Avanos Medical: payments to clinicians
2,543 clinicians received $827,514 from Avanos Medical in 2025; Anesthesiology is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (74%) was honoraria, then food and beverage (18%). The largest single recipient (Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine, Indiana) received $57,350.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $827,514 | 3,636 | 2,543 |
| 2024 | $866,470 | 3,835 | 2,708 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajiv Tewari, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Carmel, IN | $57,350 |
| 2 | David B. Auyong, MD | Anesthesiology | Seattle, WA | $55,840 |
| 3 | Felix J. Gonzalez, MD,P.A. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Miami, FL | $44,976 |
| 4 | Mitchell Evan Fingerman, MD | Anesthesiology | Saint Louis, MO | $36,181 |
| 5 | Sandeep Amin, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Chicago, IL | $35,391 |
| 6 | Alaa A. Abd-Elsayed | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Madison, WI | $34,024 |
| 7 | Shawn Thomas, MD | Anesthesiology | Dallas, TX | $33,680 |
| 8 | Corrie Anderson | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Seattle, WA | $25,111 |
| 9 | Chad B. Stephens, DO | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Southlake, TX | $24,778 |
| 10 | Jeannie Y. Chan, NNP | Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal | San Francisco, CA | $20,412 |
| 11 | Maged Nabil Aziz Guirguis, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | New Orleans, LA | $20,306 |
| 12 | Maxim Savillion Eckmann, MD | Anesthesiology | San Antonio, TX | $18,459 |
| 13 | Cornelius Ead, RNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics, Critical Care | Providence, RI | $18,090 |
| 14 | Steven P. Cohen, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Chicago, IL | $17,867 |
| 15 | Sean Li, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Shrewsbury, NJ | $17,609 |
| 16 | Gregory V. Hickman, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Birmingham, AL | $17,358 |
| 17 | Janene Hilary Fuerch, MD | Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Palo Alto, CA | $16,330 |
| 18 | Natale Z. Naim, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Los Angeles, CA | $15,409 |
| 19 | Aric A. Christal, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Edmonds, WA | $14,938 |
| 20 | Michael Magdy Bottros, MD | Anesthesiology | Los Angeles, CA | $14,816 |
| 21 | Ashley Kay Amsbaugh, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Houston, TX | $14,595 |
| 22 | Shawn D. Schumacher, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Portland, OR | $14,180 |
| 23 | Harold Eugene Hunt Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Denver, CO | $13,409 |
| 24 | Steven Richard Hanling, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Augusta, GA | $12,614 |
| 25 | Linda M. Lord, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Rochester, NY | $12,263 |
| 26 | Adam Weingart, MD | Anesthesiology | Englewood, CO | $10,100 |
| 27 | Andrew Glen Yun, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Beverly Hills, CA | $8,997 |
| 28 | John Boldog Smirniotopoulos, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | New York, NY | $7,159 |
| 29 | Ata-Ul Rahman, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Seattle, WA | $6,983 |
| 30 | Jay Hurh, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Libertyville, IL | $5,972 |
| 31 | Julie C. Gelman, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Littleton, CO | $4,979 |
| 32 | Matthew Peter Jaycox, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Chicago, IL | $4,750 |
| 33 | Felix M. Gonzalez, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Atlanta, GA | $4,418 |
| 34 | Antonia F. Chen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dallas, TX | $3,750 |
| 35 | Salvatore Vito Bommarito, DO | Anesthesiology | Pontaic, MI | $3,521 |
| 36 | Matthew Harting, MD | Surgery, Pediatric Surgery | Houston, TX | $2,556 |
| 37 | Michael F. Burns, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Saint Louis, MO | $2,443 |
| 38 | Anne Marie Cahill, MD | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Philadelphia, PA | $2,048 |
| 39 | Vivek Iyer, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,995 |
| 40 | Corrie Anderson, D.O. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Rochester, NY | $1,542 |
| 41 | Barry P. Kassels, MD | Anesthesiology | Modesto, CA | $1,517 |
| 42 | Leonardo Kapural, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Winston Salem, NC | $1,150 |
| 43 | Howard L. Rosner, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | West Hollywood, CA | $1,100 |
| 44 | Guy R. Fogel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edmond, OK | $1,030 |
| 45 | Paul Elkin Maglinger, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Bowling Green, KY | $904.22 |
| 46 | Lynn R. Kohan, MD | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Charlottesville, VA | $900.00 |
| 47 | Joshua B. Ng, MD | Anesthesiology | Oro Valley, AZ | $781.86 |
| 48 | Barbara A. Fleming, APN/CNS | Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care | Chicago, IL | $780.00 |
| 49 | Anoop Suresh Wattamwar, MD | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Hackensack, NJ | $720.33 |
| 50 | Douglas P. Beall, MD | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Edmond, OK | $563.03 |
| 51 | Royce Copeland, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Moultrie, GA | $553.06 |
| 52 | Mark Robert Jensen, MD | Anesthesiology | Brooklyn, NY | $553.05 |
| 53 | Michael Kissen, MD | Anesthesiology | West Hollywood, CA | $497.88 |
| 54 | Michael J. Burns, CRNA | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Nashville, TN | $474.33 |
| 55 | John Soteros Xenos, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Lone Tree, CO | $437.64 |
| 56 | Meredith Mattison Pace, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Burlington, MA | $436.00 |
| 57 | Ellison Chen | Anesthesiology | West Hollywood, CA | $434.86 |
| 58 | Modupe Oladele, MD | Anesthesiology | New York, NY | $434.86 |
| 59 | Sam Bonge | Anesthesiology | Miami, FL | $434.86 |
| 60 | Geden Franck, M.D. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $420.00 |
| 61 | Sachin K. Patel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Pomona, CA | $418.88 |
| 62 | Kevin Francis Barrette, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Oceanside, CA | $415.62 |
| 63 | Ashley Syliva Balentine, MD | Anesthesiology | Dallas, TX | $403.20 |
| 64 | Alexander Victor Chen, MD | Anesthesiology | Los Angeles, CA | $403.20 |
| 65 | Ryan T. Scott, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $400.00 |
| 66 | Sunjay Berdia, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Rockville, MD | $360.05 |
| 67 | Cameron T. Nick, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Nellis Afb, NV | $350.35 |
| 68 | Timothy Jon Twaddell, MD | Anesthesiology | Dallas, TX | $336.22 |
| 69 | Yabtsega Moges | Anesthesiology | Fort Wayne, IN | $303.85 |
| 70 | Adam Hesham Gayar, MD | Anesthesiology | Pontiac, MI | $298.48 |
| 71 | Omar Daniel Lopez, CRNA, DNP | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | El Paso, TX | $298.12 |
| 72 | Nayna Patel, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Encinitas, CA | $297.30 |
| 73 | David B. Hiller, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | San Diego, CA | $297.30 |
| 74 | Hai-Yan Li, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | La Jolla, CA | $297.30 |
| 75 | Ryan Fraiser, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | La Jolla, CA | $297.30 |
| 76 | James G. Modir, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | San Diego, CA | $297.30 |
| 77 | John Anthony Schirmer, CRNA, NSPM-C | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Pullman, WA | $296.26 |
| 78 | Joe P. Cooley Jr., MD | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | $294.63 |
| 79 | Jamie Barrie Elchenko, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Vail, CO | $293.99 |
| 80 | Molly Andrus, PA-S | Physician Assistant | Aurora, CO | $288.91 |
| 81 | Kelly Jean Gebler, CRNA | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Bangor, ME | $288.02 |
| 82 | Porus Darayus Mistry, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | $282.48 |
| 83 | Christopher Jones, MD | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | $281.64 |
| 84 | Gregory Anderson, MD | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | $281.64 |
| 85 | April D. Cook, CRNA | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Waterloo, IA | $271.23 |
| 86 | Andres J. Guillermo, M.D. | Family Medicine | Lake Charles, LA | $268.12 |
| 87 | Shyam Patel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Providence, RI | $266.45 |
| 88 | James P. Crutcher Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Seattle, WA | $266.37 |
| 89 | Siva Venu Natarajan, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Visalia, CA | $264.92 |
| 90 | Alia Kattan, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Palo Alto, CA | $264.92 |
| 91 | Shunmugaraja Subbiah, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Fountain Valley, CA | $264.92 |
| 92 | Mina Kazemian, DO | Anesthesiology | Corona, CA | $264.92 |
| 93 | Deacon Emmet Farrell, M.D | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | West Hollywood, CA | $264.92 |
| 94 | Mital Shah, DO | Anesthesiology | Corona, CA | $264.92 |
| 95 | Mark Austin, MD | Anesthesiology | Murrieta, CA | $264.92 |
| 96 | Sarah Jane Vitug, MD, MPHIL | Anesthesiology | Corona, CA | $264.92 |
| 97 | Tom S. Yao, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Hemet, CA | $264.92 |
| 98 | Lizbeth Tracy Lim, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health | Los Angeles, CA | $264.92 |
| 99 | Brian Olaf Keyes, DO | Anesthesiology | West Hollywood, CA | $264.92 |
| 100 | Dhiren Buch, MD | Anesthesiology | Columbus, GA | $264.92 |
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