Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: payments to clinicians
5,392 clinicians received $3,095,371 from Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2025; Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me was the largest category at 43%, then consulting fees (35%). The largest single recipient (Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist, California) received $95,367.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,095,371 | 10,922 | 5,392 |
| 2024 | $2,717,786 | 8,232 | 3,566 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ehsan Rahimy, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Stanford, CA | $95,367 |
| 2 | Ankur Manilal Shah, M.D | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Carmel, IN | $92,395 |
| 3 | Dilsher Singh Dhoot, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Santa Barbara, CA | $67,626 |
| 4 | Deepak Sambhara, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Wausau, WI | $63,060 |
| 5 | Joseph M. Coney, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Beachwood, OH | $62,408 |
| 6 | Prince Mohan Anand, M.D | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Danville, PA | $62,164 |
| 7 | Michael Jude Borne, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Jackson, MS | $61,069 |
| 8 | Jaclyn Kovach, MD | Ophthalmology | Miami, FL | $60,054 |
| 9 | Roger A. Goldberg, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Walnut Creek, CA | $52,502 |
| 10 | Kuldev Singh, MD | Ophthalmology | Stanford, CA | $50,899 |
| 11 | Rishi P. Singh, MD | Ophthalmology | Boston, MA | $50,759 |
| 12 | Jeremy D. Wolfe, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Royal Oak, MI | $48,428 |
| 13 | Priya Vakharia, MD | Ophthalmology | Palm Harbor, FL | $45,547 |
| 14 | David Aaron Eichenbaum, M.D. | Ophthalmology | St Petersburg, FL | $44,781 |
| 15 | Nathan Christopher Steinle, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Santa Barbara, CA | $42,623 |
| 16 | Jorge Fortun, MD | Ophthalmology | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $42,609 |
| 17 | Michael A. Singer, M.D. | Ophthalmology | San Antonio, TX | $40,187 |
| 18 | Jonathan Jonisch, MD | Ophthalmology | Great Neck, NY | $39,926 |
| 19 | Danny Mammo, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Auburn, WA | $39,607 |
| 20 | Jeremiah Brown Jr., MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Schertz, TX | $37,678 |
| 21 | Charles Clifton Wykoff, MD, PHD | Ophthalmology | Bellaire, TX | $36,540 |
| 22 | Stefanie Woolridge Benoit, M.D., MPH | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Cincinnati, OH | $34,902 |
| 23 | Jordana G. Fein, M.D., M.S. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Fairfax, VA | $34,113 |
| 24 | Esther Lee Kim, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Santa Ana, CA | $32,583 |
| 25 | Allen Y. Hu, MD | Ophthalmology | Hagerstown, MD | $32,093 |
| 26 | Tariq Shah, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Los Angeles, CA | $30,964 |
| 27 | Ramy Magdy Hanna, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Orange, CA | $30,925 |
| 28 | Murtaza Khuzema Adam, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Parker, CO | $29,488 |
| 29 | Philip J. Ferrone, MD | Ophthalmology | Great Neck, NY | $28,370 |
| 30 | Eduardo Uchiyama, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $26,660 |
| 31 | Ashkan Michael Abbey, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Dallas, TX | $23,476 |
| 32 | Ivan Jose Suner, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Tampa, FL | $22,921 |
| 33 | Todd Evan Schneiderman, MD | Ophthalmology | Silverdale, WA | $22,689 |
| 34 | Patrick C. Staropoli, MD | Ophthalmology | Bellaire, TX | $22,569 |
| 35 | Carl D. Regillo, MD | Ophthalmology | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $22,019 |
| 36 | David Steve Chin Yee, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Atlanta, GA | $21,753 |
| 37 | Mohammad Reza Rafieetary, O.D. | Specialist | Germantown, TN | $20,939 |
| 38 | Joshua M. Greene, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Philadelphia, PA | $20,670 |
| 39 | Arnold Silva, MD, PHD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Meridian, ID | $20,527 |
| 40 | Sandra R. Richman, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Brookline, MA | $20,500 |
| 41 | Julie Anne Rodman, O.D. | Optometrist | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $20,440 |
| 42 | Paul Hahn, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Nanuet, NY | $19,667 |
| 43 | Jorge Pedro Leguizamo, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Lawrenceville, GA | $19,252 |
| 44 | Hasenin Raid Hashim Al-Khersan, MD | Ophthalmology | Bellaire, TX | $18,402 |
| 45 | Joseph Nezgoda, M. D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | West Palm Beach, FL | $18,286 |
| 46 | Scott Daniel Walter, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Manchester, CT | $18,048 |
| 47 | Matthew Alexander Cunningham, MD | Ophthalmology | Orlando, FL | $18,043 |
| 48 | Michael Javaheri, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Beverly Hills, CA | $17,138 |
| 49 | Brian Tsi-Wah Chan-Kai, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Portland, OR | $17,115 |
| 50 | Steven Ferrucci, OD | Optometrist | Sepulveda, CA | $16,802 |
| 51 | Brandon Greer Busbee, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Nashville, TN | $16,569 |
| 52 | Jorge I. Calzada, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Southaven, MS | $15,658 |
| 53 | Carlos Alonso Medina Mendez, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Sacramento, CA | $15,648 |
| 54 | Gregory Dongkyu Lee, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Cumming, GA | $15,619 |
| 55 | Nikolas London, M.D. | Ophthalmology | San Diego, CA | $15,205 |
| 56 | Savneek Singh Chugh, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Hawthorne, NY | $15,055 |
| 57 | Nimesh A. Patel, MD | Ophthalmology | Boston, MA | $14,499 |
| 58 | Jeffry David Gerson, O.D. | Optometrist | Olathe, KS | $13,695 |
| 59 | Asheesh Tewari, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Dearborn, MI | $13,602 |
| 60 | John William Kitchens, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Lexington, KY | $13,596 |
| 61 | Diana V. Do, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Stanford, CA | $13,322 |
| 62 | Anthony Chang, MD | Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | Burr Ridge, IL | $13,242 |
| 63 | Miguel A. Busquets, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Lexington, KY | $12,827 |
| 64 | Melvin A. Bonilla-Felix, M. D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Santurce, PR | $12,824 |
| 65 | Kenneth V. Lieberman, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Hackensack, NJ | $12,718 |
| 66 | Donald A. Mazzulla, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | New Orleans, LA | $12,329 |
| 67 | Srinivas Reddy Sadda, MD | Ophthalmology | Pasadena, CA | $11,760 |
| 68 | Thomas Albini, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Miami, FL | $11,212 |
| 69 | Mark T. Dunbar, OD | Optometrist | Miami, FL | $11,035 |
| 70 | Blake W. Tarr, O.D. | Optometrist | New Market, TN | $10,500 |
| 71 | Gaurav Gupta, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Richmond, VA | $10,218 |
| 72 | Ankana Daga, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Boston, MA | $10,180 |
| 73 | David R. Almeida, MD, MBA, PHD | Ophthalmology | Erie, PA | $9,952 |
| 74 | Mathew W. Maccumber, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Harvey, IL | $9,950 |
| 75 | Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Miami, FL | $9,793 |
| 76 | Marco Bonilla, MEDICINE DOCTOR | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Chicago, IL | $9,791 |
| 77 | Marc Spencer Richards, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Boca Raton, FL | $9,570 |
| 78 | Aleksandra Rachitskaya, M.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Cleveland, OH | $9,509 |
| 79 | Mary Beth Yackey, OD | Optometrist | Cincinnati, OH | $9,448 |
| 80 | Vineeta Kumar | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Birmingham, AL | $9,260 |
| 81 | Talia Rosenberg Kaden, M.D. | Ophthalmology | New York, NY | $9,209 |
| 82 | Dawn Jaclyn Caster, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Louisville, KY | $8,864 |
| 83 | Stanley Jordan, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | West Hollywood, CA | $8,776 |
| 84 | Lucas Lindsell, M.D., O.D. | Ophthalmology | Blue Ash, OH | $8,531 |
| 85 | Katerina Maria Jones, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Gastonia, NC | $8,473 |
| 86 | Leonardo V. Riella, M.D., PHD | Internal Medicine | Boston, MA | $8,465 |
| 87 | Justis P. Ehlers, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Cleveland, OH | $8,000 |
| 88 | Jason S. Slakter, MD | Ophthalmology | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| 89 | Jean M. Francis, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Boston, MA | $7,846 |
| 90 | Michael Shun Nun Ip, MD | Ophthalmology | Pasadena, CA | $7,650 |
| 91 | Jeffrey S. Heier | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Boston, MA | $7,500 |
| 92 | Johanna Luce Christensen, MSN, FNP, BSN, RN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | New York, NY | $7,486 |
| 93 | Jay Kumar Chhablani, MD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,439 |
| 94 | Carlos Manuel Decastro III, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Durham, NC | $7,391 |
| 95 | Mohammed Javeed I. Ansari, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Chicago, IL | $7,314 |
| 96 | Karl G. Csaky, MD | Ophthalmology | Dallas, TX | $7,193 |
| 97 | Eleonora G. Lad, MD, PHD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Durham, NC | $7,000 |
| 98 | Samir Mukund Parikh, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Dallas, TX | $6,903 |
| 99 | Suneel Mahendra Udani, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Hinsdale, IL | $6,503 |
| 100 | Sophie J. Bakri, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Rochester, MN | $6,500 |
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