Mia E. Rapolla, FNP-C, APRN, MSN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Falmouth, ME | $166,853 |
| 51 | Rakesh Jain, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Lake Jackson, TX | $166,262 |
| 52 | Ravi C. Shah, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Parker, CO | $166,035 |
| 53 | Deepa Vallikat, APN | Nurse Practitioner | West Dundee, IL | $165,305 |
| 54 | Brandice R. Harrison, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Lexington, KY | $163,319 |
| 55 | Lukasz Kwapisz | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Miami, FL | $162,342 |
| 56 | Anthony Mario Rossi Jr., M.D. | Dermatology | New York, NY | $162,229 |
| 57 | Saakshi Khattri, MD | Dermatology | New York, NY | $160,608 |
| 58 | Stefanie Gatica, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Ankeny, IA | $160,165 |
| 59 | Alan N. Brown, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Greenville, SC | $159,943 |
| 60 | George Michael Lewitt, M.D. | Dermatology | Northbrook, IL | $158,039 |
| 61 | Shannon Anne Ford, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | South Jordan, UT | $156,946 |
| 62 | John Martin Vaeth, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Baltimore, MD | $155,917 |
| 63 | Joseph P. Langshaw, PA C | Physician Assistant | Calhoun, GA | $155,547 |
| 64 | Audrey Alana Strock, DNP, AGPCNP, PMHNP | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Denver, CO | $155,100 |
| 65 | Courtney Elise Bovee, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Tampa, FL | $152,796 |
| 66 | Phillip James Bowman, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Beverly Hills, CA | $151,903 |
| 67 | Bradley David Torphy, M.D. | Family Medicine | Chicago, IL | $151,807 |
| 68 | Gregory Delorenzo, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Cincinnati, OH | $150,926 |
| 69 | Todd Jacob Gates, D.O. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | West Melbourne, FL | $148,755 |
| 70 | Andrew Jon Cutler, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Lakewood Ranch, FL | $147,758 |
| 71 | Roger Rivera, DNP | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Kissimmee, FL | $147,653 |
| 72 | Theresa Watts, RN | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Ashland, KY | $146,303 |
| 73 | Marc John Inglese, M.D. | Dermatology | Tallahassee, FL | $145,977 |
| 74 | Lindsay Anne Van Pelt, MD | Emergency Medicine | Pompton Plains, NJ | $145,500 |
| 75 | Sarah Schmidt Grant, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Brookline, MA | $144,782 |
| 76 | Allen Gabriel, MD | Plastic Surgery | Vancouver, WA | $144,723 |
| 77 | David Schwartz, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Nashville, TN | $142,980 |
| 78 | Stephen Craig Ellen, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Nashua, NH | $142,720 |
| 79 | Nicole Marie Seminara, M.D. | Dermatology | Huntersville, NC | $142,710 |
| 80 | Ein Gun Song, M.D. | Dermatology, MOHS-Micrographic Surgery | Mill Creek, WA | $141,560 |
| 81 | Brett L. Smith | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Knoxville, TN | $141,416 |
| 82 | Kaitlyn Rose Louchheim, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Scottsdale, AZ | $140,800 |
| 83 | Lisa C. Espinoza, MD | Family Medicine | New Hope, PA | $139,335 |
| 84 | Ashley Marie Dietrich, MD | Dermatology | Milwaukee, WI | $139,315 |
| 85 | David Jacob Scheiderer, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Roanoke, VA | $138,254 |
| 86 | Ahmad Zamael Amin, M.D. | Dermatology | Naperville, IL | $138,055 |
| 87 | Michael J. Payette, M.D., M.B.A. | Dermatology | Cromwell, CT | $137,605 |
| 88 | Nicholas Wayne Clavin, MD | Plastic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $137,517 |
| 89 | Andrea Lynn Cotton, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Virginia Beach, VA | $136,682 |
| 90 | Jaclyn Duvall, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Tulsa, OK | $136,598 |
| 91 | Andreas Sidiropoulos, M.D., PH.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Detroit, MI | $135,980 |
| 92 | Jeanette Marie Black, M.D. | Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology | Los Angeles, CA | $135,705 |
| 93 | Brian R. Bonfardin, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Johnson City, TN | $135,138 |
| 94 | Ali A. Farooqui, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Louisville, KY | $134,747 |
| 95 | Michelle M. Muza-Moons, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Ann Arbor, MI | $134,151 |
| 96 | Chaouki K. Khoury, MD, MS | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Atlanta, GA | $133,479 |
| 97 | Aaron Michael Peterson, DO | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Houston, TX | $132,689 |
| 98 | Donald Gustave Ammerman, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Danbury, CT | $132,253 |
| 99 | Alexander Feoktistov, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Northfield, IL | $130,791 |
| 100 | Alison S. Moe, P.A. -C | Physician Assistant | Atlanta, GA | $130,642 |
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