Catalyst Orthoscience: payments to clinicians
Catalyst Orthoscience's payments to clinicians rose 44% in 2025, to $891,225 across 217 people. Most of it (64%) was royalty or license, then consulting fee (31%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Utah) received $291,280.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $891,225 | 408 | 217 |
| 2024 | $618,986 | 424 | 201 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachary Robert Leitze, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | St George, UT | $291,280 |
| 2 | Theodore Blaine, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $271,765 |
| 3 | Steven S. Goldberg, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Naples, FL | $121,596 |
| 4 | Edward Scott Paxton Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Providence, RI | $19,444 |
| 5 | Patrick H. Noud, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Lansing, MI | $16,236 |
| 6 | Matthew Daniel Budge, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salem, OR | $14,271 |
| 7 | Aaron A. Bare, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Warrenville, IL | $13,406 |
| 8 | Joshua Port, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Altoona, PA | $12,284 |
| 9 | Brian William Hill, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $11,250 |
| 10 | Justin Taylor Smith, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Mill, SC | $10,604 |
| 11 | Christopher O. Bayne, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $10,250 |
| 12 | Nicholas Michael Capito, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Augusta, GA | $9,935 |
| 13 | John Andrew Brown, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Sun City West, AZ | $9,356 |
| 14 | Caroline Marie Chebli, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sarasota, FL | $9,000 |
| 15 | Joseph Randall Lynch, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boise, ID | $8,144 |
| 16 | Miguel Angel Ramirez, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Peoria, IL | $6,516 |
| 17 | Brian Shiu, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Towson, MD | $6,322 |
| 18 | Benjamin W. Szerlip, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $5,128 |
| 19 | Edward J. Shields, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Muskegon, MI | $4,830 |
| 20 | Sean Francis Bak, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dearborn, MI | $3,915 |
| 21 | Joseph Michael Gentile, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Huntersville, NC | $2,532 |
| 22 | Briggs Mason Ahearn, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pineville, NC | $2,250 |
| 23 | Matthew Kippe, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Dartmouth, MA | $2,104 |
| 24 | Husam T. Nawas, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | St. Louis, MO | $1,800 |
| 25 | Luis Ramirez Bracho, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Miami, FL | $1,500 |
| 26 | Travis C. Burns, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $1,500 |
| 27 | James R. Ringler, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Naples, FL | $1,500 |
| 28 | Derik Josef Geist, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Morgantown, WV | $913.53 |
| 29 | Robert Russell Doohen, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Cambridge, MN | $650.36 |
| 30 | William Brian Acker II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Southfield, MI | $619.94 |
| 31 | Christine Conroy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $533.00 |
| 32 | Brett Peter Wiater, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Beverly Hills, MI | $484.24 |
| 33 | Mark Schultzel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Diego, CA | $402.93 |
| 34 | J Michael Wiater, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Beverly Hills, MI | $386.40 |
| 35 | Nicholas J. Schoch, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Clair Shores, MI | $370.16 |
| 36 | Akin Cil, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Kansas City, MO | $367.34 |
| 37 | Glen Ross, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Brighton, MA | $347.47 |
| 38 | Bret R. Sokoloff, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Memphis, TN | $343.34 |
| 39 | Mario H. Lobao Goncalves, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Shreveport, LA | $333.33 |
| 40 | Jeffrey S. Fischgrund, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Southfield, MI | $317.66 |
| 41 | Alexander Martusiewicz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Taylor, MI | $317.66 |
| 42 | Christopher Clarke Vasileff, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Belmont, NC | $292.80 |
| 43 | Sharif Ashanti Abdus-Salaam, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | El Paso, TX | $241.71 |
| 44 | Caleb Davis, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bowling Green, KY | $238.90 |
| 45 | Andrew Joseph Hadeed, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salem, OR | $208.80 |
| 46 | Robert S. Fan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salem, OR | $208.80 |
| 47 | Earl Elmo Brewley Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salem, OR | $208.80 |
| 48 | Stephan Geoffrey Pill, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Greenville, SC | $182.63 |
| 49 | James Bicos, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bingham Farms, MI | $176.56 |
| 50 | Christopher Bush, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | West Bloomfield, MI | $176.56 |
| 51 | David Paul Wright, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Royal Oak, MI | $176.56 |
| 52 | Michael James McIntosh, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Royal Oak, MI | $176.56 |
| 53 | Leonardo Muntada Cavinatto, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Beverly Hills, MI | $176.56 |
| 54 | Michael William-Mulligan Wille, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Beverly Hills, MI | $176.55 |
| 55 | Ryan Jeffrey Krupp, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Louisville, KY | $175.00 |
| 56 | Andrew Davis Hiller, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Aventura, FL | $172.21 |
| 57 | Sarav Shah, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Brighton, MA | $168.30 |
| 58 | Eva Jolanda Lehtonen | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $168.30 |
| 59 | Michael Joseph Meade, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Boston, MA | $168.30 |
| 60 | Thomas F. Burke Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Cambridge, MA | $168.30 |
| 61 | Thomas J. Gill IV, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Dedham, MA | $168.30 |
| 62 | Joseph Ehiorobo, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | North Easton, MA | $168.30 |
| 63 | Suzanne L. Miller, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Waltham, MA | $168.30 |
| 64 | Thomas Hartmann Wuerz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Waltham, MA | $168.30 |
| 65 | Sung Ro Lee, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Bronx, NY | $168.30 |
| 66 | John Macropoulos, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Boston, MA | $168.30 |
| 67 | Robert McCunney, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Paterson, NJ | $168.30 |
| 68 | Samantha Chan | Physician Assistant | Waltham, MA | $168.29 |
| 69 | Brian Edward Fliegel, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Stratford, NJ | $168.29 |
| 70 | Chris Karrasch, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Nephi, UT | $167.71 |
| 71 | Kristopher Tatton, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Nephi, UT | $167.71 |
| 72 | Alexander Rainer Manuel Bitzer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $160.58 |
| 73 | Eric Benjamin Johnson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Oklahoma City, OK | $159.13 |
| 74 | Michael Maceroni | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Clair Shores, MI | $146.38 |
| 75 | Brent Geers, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Cadillac, MI | $146.38 |
| 76 | Taylor M. Timoteo | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clinton Township, MI | $146.38 |
| 77 | Tyson Roderique, DO | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Clinton Twp, MI | $146.38 |
| 78 | Jala Alatassi, DDS | Dentist, General Practice | Auburn Hills, MI | $146.38 |
| 79 | Jacob Stanley Archutowski, DO | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Clinton Township, MI | $146.38 |
| 80 | Ned Scott Greenberg, DDS | Dentist | Baltimore, MD | $146.38 |
| 81 | Fremont Louis Scott III, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Warren, MI | $146.38 |
| 82 | Justin Jabara, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Muskegon, MI | $144.16 |
| 83 | Christopher P. Dale, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Janesville, WI | $142.10 |
| 84 | Tony Jeen Choi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sycamore, IL | $141.13 |
| 85 | Matthew J. Siskosky, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Royal Oak, MI | $141.09 |
| 86 | Brandon Louis Rogalski | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charleston, SC | $137.15 |
| 87 | Robert A. Sciortino, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | O Fallon, MO | $132.41 |
| 88 | Erich J. Lingenfelter, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | North Kansas City, MO | $132.18 |
| 89 | Trenton Michael Gause II, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $126.76 |
| 90 | Thomas Freeman Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Traverse City, MI | $118.75 |
| 91 | Darius Mirza Moezzi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Flagstaff, AZ | $110.42 |
| 92 | Jonathan Callegari, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charleston, WV | $108.71 |
| 93 | Marcus Ali Thorne, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Seymour, IN | $103.57 |
| 94 | Drew Alan Peterson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Diego, CA | $101.41 |
| 95 | James Phillip Andry, MD, MS, BS | Orthopaedic Surgery | La Jolla, CA | $101.41 |
| 96 | Kristopher Lee Downing, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | La Jolla, CA | $101.41 |
| 97 | David James Burnikel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Diego, CA | $101.40 |
| 98 | Christoforos Zisis | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $99.39 |
| 99 | John Mina Ibrahim, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Newport Beach, CA | $99.38 |
| 100 | Alfred Michael Luciani, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Toms River, NJ | $99.38 |
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