Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: payments to clinicians
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s payments to clinicians fell 64% in 2025, to $370,875 across 2,064 people. Most of it (55%) was honoraria, then food and beverage (35%). The largest single recipient (Pediatrics, North Carolina) received $34,336.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $370,875 | 5,097 | 2,064 |
| 2024 | $1,029,148 | 8,440 | 2,940 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward C. Smith, MD | Pediatrics | Durham, NC | $34,336 |
| 2 | Alexandra M. Montalvo Acevedo, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine | San Juan, PR | $16,727 |
| 3 | Migvis Monduy, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Miami, FL | $13,955 |
| 4 | Tescha M. Carr, P.A. | Physician Assistant | Marshall, MI | $10,448 |
| 5 | Perry Boryee Shieh, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Los Angeles, CA | $9,582 |
| 6 | Natalie Kay Katz, M.D., PH.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Durham, NC | $8,745 |
| 7 | Eric Samuel Nadler, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Dallas, TX | $8,250 |
| 8 | Ashlyn Nicole Ahrens, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Oklahoma City, OK | $8,057 |
| 9 | Clara Chow Haws, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Phoenix, AZ | $6,300 |
| 10 | Andrew G. Lee, MD | Ophthalmology | Houston, TX | $4,789 |
| 11 | Beth A. Sandy, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Philadelphia, PA | $4,656 |
| 12 | Omer Abdul Hamid | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Orlando, FL | $3,628 |
| 13 | Corey J. Langer, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Philadelphia, PA | $3,540 |
| 14 | Ana Carolina Tesi Rocha, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine | Palo Alto, CA | $3,529 |
| 15 | Desiree G. Taliancich, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Brownsville, TX | $3,344 |
| 16 | Kaitlin Young Batley, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Dallas, TX | $3,205 |
| 17 | Elizabeth M. Dennis, MSN, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Dallas, TX | $2,733 |
| 18 | Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Little Rock, AR | $2,477 |
| 19 | Seema Nagpal, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Stanford, CA | $2,367 |
| 20 | Rimas Vincas Lukas, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Chicago, IL | $2,367 |
| 21 | Sajeel Chowdhary, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Tampa, FL | $2,367 |
| 22 | Roy Strowd III, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Winston Salem, NC | $2,367 |
| 23 | Catherine Meador, MD, PHD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Cambridge, MA | $2,328 |
| 24 | Jennifer Lynn Miller, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Chicago, IL | $2,304 |
| 25 | Joshua K. Sabari, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | New York, NY | $2,250 |
| 26 | Edward R. George, MD | Specialist | Norfolk, VA | $2,162 |
| 27 | Alberto Chiappori, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Tampa, FL | $2,140 |
| 28 | Bridget McGowan, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Chicago, IL | $1,953 |
| 29 | Koosha Paydary, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Chicago, IL | $1,826 |
| 30 | Kettia Alusma-Hibbert, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Boca Raton, FL | $1,809 |
| 31 | Wade Thomas Iams, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Nashville, TN | $1,737 |
| 32 | Oscar H. Mayer, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | Philadelphia, PA | $1,666 |
| 33 | Natalie Vokes, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Boston, MA | $1,618 |
| 34 | Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Chicago, IL | $1,615 |
| 35 | Ticiana B. Leal, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Atlanta, GA | $1,500 |
| 36 | Siddhartha Harish Krishna Devarakonda, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Seattle, WA | $1,480 |
| 37 | Jeffrey Rosenfeld, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine | Fresno, CA | $1,435 |
| 38 | John Frederick Brandsema, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Philadelphia, PA | $1,399 |
| 39 | Samir P. Macwan, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neuromuscular Medicine | Rancho Mirage, CA | $1,397 |
| 40 | Chafic Karam, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Portland, OR | $1,370 |
| 41 | Said R. Beydoun, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology | Los Angeles, CA | $1,370 |
| 42 | Brendan L. McNeish, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,370 |
| 43 | Zurisadai Gonzalez Castillo, MD | Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | Dallas, TX | $1,366 |
| 44 | Sabrina S. Yum, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Philadelphia, PA | $1,359 |
| 45 | Alexander James Fay, M.D., PHD | Pediatrics | Saint Louis, MO | $1,340 |
| 46 | Meeta Wagle Cardon, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Albuquerque, NM | $1,325 |
| 47 | Jonathan B. Strober, M.D. | Pediatrics | San Francisco, CA | $1,325 |
| 48 | Jaclyn Christine Omura, M.D | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine | Seattle, WA | $1,325 |
| 49 | Janaki Paskaradevan, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | Chicago, IL | $1,324 |
| 50 | Katheryn Ellen Gambetta, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | Chicago, IL | $1,324 |
| 51 | John Xie, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Suffolk, VA | $1,322 |
| 52 | Jedrzej Michal Wykretowicz, MD, PHD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Norfolk, VA | $1,322 |
| 53 | Tri H. Le, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Houston, TX | $1,319 |
| 54 | Minal Atul Barve, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Dallas, TX | $1,319 |
| 55 | Kartik Konduri, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Dallas, TX | $1,319 |
| 56 | Nadia Merchant, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Dallas, TX | $1,318 |
| 57 | Muniza Mogri, MBBS | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Dallas, TX | $1,318 |
| 58 | David R. Weber, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Philadelphia, PA | $1,289 |
| 59 | Carol Ann Wittlieb-Weber, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | Philadelphia, PA | $1,289 |
| 60 | Mathula Thangarajh, MD, PHD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Richmond, VA | $1,284 |
| 61 | Shailee S. Shah, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Nashville, TN | $1,262 |
| 62 | Ditte Primdahl, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Chicago, IL | $1,206 |
| 63 | Karan S. Dixit, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Chicago, IL | $1,206 |
| 64 | Amanda Dean Henderson, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Baltimore, MD | $1,200 |
| 65 | Narjust Florez, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Boston, MA | $1,200 |
| 66 | Robert Charles Sergott, MD | Ophthalmology, Neuro-ophthalmology | Philadelphia, PA | $1,200 |
| 67 | Rohan Maniar, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Indianapolis, IN | $1,200 |
| 68 | Benjamin Joseph Osborne | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Washington, DC | $1,200 |
| 69 | Ashley Dinesh Chadha, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | Charlotte, NC | $1,200 |
| 70 | Urvi Gautam Desai, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Charlotte, NC | $1,200 |
| 71 | Christine Ann Garcia, MD, MPH | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| 72 | Nisha Anjali Mohindra, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Chicago, IL | $1,200 |
| 73 | Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Jacksonville, FL | $1,161 |
| 74 | Martin J. Edelman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Philadelphia, PA | $1,157 |
| 75 | William Jeffrey Petty Jr. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Winston Salem, NC | $1,153 |
| 76 | Amber Berleen, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Glendale, AZ | $1,152 |
| 77 | Matthew Alfred Gubens, MD | Internal Medicine | Stanford, CA | $1,152 |
| 78 | Apar Kishor Ganti, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Omaha, NE | $1,149 |
| 79 | Julia K. Rotow, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Boston, MA | $1,125 |
| 80 | Erminia Massarelli, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Duarte, CA | $1,125 |
| 81 | Erica Rae Knoll, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Dallas, TX | $786.75 |
| 82 | Samantha Noelle Morreale, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Niagara Falls, NY | $776.84 |
| 83 | Robin McLinn, ACNPC-AG | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Glendale, AZ | $776.84 |
| 84 | Keegan Ashley Russell, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Scottsdale, AZ | $776.84 |
| 85 | Courtney Russell, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Glendale, AZ | $776.84 |
| 86 | Jenette Nicole Rosenlieb, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Trinity, FL | $776.84 |
| 87 | Chaely Jones Medley, AGPCNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Chapel Hill, NC | $776.84 |
| 88 | Megan Elizabeth Schriner, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Grand Island, NE | $776.84 |
| 89 | Millie Snigdha Das, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Palo Alto, CA | $750.00 |
| 90 | Jacob Magee Sands, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Burlington, MA | $750.00 |
| 91 | Afshin Dowlati, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Cleveland, OH | $750.00 |
| 92 | Michelle S. Gapay, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Stanford, CA | $725.00 |
| 93 | Ilkcan Cokgor, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Greenbrae, CA | $657.27 |
| 94 | David J. Michelson, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | West Covina, CA | $623.64 |
| 95 | Courtney Elizabeth Mellen, APRN-C | Nurse Practitioner | Scottsdale, AZ | $601.84 |
| 96 | Juan Carlos Lacayo, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Loganville, GA | $522.79 |
| 97 | Julio Cantero, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Sarasota, FL | $499.04 |
| 98 | Ramesh Gopalaswamy, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Plantation, FL | $459.28 |
| 99 | Amritha Parthasarathy, DO | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | San Jose, CA | $427.40 |
| 100 | Merveen Appu, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | San Diego, CA | $426.24 |
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