Baxter Healthcare: payments to clinicians
Baxter Healthcare's payments to clinicians fell 26% in 2025, to $2,042,627 across 14,545 people. Food and beverage was the largest category at 45%, then consulting fees (34%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, California) received $49,927.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,042,627 | 23,082 | 14,545 |
| 2024 | $2,753,741 | 24,381 | 14,831 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susan Judith Eisenberg, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Saint Helena, CA | $49,927 |
| 2 | Daniel Michael Sciubba, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $47,134 |
| 3 | Gerald A. Feuer, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology | Atlanta, GA | $37,839 |
| 4 | A Marc Gillinov, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Cleveland, OH | $37,729 |
| 5 | Steven D. Wexner, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Weston, FL | $33,667 |
| 6 | Magdy Milad, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Chicago, IL | $31,840 |
| 7 | Sergio D. Bergese, MD | Anesthesiology | Columbus, OH | $31,206 |
| 8 | Jason Barrett Garlie, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Coon Rapids, MN | $30,006 |
| 9 | Christopher Hohlt Lavergne, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | The Woodlands, TX | $27,500 |
| 10 | Pouya Hemmati, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Rogers, AR | $25,201 |
| 11 | Allen Paul Chudzinski, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Tampa, FL | $22,311 |
| 12 | Thomas George Caranasos, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Naples, FL | $21,116 |
| 13 | Joseph Bavaria, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Allentown, PA | $19,894 |
| 14 | Jose Erbella Jr., MD | Surgery | Bradenton, FL | $18,329 |
| 15 | Robert Amajoyi, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Kansas City, MO | $17,751 |
| 16 | Ceana Nezhat, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Atlanta, GA | $16,632 |
| 17 | Joseph Elias Khabbaza, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Akron, OH | $14,950 |
| 18 | Sharique Nazir, MD | Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | $14,766 |
| 19 | Robert Patrick Norton, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Boca Raton, FL | $14,563 |
| 20 | Angel N. Boev, MD | Neurological Surgery | Rochester, NY | $14,326 |
| 21 | Samer Ajam, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Hobart, IN | $14,091 |
| 22 | Kathryn Theresa Fitzgerald, PNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | New York, NY | $13,441 |
| 23 | Brian Solomon, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Naples, FL | $13,248 |
| 24 | Mona E. Orady, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Walnut Creek, CA | $12,699 |
| 25 | Evan M. Packer, MD | Neurological Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $12,407 |
| 26 | Daniel Dante Yeh, M.D. | Surgery, Trauma Surgery | Denver, CO | $12,204 |
| 27 | Steven Kutalek, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Langhorne, PA | $12,034 |
| 28 | Rajkumar Reyes Dasgupta, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Pasadena, CA | $10,665 |
| 29 | Alan A. Saber, M.D. | Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $10,507 |
| 30 | Michael Stine, D.O. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Tampa, FL | $10,246 |
| 31 | Helenmari L. Merritt, D.O. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Omaha, NE | $9,713 |
| 32 | Aziz Basem Nicholas Qandah, D.O. | Neurological Surgery | New Hartford, NY | $8,723 |
| 33 | Amit Kumar Taggar, MD | Surgery | Tampa, FL | $8,592 |
| 34 | Omar Ahmed Metwalli, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Houston, TX | $8,524 |
| 35 | David S. Wernsing, MD | Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $8,300 |
| 36 | Sara Hanif Mirza, MD | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | $8,088 |
| 37 | Catherine Brankin, D.O. | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Chicago, IL | $7,929 |
| 38 | Michael P. Salna, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Stanford, CA | $7,892 |
| 39 | Jonas Aaron Cooper, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Chesterfield, MO | $7,705 |
| 40 | Theodore Alexander Kung, MD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Ann Arbor, MI | $7,635 |
| 41 | Camilo Molina, MD | Neurological Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $7,630 |
| 42 | Trushar Patel, M.D. | Urology | Tampa, FL | $7,121 |
| 43 | Jeremy Lott, D.O. | Emergency Medicine | Madison Heights, MI | $7,098 |
| 44 | Ashish K. Sahai, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Boca Raton, FL | $7,052 |
| 45 | Scott Graham Bickel, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | Louisville, KY | $6,801 |
| 46 | Stuart Goldstein, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Cincinnati, OH | $6,618 |
| 47 | Elias Chousleb Mizrahi, M.D. | Surgery | Miami, FL | $6,568 |
| 48 | Sivan Kinberg, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology | New York, NY | $6,500 |
| 49 | Ivor S. Douglas, MD | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Denver, CO | $6,354 |
| 50 | Larry Judah Shemen, MD | Otolaryngology | New York, NY | $6,215 |
| 51 | Charudatta Shrikant Bavare, MD, MPH | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Houston, TX | $6,029 |
| 52 | Harvinder Singh Bedi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Phoenix, AZ | $5,738 |
| 53 | John C. Ofenloch, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Clearwater, FL | $5,667 |
| 54 | Peter Martin Einersen, M.D. | Surgery | New York, NY | $5,641 |
| 55 | Jay Lawrence Koyner, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Chicago, IL | $5,600 |
| 56 | Bradley Scott Taylor, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Boca Raton, FL | $5,531 |
| 57 | Heath Edward Latham, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Kansas City, KS | $5,320 |
| 58 | Stacey L. Peterson-Carmichael, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | Winston Salem, NC | $5,089 |
| 59 | Jessica Eileen Stine, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology | Trinity, FL | $4,931 |
| 60 | Tong Gan, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | $4,913 |
| 61 | Lisa M. Soltis, MSN, APRN, CCNS | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care Medicine | Cary, NC | $4,896 |
| 62 | Antonio Santillan-Gomez, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology | San Antonio, TX | $4,822 |
| 63 | Neil Dilip Patel, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Brooklyn, NY | $4,807 |
| 64 | Amit Agarwal, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Sugar Land, TX | $4,806 |
| 65 | Raymond Francis Sekula, MD | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $4,590 |
| 66 | Elie Sutton, M.D. | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Brooklyn, NY | $4,538 |
| 67 | Marci Ann Reynolds, M.D. | Pediatrics | Troy, NY | $4,380 |
| 68 | Pamela Claire Walders, M.D. | Pediatrics | Troy, NY | $4,380 |
| 69 | Isaac Yang, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $4,379 |
| 70 | John Martin Coleman III, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine | Chicago, IL | $4,222 |
| 71 | Michelle Prickett, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | $4,200 |
| 72 | Colin Swenson, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Atlanta, GA | $4,197 |
| 73 | Raffi A. Chalian, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology | Glendale, CA | $4,163 |
| 74 | Sevag Demirjian, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 |
| 75 | Eric F. Smith, DO | Surgery | Ashland, KY | $3,888 |
| 76 | Daniel T. Robinson, MD | Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Chicago, IL | $3,848 |
| 77 | Janice McLaughlin, RN CNS | Registered Nurse, Critical Care Medicine | Boston, MA | $3,688 |
| 78 | Tina Lea Lovings, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Indian Trail, NC | $3,519 |
| 79 | Ron Wald, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Toronto, ONTARIO | $3,496 |
| 80 | Steven Kahn | Surgery | Charleston, SC | $3,480 |
| 81 | Richard Howard Cohen, M.D. | Preventive Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine | Bend, OR | $3,450 |
| 82 | Katie Ann Huff, M.D. | Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | $3,400 |
| 83 | Zoi Garoufalia, MD | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Weston, FL | $3,390 |
| 84 | Dmitriy Petrov, MD | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $3,363 |
| 85 | Lindsey Anne Russell, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Jacksonville, FL | $3,064 |
| 86 | Andrew Mark Shirlen, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Naples, FL | $3,012 |
| 87 | Valeria Cornell Cohran, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| 88 | Mina Fam, MD | Urology | Brick, NJ | $2,982 |
| 89 | Masroor Alam, MD | Anesthesiology | Edgewood, KY | $2,800 |
| 90 | Patrick Neal Penland, DO | Anesthesiology | West Chester, OH | $2,800 |
| 91 | Thomas J. Hopkins, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Durham, NC | $2,750 |
| 92 | Gerard Mosiello, M.D. | Specialist | Tampa, FL | $2,732 |
| 93 | Elizabeth A. Faust, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Douglassville, PA | $2,704 |
| 94 | Parvez K. Sultan, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Birmingham, AL | $2,588 |
| 95 | Farhang Yazdchi, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,510 |
| 96 | Evans Pierre Valerie, M.D. | Surgery, Pediatric Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $2,500 |
| 97 | Eric Richard Simms, MD | Surgery | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 |
| 98 | Ari Sapin, M.D. | Surgery | Garden City, NY | $2,413 |
| 99 | Nauman A. Chaudary, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Richmond, VA | $2,350 |
| 100 | Kevan P. Haas, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,343 |
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