Balt USA, LLC: payments to clinicians
Balt USA, LLC's payments to clinicians rose 44% in 2025, to $658,611 across 668 people. Most of it (63%) was consulting fees, then food and beverage (19%). The largest single recipient (Neurological Surgery, California) received $95,473.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $658,611 | 1,855 | 668 |
| 2024 | $457,325 | 1,737 | 645 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alois Zauner, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Diego, CA | $95,473 |
| 2 | Isaac Josh Abecassis, MD | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $68,802 |
| 3 | Eytan Raz, MD | Radiology, Neuroradiology | New York, NY | $46,718 |
| 4 | Omar Tanweer, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $46,326 |
| 5 | Clemens M. Schirmer, MD | Neurological Surgery | Danville, PA | $20,870 |
| 6 | Tapan Vijaykumar Mehta, M.B.B.S. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Hartford, CT | $18,252 |
| 7 | Michael Froehler, M.D. | Radiology, Neuroradiology | Nashville, TN | $18,138 |
| 8 | Omar Aftab Choudhri, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $14,082 |
| 9 | Ameer Elsayed Hassan, DO | Radiology, Neuroradiology | Harlingen, TX | $11,208 |
| 10 | David Rafael Santiago-Dieppa, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Diego, CA | $10,768 |
| 11 | Aaron Michael Rohr, MD | Internal Medicine | Kansas City, KS | $10,714 |
| 12 | Maxim Vladimirovich Mokin, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Tampa, FL | $10,354 |
| 13 | Kevin Atul Shah | Neurological Surgery | Winston Salem, NC | $9,632 |
| 14 | Jared Knopman, MD | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $9,614 |
| 15 | Michael Joseph Lang, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $9,415 |
| 16 | Maksim Shapiro, MD | Radiology, Neuroradiology | New York, NY | $9,387 |
| 17 | Matthew Paul Fiesta, MD | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Fort Worth, TX | $8,611 |
| 18 | Robert M. Starke, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $8,450 |
| 19 | C Michael Cawley III, MD | Neurological Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $7,800 |
| 20 | Gregg D. Werner, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | North Kansas City, MO | $7,028 |
| 21 | Aaron Rich Ducoffe, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Bethesda, MD | $6,924 |
| 22 | Zachary Seth Collins, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Kansas City, KS | $6,605 |
| 23 | Ramesh Grandhi, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,525 |
| 24 | Joshua Seinfeld, MD | Neurological Surgery | Aurora, CO | $6,475 |
| 25 | Jonathan Robert Pace, MD | Neurological Surgery | Burlington, MA | $5,891 |
| 26 | Timothy Gerald White, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Manhasset, NY | $4,961 |
| 27 | Jaydevsinh Dolia, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Atlanta, GA | $4,950 |
| 28 | Daniel Steven Levi, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | $3,680 |
| 29 | Eric Sussman, MD | Neurological Surgery | Hartford, CT | $3,600 |
| 30 | Vasu Saini, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Miami Beach, FL | $3,486 |
| 31 | Yinn Cher Ooi, MD | Neurological Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $3,400 |
| 32 | Brian T. Jankowitz, MD | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $3,117 |
| 33 | Christopher M. Harnain, M.D., M.B.A. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Fair Lawn, NJ | $3,015 |
| 34 | Pratik A. Shukla, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Newark, NJ | $2,843 |
| 35 | Athos Patsalides, MD | Neurological Surgery | Great Neck, NY | $2,723 |
| 36 | Sabeen Dhand, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Torrance, CA | $2,658 |
| 37 | Abhishek Kumar, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Newark, DE | $2,555 |
| 38 | David Sigmund Liebeskind, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Los Angeles, CA | $2,544 |
| 39 | Daniel Humberto Vela Duarte, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,450 |
| 40 | Danyas Sarathy | Neurological Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $2,205 |
| 41 | Laurent Logan, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Milwaukee, WI | $2,136 |
| 42 | Eric Robert Smith, M.D. | Radiology, Neuroradiology | Boise, ID | $2,122 |
| 43 | David Edward Case, MD | Neurological Surgery | Aurora, CO | $2,025 |
| 44 | Marcus Wong, MD | Neurological Surgery | Shenandoah, TX | $1,982 |
| 45 | John Christopher Hawkins II, D.O. | Neurological Surgery | Lincoln, NE | $1,840 |
| 46 | Varun Naragum, M.D. | Radiology, Neuroradiology | Springfield, MA | $1,806 |
| 47 | Bartley David Mitchell, MD | Neurological Surgery | Dallas, TX | $1,649 |
| 48 | Stephen Russell Chen, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Houston, TX | $1,600 |
| 49 | Michael David Lopez, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Juan, PR | $1,567 |
| 50 | Joel Mario Sequeiros Chirinos, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Louisville, KY | $1,494 |
| 51 | Dennis Oliver Wang, MD | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Tacoma, WA | $1,307 |
| 52 | Jeffrey William Miller, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Stuart, FL | $1,212 |
| 53 | Robert D. Ecker, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Scarborough, ME | $1,178 |
| 54 | Avinash Mesipam, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | $1,173 |
| 55 | Karam Moon, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $1,154 |
| 56 | Alex Nguyen Hoang, MD | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $1,146 |
| 57 | Alexander Lewis Coon, MD | Neurological Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $1,078 |
| 58 | Hakeem J. Shakir | Neurological Surgery | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,026 |
| 59 | Vishal Balvantrai Jani, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Tahlequah, OK | $1,007 |
| 60 | Sammy Daniel, David Eghbalieh, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Sherman Oaks, CA | $991.74 |
| 61 | Jayson Lavie, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Boise, ID | $965.67 |
| 62 | Fazeel Mukhtar Siddiqui, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Wyoming, MI | $947.38 |
| 63 | Jeyan Sathia Kumar, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $904.69 |
| 64 | Ammar Ibrahim Kayyali, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | Toledo, OH | $887.37 |
| 65 | H. Gabriel Lipshutz, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Portland, OR | $866.73 |
| 66 | Fahad Jabbar Laghari | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Tucson, AZ | $843.15 |
| 67 | Cameron Michael McDougall, M.D., FRCS(C) | Neurological Surgery | Flint, MI | $837.89 |
| 68 | Tareq Tareq Kass Hout, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Chicago, IL | $799.62 |
| 69 | Johnathon Curtis Rollo, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $791.79 |
| 70 | Andre Mastro Cote, MD | Radiology, Neuroradiology | Seattle, WA | $761.39 |
| 71 | Orlando Manuel Diaz, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Houston, TX | $760.41 |
| 72 | Luis Guada, M.D | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $746.00 |
| 73 | Adam Nehemiah Plotnik, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Los Angeles, CA | $741.70 |
| 74 | Joseph Younghun Yoon, MD, MSC, MAED | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurocritical Care | Boston, MA | $716.97 |
| 75 | Bradley Gross, MD | Neurological Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $685.47 |
| 76 | Ali Azizzadeh Fard, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Houston, TX | $681.27 |
| 77 | Matthew Howard Berlet, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Gainesville, GA | $676.15 |
| 78 | Juan Carlos Jimenez, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $656.95 |
| 79 | Tapan H. Mehta, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Boston, MA | $646.91 |
| 80 | Evan Joyce | Neurological Surgery | Boise, ID | $640.49 |
| 81 | Kaustubh Shashank Limaye, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Indianapolis, IN | $613.79 |
| 82 | Jamil Anis Aboulhosn, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Los Angeles, CA | $605.20 |
| 83 | Elvira Allakhverdieva, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Melbourne, FL | $593.96 |
| 84 | Daniel Joseph Holzwanger, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | New York, NY | $592.08 |
| 85 | Jonathan Daniel Steinberger, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Portland, OR | $587.51 |
| 86 | Adam S. Arthur, MD | Neurological Surgery | Memphis, TN | $583.68 |
| 87 | Stephen J. Monteith, MD | Neurological Surgery | Seattle, WA | $560.93 |
| 88 | Alex Param Lall, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Las Vegas, NV | $559.44 |
| 89 | Daniel Raper, MBBS | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $550.00 |
| 90 | Tianzan Zhou, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Torrance, CA | $540.53 |
| 91 | Muhammad Asif Taqi, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Palm Springs, CA | $527.26 |
| 92 | Daniel Chang, MD | Neurological Surgery | Oakland, CA | $508.64 |
| 93 | Jonathan Lee Steinberg, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | West Palm Beach, FL | $504.94 |
| 94 | Christopher Baker, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Newport Beach, CA | $500.00 |
| 95 | Christopher J. Koebbe, MD | Neurological Surgery | St Petersburg, FL | $494.67 |
| 96 | Varun Prafull Chaubal, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Kingwood, TX | $482.63 |
| 97 | Kevin Frederick Seals, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | West Hollywood, CA | $476.39 |
| 98 | Daniel P. Hsu, MD | Radiology, Neuroradiology | Cleveland, OH | $475.00 |
| 99 | Trelawny Zimmermann, D.O. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Springfield, VA | $472.99 |
| 100 | Abhineet Chowdhary, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $472.77 |
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