Checkpoint Surgical, Inc: payments to clinicians
Checkpoint Surgical, Inc's payments to clinicians fell 35% in 2025, to $185,301 across 351 people. Consulting fees was the largest category at 42%, then compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me (32%). The largest single recipient (Urology, Ohio) received $36,000.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $185,301 | 581 | 351 |
| 2024 | $285,724 | 883 | 445 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raymond R. Rackley, MD | Urology | Cleveland, OH | $36,000 |
| 2 | Kyle James Chepla, MD | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Cleveland, OH | $19,345 |
| 3 | Christopher John Dy, MD | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Saint Louis, MO | $16,035 |
| 4 | Peter C. Rhee, DO, MS | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Rochester, MN | $10,581 |
| 5 | Kitty Yuechuan Wu, MD | Plastic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $7,723 |
| 6 | Scott H. Kozin, M.D. | Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $6,838 |
| 7 | Charles A. Goldfarb, MD | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Saint Louis, MO | $6,425 |
| 8 | Aaron Morgan, MD | Plastic Surgery | Milwaukee, WI | $6,396 |
| 9 | Karan A. Desai, M.D. | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Winter Garden, FL | $6,082 |
| 10 | Raymond Glenn Gaston, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $5,743 |
| 11 | Neill Yun Li, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Morrisville, NC | $5,344 |
| 12 | Gregory A. Dumanian, MD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Chicago, IL | $5,098 |
| 13 | Ajul Shah, M.D. | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Pennington, NJ | $4,691 |
| 14 | Ketan Sharma, MD | Plastic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $4,557 |
| 15 | Amber Rachel Leis, MD | Plastic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $3,178 |
| 16 | Adam Brett Strohl, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $2,388 |
| 17 | Sonu Abhishek Jain, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Cincinnati, OH | $2,202 |
| 18 | Erin Meisel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $1,878 |
| 19 | Fraser J. Leversedge, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Aurora, CO | $1,621 |
| 20 | Amy Marcelle Moore, MD | Plastic Surgery | Columbus, OH | $1,109 |
| 21 | Gregory H. Borschel, MD | Plastic Surgery | Indianapolis, IN | $1,105 |
| 22 | Jacques Hacquebord, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | New York, NY | $1,066 |
| 23 | Yusha Liu, MD, PHD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Seattle, WA | $1,056 |
| 24 | Dan Ariel Zlotolow, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | New York, NY | $1,016 |
| 25 | Michael Hausman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | New York, NY | $994.42 |
| 26 | Timothy Irwin, M.D. | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Orlando, FL | $906.28 |
| 27 | Damiano Giuseppe Barone, MD, PHD, FRCS | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $888.40 |
| 28 | Paige McCarthy Fox, MD, PHD | Plastic Surgery | Palo Alto, CA | $862.29 |
| 29 | Allan E. Peljovich, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $841.90 |
| 30 | Brandon Shane Smetana, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Indianapolis, IN | $800.00 |
| 31 | Paul Joseph Cagle Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $696.79 |
| 32 | Stephanie Ann Russo, MD, PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Columbus, OH | $644.95 |
| 33 | Jonathan Juin-Jen Cheng, MD | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Dallas, TX | $525.49 |
| 34 | Noah M. Raizman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Washington, DC | $465.08 |
| 35 | Deana Mercer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $451.83 |
| 36 | Andrew Jordan Grier, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $400.00 |
| 37 | Steven Richard Niedermeier, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Arlington, TX | $355.16 |
| 38 | James C. Melville, D.D.S | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Houston, TX | $276.07 |
| 39 | Kunj K. Desai, MD | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Denver, CO | $245.65 |
| 40 | Ian Lee Valerio, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Columbus, OH | $232.60 |
| 41 | Alexander Y. Shin, M.D. | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Rochester, MN | $206.44 |
| 42 | Amelia Catherine Van Handel, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $202.20 |
| 43 | Loree K. Kalliainen, MD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Providence, RI | $202.20 |
| 44 | Christina Brady, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Ann Arbor, MI | $202.20 |
| 45 | Paul O. Adenuga, MD | Plastic Surgery | Garden City, NY | $202.20 |
| 46 | Rachel Campbell Hooper, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Ann Arbor, MI | $202.20 |
| 47 | Kanu S. Goyal, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Columbus, OH | $202.20 |
| 48 | Hariharan Venkatachalam Iyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Florham Park, NJ | $202.20 |
| 49 | Jenny Yu | Plastic Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $202.20 |
| 50 | Harvey W. Chim, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $201.80 |
| 51 | Eugene Park, M.D. | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Philadelphia, PA | $198.95 |
| 52 | James Morley Friedman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Stockton, CA | $198.13 |
| 53 | Corey J. Vande Zandschulp, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lake Oswego, OR | $182.97 |
| 54 | Issa Hanna, DDS | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Pearland, TX | $179.97 |
| 55 | Steven M. Madey, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lake Oswego, OR | $166.10 |
| 56 | Harry A. Hoyen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $159.24 |
| 57 | Megan M. Jack, M.D, PH.D. | Neurological Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $159.24 |
| 58 | Seth Andrew Phillips, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Toledo, OH | $151.89 |
| 59 | Trent Ashton Davis, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Toledo, OH | $151.89 |
| 60 | Andrew Jonathan Lovy, MD, MS | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $149.38 |
| 61 | Ryan M. Pizinger, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fond Du Lac, WI | $147.92 |
| 62 | Jacqueline Kelly Pizinger, APN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Joliet, IL | $147.92 |
| 63 | Sunishka M. Wimalawansa, M.D., M.B.A. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Beavercreek, OH | $145.86 |
| 64 | Phillip Randall Ross, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | West Chester, OH | $142.90 |
| 65 | Matthew Daniel Budge, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salem, OR | $140.79 |
| 66 | Margaret Eileen Cooke, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Stanford, CA | $139.11 |
| 67 | Nicole Conkling, MD | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Orange, CA | $139.11 |
| 68 | James E. Popp, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Gahanna, OH | $139.11 |
| 69 | Marc Joseph Richard, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Morrisville, NC | $139.11 |
| 70 | Timothy Daugherty, M.D. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Springfield, IL | $139.11 |
| 71 | Steven Michael Koehler, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Bronx, NY | $139.11 |
| 72 | Thomas Guido Andreshak, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sylvania, OH | $138.34 |
| 73 | Sami Tuffaha, M.D. | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Rochester, MN | $134.76 |
| 74 | Joshua Gregory Wilhelm, DDS | Dentist, General Practice | Houston, TX | $125.76 |
| 75 | Simon Young, D.D.S., M.D., PH.D. | Dentist | Houston, TX | $125.76 |
| 76 | Jeffrey William Chadwick | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Houston, TX | $125.75 |
| 77 | Randolph A. Lopez, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Houston, TX | $125.75 |
| 78 | Matthew Ryan Lining, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Carmel, IN | $125.00 |
| 79 | James Tyler Vestile, DPM | Podiatrist | Tipton, IN | $125.00 |
| 80 | Anh Thieu Nguyen, DMD | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Flushing, NY | $125.00 |
| 81 | Ryan Judy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Willow Grove, PA | $124.59 |
| 82 | Bo Tyler Overschmidt, MD | Plastic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $124.58 |
| 83 | Trina Victoria Stephens, MD, MSC | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Rochester, MN | $122.99 |
| 84 | Nicholas Pulos, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $122.99 |
| 85 | Lauren Elizabeth Tagliero, MD | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Rochester, MN | $122.99 |
| 86 | Melanie R. Major, MD | Plastic Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Anaheim, CA | $122.99 |
| 87 | Brian Thomas Sullivan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Orange, CA | $122.99 |
| 88 | James Bryan Meiling, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Rochester, MN | $122.99 |
| 89 | Sanjeev Kakar, MD | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Rochester, MN | $122.99 |
| 90 | Peter Deptula | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Honolulu, HI | $121.91 |
| 91 | Dominic Antonio Cortassa, DMD | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.68 |
| 92 | Daniela Perez, DMD | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.68 |
| 93 | Cody Michael Dazen, DMD | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.68 |
| 94 | Bryan Alexis Caraballo Perez, DDS | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.67 |
| 95 | Miral Gomaa, DMD | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.67 |
| 96 | Robert Donato Green, DMD | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.67 |
| 97 | Austin Riechman Wilkes, DDS | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.67 |
| 98 | Justin Tyler Norell, DMD | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $110.67 |
| 99 | Steven G. Lund, DPM | Podiatrist | N Richland Hills, TX | $107.38 |
| 100 | Shaum Sridharan | Otolaryngology | Washington, DC | $105.32 |
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