Carlsmed, Inc.: payments to clinicians
Carlsmed, Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 72% in 2025, to $752,682 across 426 people. Most of it (72%) was consulting fees, then travel and lodging (11%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, California) received $50,896.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $752,682 | 1,555 | 426 |
| 2024 | $436,947 | 1,199 | 321 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric J. Topol, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | La Jolla, CA | $50,896 |
| 2 | Brian Handal, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | West Des Moines, IA | $50,235 |
| 3 | Justin S. Smith, MD | Neurological Surgery | Charlottesville, VA | $45,798 |
| 4 | Joseph Anthony Osorio, M.D., PH.D. | Neurological Surgery | San Diego, CA | $36,049 |
| 5 | Saeed Sam Sadrameli, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Kissimmee, FL | $34,957 |
| 6 | John M. Small, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Temple Terrace, FL | $33,187 |
| 7 | Sigurd Harald Berven, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $28,473 |
| 8 | Shivam Narendra Upadhyaya, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $27,658 |
| 9 | Andrew Kai-Hong Chan, MD | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $26,954 |
| 10 | Christopher P. Ames, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $26,588 |
| 11 | Ashvin I. Patel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Sarasota, FL | $24,429 |
| 12 | Martin Huy Pham, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $24,076 |
| 13 | Roland Stanley Kent, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Post Falls, ID | $22,493 |
| 14 | Aaron Clark, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $21,776 |
| 15 | Jeffrey Paul Mullin, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Williamsville, NY | $20,152 |
| 16 | Cj Kleck, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Aurora, CO | $18,166 |
| 17 | Brooks Robert Osburn, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Temple Terrace, FL | $18,132 |
| 18 | Jahangir Asghar, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Plantation, FL | $17,444 |
| 19 | Marcel Wiley, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Cypress, TX | $15,596 |
| 20 | Maziyar Arya Kalani, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $14,672 |
| 21 | Theresa Julia Christina Pazionis, FRCSC MD MA | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $13,114 |
| 22 | Donald John Blaskiewicz, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Boise, ID | $12,361 |
| 23 | Hai V. Le, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $9,092 |
| 24 | Adil Abdus Samad, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Temple Terrace, FL | $8,178 |
| 25 | Deb Ashish Bhowmick, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chapel Hill, NC | $7,700 |
| 26 | Zeeshan Mohammad Sardar, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $7,250 |
| 27 | Atman Mukesh Desai, MD | Neurological Surgery | Palo Alto, CA | $6,245 |
| 28 | Chun-Po Yen, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Charlottesville, VA | $5,979 |
| 29 | Richard Don Guyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Plano, TX | $5,260 |
| 30 | Jay Steven Reidler, MD, MPH | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Englewood, NJ | $4,168 |
| 31 | Alex Cruz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austin, TX | $3,997 |
| 32 | Mark A. Lapp, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | North Chelmsford, MA | $3,855 |
| 33 | Sasha Vaziri, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $3,770 |
| 34 | Joseph P. Gjolaj, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Miami, FL | $3,592 |
| 35 | Khoi Duc Than, MD | Neurological Surgery | Durham, NC | $3,563 |
| 36 | Deepak Reddy, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | South Bend, IN | $3,472 |
| 37 | Richard Philip Menger, MD | Neurological Surgery | Mobile, AL | $2,775 |
| 38 | Zachary J. Tempel, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Cincinnati, OH | $2,400 |
| 39 | Asra Toobaie, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Mobile, AL | $2,374 |
| 40 | Eric Borden Sundberg, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Bradenton, FL | $2,250 |
| 41 | Faheem A . Sandhu, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Clinton, MD | $2,250 |
| 42 | Major Benjamin Burch, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $2,182 |
| 43 | Christopher Spencer West, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Physician Assistant | Gainesville, GA | $2,181 |
| 44 | Tianyi Niu, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Providence, RI | $2,107 |
| 45 | Eric Momin, MD | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $2,005 |
| 46 | Gabriel Antonio Gonzales-Portillo, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Tampa, FL | $1,877 |
| 47 | David Mazur-Hart, MD | Neurological Surgery | Hillsboro, OR | $1,854 |
| 48 | Raj Thakrar, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | North Dartmouth, MA | $1,798 |
| 49 | Alex Elliott Mierke, M. D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Temple Terrace, FL | $1,750 |
| 50 | Scott Lawrence Zuckerman, MD | Neurological Surgery | Nashville, TN | $1,541 |
| 51 | Conor Grady, MD | Neurological Surgery | Travis Afb, CA | $1,288 |
| 52 | Rakesh Kumar, MD | Neurological Surgery | Tampa, FL | $1,241 |
| 53 | Kristopher Gray Hooten, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | El Paso, TX | $1,169 |
| 54 | Rayshad Oshtory, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Francisco, CA | $1,139 |
| 55 | Ravindra R. Patel, MD | Surgery | Tampa, FL | $1,139 |
| 56 | Christian-Joseph Miciano Cruz, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Tampa, FL | $1,075 |
| 57 | Srinivas Kasinadhuni Prasad, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $1,065 |
| 58 | Winward Choy, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | West Hollywood, CA | $1,037 |
| 59 | Amir Vokshoor, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Santa Monica, CA | $1,037 |
| 60 | Andrew Zhang, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $1,032 |
| 61 | Michael Strong, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | Austell, GA | $1,027 |
| 62 | Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Glendale, CA | $962.18 |
| 63 | James Lee, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Lebanon, NH | $895.19 |
| 64 | Robert Duglad Robinson, MD | Neurological Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $894.89 |
| 65 | Crystal Marie Bravate, PA-C | Physician Assistant | San Francisco, CA | $882.49 |
| 66 | Jed S. Vanichkachorn, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Richmond, VA | $875.00 |
| 67 | Diana Ryan, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Tampa, FL | $869.16 |
| 68 | Abdullah M N S Alshammari, MD, FRCSC | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Francisco, CA | $824.58 |
| 69 | Michael Meier Safaee, MD | Neurological Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $798.85 |
| 70 | Ronak Jayendra Desai, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Gahanna, OH | $715.68 |
| 71 | Simon Chao, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | North Easton, MA | $696.62 |
| 72 | Matthew Darlow | Orthopaedic Surgery | Temple Terrace, FL | $619.26 |
| 73 | Anthony Stefanelli, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $610.02 |
| 74 | Lilia Rosa Corral, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Miami, FL | $591.59 |
| 75 | David Yu Zhao, MD | Neurological Surgery | Seattle, WA | $590.97 |
| 76 | Christopher Andrew Heck, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hoover, AL | $528.70 |
| 77 | Neel Anand, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Los Angeles, CA | $409.80 |
| 78 | Quante Armonld Singleton, MD, | Orthopaedic Surgery | Stockbridge, GA | $405.80 |
| 79 | Nathan Byoungjun Han, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $376.97 |
| 80 | Joaquin Q. Camara, MD | Neurological Surgery | Austin, TX | $374.03 |
| 81 | Chandan Gopal Reddy, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Celebration, FL | $372.70 |
| 82 | Jaclyn Victoria O'Keefe, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | Orlando, FL | $372.70 |
| 83 | Andrew Shetka, PA | Physician Assistant | New Prague, MN | $372.70 |
| 84 | James W. Hicks, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Daphne, AL | $364.47 |
| 85 | Ankit Mehta, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | $360.24 |
| 86 | Blake Pearson, MD | Neurological Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $347.46 |
| 87 | Brandon Gerard Gaynor | Neurological Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $343.26 |
| 88 | Eric Kimball Oberlander, MD | Neurological Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $343.26 |
| 89 | Charles Rodney Bowie, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $343.26 |
| 90 | Gregory Lee Fautheree, MD | Neurological Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $343.26 |
| 91 | Timothy O'Connor | Neurological Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $332.88 |
| 92 | Christopher Lewis McDonald, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Mansfield, MA | $323.41 |
| 93 | Donnell Bernard McDonald Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Temple Terrace, FL | $323.03 |
| 94 | Luke Madigan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Knoxville, TN | $311.77 |
| 95 | Alexa Ely Maziuk, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Boca Raton, FL | $290.74 |
| 96 | Catherine Michele Palacios, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Boynton Beach, FL | $290.74 |
| 97 | Sabrina Clarke, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | Boynton Beach, FL | $290.74 |
| 98 | Ilana Vance, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Louisville, KY | $290.74 |
| 99 | Winston Timothy Capel, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Centennial, CO | $288.03 |
| 100 | Ankur Garg, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Winter Park, FL | $275.63 |
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