Alphatec Spine, Inc: payments to clinicians
Alphatec Spine, Inc's payments to clinicians rose 27% in 2025, to $28,358,605 across 1,171 people. Most of it (84%) was royalties and licenses, then consulting fees (10%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine, Missouri) received $9,791,128.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $28,358,605 | 6,111 | 1,171 |
| 2024 | $22,334,493 | 6,836 | 1,295 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger P. Jackson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | North Kansas City, MO | $9,791,128 |
| 2 | Paul D. Sawin, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Winter Park, FL | $1,457,951 |
| 3 | Antoine G. Tohmeh, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Spokane, WA | $937,599 |
| 4 | Juan S. Uribe, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $734,998 |
| 5 | Craig A. Kuhns, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austin, TX | $563,180 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Alan Cronen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Tampa, FL | $549,529 |
| 7 | William R. Taylor, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | San Diego, CA | $533,791 |
| 8 | Bret Abshire, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Murrieta, CA | $479,103 |
| 9 | Timothy Ray Kuklo, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Denver, CO | $470,061 |
| 10 | Frank Johann Schwab, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New York, NY | $445,145 |
| 11 | Christopher Hamill, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Buffalo, NY | $428,957 |
| 12 | David G. Schwartz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Indianapolis, IN | $413,533 |
| 13 | Gurvinder S. Deol, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Raleigh, NC | $378,063 |
| 14 | Tyler G. Smith, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Roseville, CA | $374,262 |
| 15 | Samuel Abraham Joseph Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Safety Harbor, FL | $366,496 |
| 16 | Christopher J. Dewald, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Chicago, IL | $364,096 |
| 17 | S. Samuel Bederman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Orange, CA | $355,003 |
| 18 | Andrew Christopher Roeser, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $336,700 |
| 19 | Gene Matthew Massey, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Myrtle Beach, SC | $332,085 |
| 20 | Jay Turner, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $284,952 |
| 21 | Andrew F. Cannestra, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $273,020 |
| 22 | Winston Fong, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Oklahoma City, OK | $252,523 |
| 23 | Don Young Park, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Orange, CA | $251,032 |
| 24 | Paul A. Glazer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Chestnut Hill, MA | $213,811 |
| 25 | K Brandon Strenge, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Paducah, KY | $196,640 |
| 26 | Yashar Javidan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $180,109 |
| 27 | Rayshad Oshtory, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Francisco, CA | $174,645 |
| 28 | William Dean Hunter, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Gastonia, NC | $174,099 |
| 29 | Han Jo Kim, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New York, NY | $169,107 |
| 30 | NPI 1316965916 | — | $166,974 | |
| 31 | Darryl Lau, MD | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $161,507 |
| 32 | Venu Vemuri, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Louisville, KY | $160,889 |
| 33 | Javier Alberto Reto, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Huntsville, AL | $159,988 |
| 34 | Michael Craig McMains, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Indianapolis, IN | $156,646 |
| 35 | Gaurav Jain, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Wynnewood, PA | $156,242 |
| 36 | John Pollina Jr., MD | Neurological Surgery | Williamsville, NY | $150,603 |
| 37 | Richard M. Wupperman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austin, TX | $149,091 |
| 38 | David A. Vincent, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Virginia Beach, VA | $148,868 |
| 39 | Benjamin Jared Ditty, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Naples, FL | $141,895 |
| 40 | Melissa Yvonne Macias, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | Rockford, IL | $135,627 |
| 41 | Christopher Robert Brown, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $130,441 |
| 42 | Todd Lansford, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | North Charleston, SC | $108,569 |
| 43 | Alexander Antonios Theologis, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $104,123 |
| 44 | Tyler Koski, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $103,525 |
| 45 | Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD | Neurological Surgery | Durham, NC | $91,084 |
| 46 | Neill Marshall Wright, MD | Neurological Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $87,989 |
| 47 | Vedat Deviren, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $87,558 |
| 48 | Anand Veeravagu, MD | Neurological Surgery | Palo Alto, CA | $86,952 |
| 49 | David Scott Jones, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Greensboro, NC | $86,743 |
| 50 | Mir H. Ali, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Morris, IL | $84,344 |
| 51 | Sabatino Bianco, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Arlington, TX | $82,682 |
| 52 | Anton A. Thompkins, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Chesterton, IN | $80,087 |
| 53 | Puya Alikhani, MD | Neurological Surgery | Tampa, FL | $80,052 |
| 54 | Kevin Scott Cahill, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | Supply, NC | $78,301 |
| 55 | Lionel Nicholas Metz I, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $75,950 |
| 56 | Isaac Moss, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Farmington, CT | $74,423 |
| 57 | Jeffrey A. Bash, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Middletown, CT | $73,907 |
| 58 | Ryan McLean Stuckey, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Houston, TX | $71,426 |
| 59 | Kade T. Huntsman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Salt Lake City, UT | $67,222 |
| 60 | Ashish Patel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Elmhurst, IL | $65,870 |
| 61 | Mathew Thomas Alexander, MD | Neurological Surgery | Corpus Christi, TX | $63,068 |
| 62 | Joseph Aferzon, M.D. | Surgery | Portland, CT | $59,438 |
| 63 | Patrick Han, MD | Neurological Surgery | Daytona Beach, FL | $59,083 |
| 64 | Kelvin Sheray Wilson, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $58,410 |
| 65 | Randall W. Porter, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $57,873 |
| 66 | Cory James Hartman, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Oklahoma City, OK | $56,367 |
| 67 | Bryan S. Lee, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $54,068 |
| 68 | Ben Javier Garrido, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mooresville, NC | $53,832 |
| 69 | Todd Masters Chapman Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $52,250 |
| 70 | Joseph Anthony Osorio, M.D., PH.D. | Neurological Surgery | San Diego, CA | $52,046 |
| 71 | David M. Jackson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Phoenix, AZ | $50,627 |
| 72 | Christopher P. Ames, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $48,798 |
| 73 | Rajiv K. Sethi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $48,051 |
| 74 | Michael M. Haglund, MD | Neurological Surgery | Durham, NC | $47,001 |
| 75 | Joshua E. Heller, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $45,609 |
| 76 | Daniel John Blizzard, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Post Falls, ID | $45,138 |
| 77 | Adil Abdus Samad, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Temple Terrace, FL | $42,081 |
| 78 | Corey Tyler Walker, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | West Hollywood, CA | $40,234 |
| 79 | Hani Malone, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Fargo, ND | $39,555 |
| 80 | Daniel Lee Cavanaugh, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Chapel Hill, NC | $39,287 |
| 81 | Stephen Richard Tolhurst, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Flower Mound, TX | $39,041 |
| 82 | Hardeep Singh, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $38,033 |
| 83 | Brian Andrew O'Shaughnessy, MD | Neurological Surgery | Nashville, TN | $37,078 |
| 84 | Anthony J. Kwon, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $35,102 |
| 85 | Alpesh Ashwin Patel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chicago, IL | $32,160 |
| 86 | Edward Charles Perry III, MD | Neurological Surgery | Reno, NV | $32,000 |
| 87 | Alp Ozpinar | Neurological Surgery | Springfield, OR | $31,736 |
| 88 | Neville Alleyne, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Oceanside, CA | $29,497 |
| 89 | Laith Khoury, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Raleigh, NC | $29,198 |
| 90 | Eric Borden Sundberg, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Bradenton, FL | $28,379 |
| 91 | Sergey Neckrysh, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $28,228 |
| 92 | Sheeraz A. Qureshi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New York, NY | $27,322 |
| 93 | Alexander Paul Iezza, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Santa Rosa, CA | $26,991 |
| 94 | Jeffrey Lynn Gum, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Louisville, KY | $26,244 |
| 95 | Islam Elboghdady, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Naperville, IL | $26,208 |
| 96 | Matthew Walter Wilkening, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Nashua, NH | $26,194 |
| 97 | George Dominic Picetti, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Sacramento, CA | $26,128 |
| 98 | Dwight S. Tyndall, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Crown Point, IN | $26,113 |
| 99 | Nima Alan, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $24,034 |
| 100 | Paul Park, MD | Neurological Surgery | Memphis, TN | $23,774 |
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