Centinel Spine, LLC: payments to clinicians
435 clinicians received $865,542 from Centinel Spine, LLC in 2025; Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (83%) was consulting fees, then travel and lodging (10%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas) received $145,942.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $865,542 | 960 | 435 |
| 2024 | $741,994 | 858 | 379 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack E. Zigler, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $145,942 |
| 2 | John F. Hall, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Flagstaff, AZ | $124,026 |
| 3 | Scott Lawrence Blumenthal, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Plano, TX | $70,001 |
| 4 | Christopher Summa, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Soquel, CA | $50,667 |
| 5 | Richard Don Guyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Plano, TX | $40,287 |
| 6 | Michael Scott Hisey, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Denton, TX | $36,926 |
| 7 | Jason Montgomery Cuellar, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Jupiter, FL | $24,674 |
| 8 | Donald D. Hales, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Flagstaff, AZ | $20,475 |
| 9 | Robert Tatsumi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Tualatin, OR | $17,813 |
| 10 | Grant Daniel Shifflett, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Marina Del Rey, CA | $16,954 |
| 11 | Paul C. Celestre, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Louisville, KY | $16,750 |
| 12 | Robert Ernest Johnson, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $15,935 |
| 13 | Armen Khachatryan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | West Jordan, UT | $15,584 |
| 14 | Michael E. Janssen, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Thornton, CO | $14,833 |
| 15 | Alexander Satin | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Plano, TX | $14,127 |
| 16 | Todd H, Lanman, M.D., F.A.C.S. | Specialist | Beverly Hills, CA | $13,855 |
| 17 | Patrick S. Hill, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $13,584 |
| 18 | Jason Christopher Tinley, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Fort Worth, TX | $12,667 |
| 19 | Ryan Peter Denhaese, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Williamsville, NY | $11,012 |
| 20 | Jason E. Garber, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Las Vegas, NV | $8,461 |
| 21 | Ehsan Jazini, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Reston, VA | $7,404 |
| 22 | Mustafa Abdul-Karim Hares, MD | Surgery | Auburn Hills, MI | $6,670 |
| 23 | Rajeev K. Rao, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $6,328 |
| 24 | Gerson O. Pineda, MD | Surgery | Frisco, TX | $5,412 |
| 25 | Vikas Patel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Aurora, CO | $5,164 |
| 26 | Peter Gregory Whang, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New Haven, CT | $4,125 |
| 27 | Michael Louis Smith, MD | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $3,750 |
| 28 | J Rush Fisher Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Philadelphia, PA | $3,750 |
| 29 | Joshua James Wind, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Leesburg, VA | $3,375 |
| 30 | Colin Haines, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Reston, VA | $3,102 |
| 31 | Cheri Phillips, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Santa Monica, CA | $2,841 |
| 32 | Oliver O. Tannous, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Diego, CA | $2,763 |
| 33 | Alexandre Rasouli, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Beverly Hills, CA | $2,750 |
| 34 | K Brandon Strenge, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Paducah, KY | $2,500 |
| 35 | Zachary Medress | Neurological Surgery | Portland, OR | $2,438 |
| 36 | Myur S. Srikanth, M. D. | Surgery | Federal Way, WA | $2,324 |
| 37 | Naaman Abdullah, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Aventura, FL | $2,125 |
| 38 | Jessica Leigh Shellock, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Plano, TX | $2,061 |
| 39 | Rasel Rana, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Port Jefferson, NY | $1,962 |
| 40 | Patrick Young, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Birmingham, AL | $1,887 |
| 41 | Benjamin Thomas Abadeer, DO | Surgery | Appleton, WI | $1,856 |
| 42 | Theodore J. Steelman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Portsmouth, VA | $1,572 |
| 43 | Christian Jay Gaffney, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rapid City, SD | $1,571 |
| 44 | Melanie Schwiesow, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $1,535 |
| 45 | Mitchell Alan Hardenbrook, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Hopedale, MA | $1,500 |
| 46 | Mark Alan Prevost II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jasper, AL | $1,500 |
| 47 | Eric G. Davis, MD | Transplant Surgery | Louisville, KY | $1,495 |
| 48 | Eric John West, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boulder, CO | $1,462 |
| 49 | Jesse Jay Caballero, MD | Specialist | Long Beach, CA | $1,442 |
| 50 | Bonaventure B. Ngu, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Houston, TX | $1,435 |
| 51 | Joseph Dominic Chabot, D.O. | Neurological Surgery | Appleton, WI | $1,397 |
| 52 | Bayan Aghdasi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Oceanside, CA | $1,396 |
| 53 | Hao-Hua Wu, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Orange, CA | $1,386 |
| 54 | Cristian Gragnaniello, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $1,371 |
| 55 | Camden Bryce Burns, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lexington, KY | $1,355 |
| 56 | Johngrant Domer Coury, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Chesterfield, MO | $1,353 |
| 57 | Matthew Keith Wingate, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Tea, SD | $1,325 |
| 58 | James W. Silverthorn, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $1,310 |
| 59 | Justin Wayde Vickery, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Leander, TX | $1,303 |
| 60 | Huy The Duong, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $1,286 |
| 61 | Ashit C. Patel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bellevue, WA | $1,268 |
| 62 | Kushagra Verma, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,258 |
| 63 | Benjamin P. Crane, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chesterfield, MO | $1,250 |
| 64 | Michael Chabot, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $1,250 |
| 65 | Ramin Raiszadeh, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Diego, CA | $1,220 |
| 66 | Mathew Cyriac, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New Orleans, LA | $1,196 |
| 67 | Edward Dewitt Gifford, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Hartford, CT | $1,193 |
| 68 | Hanbing Zhou, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hartford, CT | $1,143 |
| 69 | Parham Yashar, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Valencia, CA | $1,125 |
| 70 | Paul Jene Gustin, DO | Neurological Surgery | Lehi, UT | $1,112 |
| 71 | Kristen E. Radcliff, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Somers Point, NJ | $1,098 |
| 72 | Joseph Georges, DO, PHD | Neurological Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,080 |
| 73 | Jason N. Dacruz, PA | Physician Assistant | Hartford, CT | $1,025 |
| 74 | Renee Carole Minjarez, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Bellevue, WA | $1,003 |
| 75 | Mark Joseph Ruoff, MD | Specialist | Wayne, NJ | $979.95 |
| 76 | Arjun S. Sebastian, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $951.16 |
| 77 | Kristin Wempe, MD | Surgery | Rapid City, SD | $949.07 |
| 78 | Paul Haddad | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Houston, TX | $948.17 |
| 79 | Jeremy Shaw | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $932.63 |
| 80 | Ram Raj Vasudevan, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Austin, TX | $891.11 |
| 81 | David McKeon Prior, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Phoenix, AZ | $888.37 |
| 82 | Neel Anand, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Los Angeles, CA | $878.70 |
| 83 | David C. Corry, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $869.62 |
| 84 | Hooman Meir Melamed, M.D. | Specialist | Beverly Hills, CA | $829.41 |
| 85 | Carl Youssef, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Panama City, FL | $805.32 |
| 86 | Jeyan Sathia Kumar, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $804.63 |
| 87 | Christina Ottomeyer, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Thornton, CO | $803.70 |
| 88 | Geoffrey Appelboom, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Paterson, NJ | $776.16 |
| 89 | Osama Iqbal Ahmed, MD | Neurological Surgery | Live Oak, TX | $763.97 |
| 90 | James Kenneth Cole, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Indianapolis, IN | $750.00 |
| 91 | Sananthan Sivakanthan, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $708.29 |
| 92 | Ahilan Sivaganesan, MD | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $706.03 |
| 93 | Brian Lyons, PA-C | Physician Assistant | New York, NY | $679.08 |
| 94 | Rivka Ihejirika-Lomedico | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Santa Barbara, CA | $658.95 |
| 95 | Celso Frederick Uribe II, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $640.69 |
| 96 | John Bennett Butler, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Fairlawn, OH | $633.35 |
| 97 | Jason Cormier, MD | Neurological Surgery | Lafayette, LA | $632.46 |
| 98 | Sven Markus Hochheimer, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Wichita Falls, TX | $625.58 |
| 99 | Robert Bada Kim, MD | Neurological Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $588.96 |
| 100 | William Daniel Bradley, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Meridian, ID | $581.57 |
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