Alliance Medical: payments to clinicians
Alliance Medical's payments to clinicians rose 660% in 2025, to $46,880 across 199 people. Most of it (52%) was food and beverage, then travel and lodging (48%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, New Mexico) received $2,126.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,880 | 547 | 199 |
| 2024 | $6,169 | 106 | 82 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Guttmann, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Taos, NM | $2,126 |
| 2 | Braden Boyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $1,681 |
| 3 | John C. Franco, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $1,487 |
| 4 | Andrew J. Veitch, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $1,187 |
| 5 | Christopher Shultz, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $1,181 |
| 6 | Gehron P. Treme, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $1,169 |
| 7 | Nabih Masri, DPM | Podiatrist | Usaf Academy, CO | $1,161 |
| 8 | Shelby Edward Jarrell III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $1,141 |
| 9 | Douglas C. Allen, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $1,119 |
| 10 | Travis John Dekker, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,054 |
| 11 | Lauren Danielle Nun, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Albuquerque, NM | $1,046 |
| 12 | Kirk D. Clifford, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Grand Junction, CO | $1,024 |
| 13 | Amy Joanne Knackendoffel, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Farmington, NM | $950.73 |
| 14 | Peter Shorten, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Grand Junction, CO | $950.28 |
| 15 | Dustin Jon Richter, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Manitowoc, WI | $786.71 |
| 16 | Zoe B. Weinberg, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Colorado Springs, CO | $761.77 |
| 17 | William G. Montross, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $754.97 |
| 18 | Adam Edward Peindl, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Grand Junction, CO | $746.53 |
| 19 | Jill Eileen Mason, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Albuquerque, NM | $713.96 |
| 20 | Nicholas Lawrence Newcomb, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Albuquerque, NM | $712.59 |
| 21 | Dustin L. Richter, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $709.86 |
| 22 | Christopher Canario, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Vancouver, WA | $696.52 |
| 23 | Matthew P. Simonich, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pueblo, CO | $677.31 |
| 24 | Thomas Neubauer, MD | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Fort Carson, CO | $666.71 |
| 25 | Kane Librum Anderson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Durango, CO | $665.38 |
| 26 | Benjamin C. C. Kam Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $656.72 |
| 27 | Eric Chapman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Buda, TX | $619.54 |
| 28 | Colin Joseph Carroll, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Durham, NC | $615.83 |
| 29 | Michael Juichi Huang, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $585.64 |
| 30 | Belinda Liau, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $575.56 |
| 31 | Michelle Dudevoir, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $564.31 |
| 32 | Kevin McGee, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $509.61 |
| 33 | Josey Schnaufer, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Pueblo, CO | $464.78 |
| 34 | Andrew J. Paterson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Albuquerque, NM | $427.66 |
| 35 | Umesh Sharad Metkar, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Albuquerque, NM | $411.99 |
| 36 | Hoang Minh Nguyen, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Albuquerque, NM | $366.90 |
| 37 | Ryan Chaves Price, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Albuquerque, NM | $366.77 |
| 38 | Taylor Gurnea, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Irvine, CA | $365.41 |
| 39 | Erin Raley Wilson, P.A. | Physician Assistant | Shiprock, NM | $348.01 |
| 40 | Cesar Cardenas Jr. | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Morrisville, NC | $346.64 |
| 41 | Craig Yager, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $341.95 |
| 42 | Bridget Nicole Ralston-Ripple, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Phoenix, AZ | $340.07 |
| 43 | Robert C. Schenck Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Edinburg, TX | $340.07 |
| 44 | Aamir Nafees Ahmad, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Edinburg, TX | $340.07 |
| 45 | Paul Schroder | Transplant Surgery | Madison, WI | $327.02 |
| 46 | Filip Holy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Albuquerque, NM | $311.35 |
| 47 | Matthew Joseph Gremillion, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Albuquerque, NM | $289.10 |
| 48 | Tomas Holy | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Albuquerque, NM | $289.10 |
| 49 | Emily McDermott, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Carson, CO | $287.78 |
| 50 | Michael Javier Ortiz Torres | Neurological Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $283.36 |
| 51 | Dann Conrad Byck III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | $266.62 |
| 52 | Christopher Keith Jones, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | $246.62 |
| 53 | Jamie Friedman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Aurora, CO | $231.68 |
| 54 | Sean Collins Marvil, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Taos, NM | $201.83 |
| 55 | Jaren Lagreca, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Farmington, NM | $201.58 |
| 56 | Erel Ben Ari, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Boulder, CO | $195.85 |
| 57 | Matthew Burnham, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Honolulu, HI | $193.80 |
| 58 | Matthew Paul Spittler, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Taos, NM | $193.80 |
| 59 | David Martin Weinstein, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | $189.89 |
| 60 | Jessica Adele Dehart, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Grand Junction, CO | $185.11 |
| 61 | Ky Kobayashi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $180.89 |
| 62 | Ryan Matthew Carr, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Englewood, CO | $175.53 |
| 63 | Sean Thomas Kelly, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $170.34 |
| 64 | John Eakin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | $168.26 |
| 65 | Isaac S. Kim, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $167.19 |
| 66 | Whitney Leigh Blinzinger, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Colorado Springs, CO | $165.02 |
| 67 | Donnie Edward Lujan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $157.64 |
| 68 | Daniel Stilwell, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Durango, CO | $156.07 |
| 69 | John R. Shank, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $154.93 |
| 70 | Michael Christoper Holmboe, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $152.70 |
| 71 | Karl Martin Larsen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $152.05 |
| 72 | Alan P. Garcia, PA-C, MPAS | Physician Assistant, Surgical | San Francisco, CA | $152.03 |
| 73 | Paul Bradley Schroeder, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $150.00 |
| 74 | Jason M. Defee, MD, PA | Orthopaedic Surgery | Alamosa, CO | $149.40 |
| 75 | Matthew H. Lyman, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Blanding, UT | $146.24 |
| 76 | Chad Allen Haley, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Fort Carson, CO | $144.99 |
| 77 | John Murdock Rawlings, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Grand Junction, CO | $144.38 |
| 78 | Arlin Ray Peterson, DPM | Podiatrist | Pueblo, CO | $139.97 |
| 79 | Dale Cassidy, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $139.57 |
| 80 | Jeffry T. Watson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $139.57 |
| 81 | Stewart Kite | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Pueblo, CO | $134.84 |
| 82 | Donald J. Lao, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $134.48 |
| 83 | Matthew Diehl Hinderland, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $123.08 |
| 84 | Jennifer V. Yull, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Primary Podiatric Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | $123.08 |
| 85 | Solomon I Wang Wu, DPM | Podiatrist | Las Vegas, NV | $123.08 |
| 86 | Mark Edward Maurer | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Pueblo, CO | $123.08 |
| 87 | Morgan Johonn Kizzar, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Canon City, CO | $123.08 |
| 88 | Cara Christina Zagel | Physician Assistant | Colorado Springs, CO | $119.83 |
| 89 | David Henry Elfenbein, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gunnison, CO | $115.90 |
| 90 | Derek B. Purcell, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $115.89 |
| 91 | Chance Jack Henderson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $115.89 |
| 92 | Richard B. Meredick Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $109.57 |
| 93 | Brett Carl Anderson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $107.19 |
| 94 | Gregory Roger Grenier, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Billings, MT | $104.80 |
| 95 | Jeffrey Holman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Walterboro, SC | $104.37 |
| 96 | Sean Patrick McGowan, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbus, OH | $102.74 |
| 97 | Anant Shukla, MD | Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine | Fort Carson, CO | $100.20 |
| 98 | Ian Burtenshaw, MD | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Soldotna, AK | $94.79 |
| 99 | John Carlton Redfern, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Colorado Springs, CO | $93.16 |
| 100 | Craig T. Fossee, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Poter Ranch, CA | $90.61 |
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