Ardelyx, Inc.: payments to clinicians
Ardelyx, Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 62% in 2025, to $2,640,055 across 18,509 people. Most of it (55%) was food and beverage, then speaking and faculty fees (37%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Pennsylvania) received $71,608.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,640,055 | 61,151 | 18,509 |
| 2024 | $1,627,567 | 42,222 | 16,787 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson P. Kopyt, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Allentown, PA | $71,608 |
| 2 | Phillip S. Schoenfeld, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Ann Arbor, MI | $62,510 |
| 3 | Darren Michael Brenner, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Chicago, IL | $61,822 |
| 4 | Vincent J. Carsillo II, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Albany, NY | $60,792 |
| 5 | Satish S-C Rao, MD PHD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Augusta, GA | $58,553 |
| 6 | Rodolfo R. Batarse, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Rancho Mirage, CA | $58,147 |
| 7 | Jose A. Morfin, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Sacramento, CA | $52,577 |
| 8 | Kavita Rani Kongara, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Atlanta, GA | $47,485 |
| 9 | Lavanya Viswanathan, M.D., M.S. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Houston, TX | $44,100 |
| 10 | Bryan Franklin Curtin, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Augusta, GA | $42,795 |
| 11 | Gregory Stephen Sayuk, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Saint Louis, MO | $37,693 |
| 12 | Mohammed Shujauddin Ahmed, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Bolingbrook, IL | $35,577 |
| 13 | Brian David Ginnebaugh | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Detroit, MI | $35,096 |
| 14 | Wayne Robert Kotzker, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $32,449 |
| 15 | Niloofar Nobakht, M.D, | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Los Angeles, CA | $31,518 |
| 16 | Andrea Sunae Shin, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Los Angeles, CA | $25,108 |
| 17 | Steven David Rubin, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Merrick, NY | $20,714 |
| 18 | Gregory Ian Seltzer, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Sicklerville, NJ | $20,245 |
| 19 | Anand C. Reddy, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Odessa, TX | $19,493 |
| 20 | Jessica McAbee Coleman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Beaufort, SC | $18,525 |
| 21 | Christina J. Hanson, R.N | Nurse Practitioner | Lone Tree, CO | $18,520 |
| 22 | Stuart M. Sprague, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Evanston, IL | $16,461 |
| 23 | German T. Hernandez, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | El Paso, TX | $14,581 |
| 24 | Amy Kennedy Seale, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bogalusa, LA | $14,295 |
| 25 | Phani Ashok Attaluri, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Olathe, KS | $14,044 |
| 26 | Kumkum Sarkar Patel, M.D., MPH | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Fullerton, CA | $13,983 |
| 27 | Lauren Eleanor Tarbox, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $13,590 |
| 28 | Neha Mathur, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Houston, TX | $13,429 |
| 29 | Amy Krieg Mosman, MMS, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Saint Peters, MO | $13,248 |
| 30 | Samita Garg, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Cleveland, OH | $13,202 |
| 31 | Kyle D. Staller, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Boston, MA | $13,146 |
| 32 | Paul David Allegretti, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Lancaster, PA | $12,314 |
| 33 | Brooks Dickson Cash, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Houston, TX | $12,173 |
| 34 | Marc Zelkowitz, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Englewood, NJ | $12,066 |
| 35 | Benigno Rafael Varela | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Hamden, CT | $10,332 |
| 36 | Andrew E. Lazar, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Beachwood, OH | $9,788 |
| 37 | Jaime G. Ackerman, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Atlanta, GA | $8,924 |
| 38 | Aja S. McCutchen, M.D | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Winder, GA | $8,897 |
| 39 | Peter Ngoan Le, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Castle Rock, CO | $8,592 |
| 40 | Salvatore Chillemi, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Marietta, GA | $8,507 |
| 41 | Chantil Dicus Jeffreys, DNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Germantown, TN | $8,415 |
| 42 | Binny Koshy, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Mineola, NY | $8,020 |
| 43 | Ken Duong Nguyen, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Temple City, CA | $7,896 |
| 44 | Diana J. McFarlane, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Seattle, WA | $7,770 |
| 45 | George Z. Fadda, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | La Mesa, CA | $7,523 |
| 46 | Heather Marie Cios, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Glastonbury, CT | $6,821 |
| 47 | Jay B. Wish, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Indianapolis, IN | $6,211 |
| 48 | Susan Lebedova Lucak, M.D. PC | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | New York, NY | $6,083 |
| 49 | Samuel Nurko, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology | Boston, MA | $5,812 |
| 50 | Ali Rezaie | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | West Hollywood, CA | $5,429 |
| 51 | Neil Kumar, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Roseburg, OR | $5,193 |
| 52 | Pushkar Kanade, M.D | Internal Medicine | Cleveland, OH | $4,500 |
| 53 | Mark Pimentel, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Los Angeles, CA | $4,500 |
| 54 | Bonnie L. Mohler, C.N.P | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Canton, OH | $4,373 |
| 55 | Gabriella McCarty, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Westlake, OH | $3,988 |
| 56 | Arvind Madan, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Orlando, FL | $3,986 |
| 57 | Mikhail Alper, PA | Physician Assistant | Madera, CA | $3,626 |
| 58 | Kimberly Dawn Orleck, P.A | Physician Assistant, Medical | Atlanta, GA | $3,407 |
| 59 | Nikki Kwoksam Duong, MD | Internal Medicine, Hepatology | Palo Alto, CA | $3,375 |
| 60 | Emanuel Yaakobov, FNP | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Forest Hills, NY | $3,360 |
| 61 | Linda Anh Bui Nguyen, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Newport Beach, CA | $3,328 |
| 62 | Daniel Edmonston | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | New York, NY | $3,150 |
| 63 | Amy M. Ladewski, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Chicago, IL | $3,014 |
| 64 | Marcella Pomeranz, BC-AGNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Las Vegas, NV | $2,739 |
| 65 | Shrina Modi, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Plainsboro, NJ | $2,254 |
| 66 | Alexander Michael Goldowsky, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Boston, MA | $2,250 |
| 67 | Rosita De Jesus Frazier, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Scottsdale, AZ | $2,027 |
| 68 | Kathryn Elizabeth Henning, M.S., R.D. | Dietitian, Registered, Nutrition, Renal | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,865 |
| 69 | Lilia Cervantes, MD | Hospitalist | Aurora, CO | $1,000 |
| 70 | Jessica Gandhi, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Chevy Chase, MD | $856.98 |
| 71 | Carol M. Antequera, P.A.-C | Physician Assistant | Miami, FL | $777.76 |
| 72 | Kayla Stoick, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Englewood, CO | $772.79 |
| 73 | Michael Flores | Physician Assistant | Lynwood, CA | $769.51 |
| 74 | Vlad Nusinovich, M.D. | Internal Medicine | West Hollywood, CA | $752.68 |
| 75 | Tedra Duana Gray, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Chicago, IL | $748.76 |
| 76 | Shelley Boyte Maillho, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Slidell, LA | $702.92 |
| 77 | Kristina Francesca Skarbinski, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Boston, MA | $700.92 |
| 78 | Tom Yang, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Visalia, CA | $695.56 |
| 79 | Katia Margarita Collazo, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Visalia, CA | $691.24 |
| 80 | Troy Barrett Lewis, PA | Internal Medicine | New York, NY | $681.30 |
| 81 | Zerremi Deligero Caga-Anan, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Bronx, NY | $655.50 |
| 82 | Ashley Carnley Morrow, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Montgomery, AL | $606.26 |
| 83 | Lauren Downey Green, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner | Birmingham, AL | $599.11 |
| 84 | Grace Lee, AGNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | New York, NY | $587.51 |
| 85 | Alexander H. Kim, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Los Angeles, CA | $572.10 |
| 86 | Jackie Rose Shumate, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Montgomery, AL | $565.54 |
| 87 | Samuel Davidoff, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Forest Hills, NY | $564.72 |
| 88 | Piseth Suor, PA | Physician Assistant | Stockton, CA | $554.44 |
| 89 | Yahaira Angelica Sanchez, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Temecula, CA | $548.56 |
| 90 | Amber D. Melero, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Round Rock, TX | $542.11 |
| 91 | Kaitlyn Marks, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Altoona, PA | $540.71 |
| 92 | Elvis Akpene Tanson, D.O. | Family Medicine | Stockton, CA | $539.98 |
| 93 | Monika Vasic, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Munster, IN | $537.88 |
| 94 | Yuriy Israel | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Forest Hills, NY | $537.53 |
| 95 | Stephen B. Bharucha, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Bronx, NY | $525.26 |
| 96 | Joel A. Sach, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Tarzana, CA | $523.01 |
| 97 | Lauren Elizabeth Boley, P.A. | Physician Assistant | Shreveport, LA | $514.75 |
| 98 | Preeti Kooner, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Bakersfield, CA | $514.56 |
| 99 | Alaa Abousaif, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Orange, CA | $514.22 |
| 100 | Vinh Quang Bao Tran | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Westminster, CA | $513.94 |
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