Core Surgical Group: payments to clinicians
Core Surgical Group's payments to clinicians rose 49% in 2025, to $29,910 across 149 people. Most of it (58%) was food and beverage, then travel and lodging (42%). The largest single recipient (Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Texas) received $1,511.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $29,910 | 275 | 149 |
| 2024 | $20,025 | 163 | 88 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Lee Smith, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Georgetown, TX | $1,511 |
| 2 | Christopher E. Casstevens, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Lakeway, TX | $1,164 |
| 3 | Mitchell B. Meghpara, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Des Plaines, IL | $968.58 |
| 4 | Dy Chin, DPM | Podiatrist, Primary Podiatric Medicine | Pflugerville, TX | $865.05 |
| 5 | Michelle Martin | Physician Assistant | Austin, TX | $832.29 |
| 6 | Michael Je'Len Shepherd | Physician Assistant | Round Rock, TX | $816.73 |
| 7 | Gregg A. Vagner, M.D. | Surgery, Surgery of the Hand | Austin, TX | $815.46 |
| 8 | Travis Doering | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $804.39 |
| 9 | George John Arnaoutakis, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Gainesville, FL | $727.99 |
| 10 | Brent S. Wood, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Georgetown, TX | $714.13 |
| 11 | James Handy | Podiatrist | Bastrop, TX | $701.83 |
| 12 | Gary James Gostnell, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Marble Falls, TX | $697.73 |
| 13 | April L. Perlaza, PA | Physician Assistant | Austin, TX | $694.61 |
| 14 | Jonathan G. Smedley, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Round Rock, TX | $664.74 |
| 15 | Carolyn Hyde, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $658.32 |
| 16 | Shuyuan Li, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $649.00 |
| 17 | Syed Haris Mohiuddin, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Georgetown, TX | $627.03 |
| 18 | Drake S. Borer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $623.94 |
| 19 | Andrew Baolong Pham, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austin, TX | $607.33 |
| 20 | Christopher Keith McSpadden, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cedar Park, TX | $570.60 |
| 21 | Kathleen Dolores Rickert-Madden, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $474.10 |
| 22 | Benjamin W. Szerlip, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $441.21 |
| 23 | Manish V. Patel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Austin, TX | $429.89 |
| 24 | Jason Onur Toy, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austin, TX | $352.54 |
| 25 | Matthew W. Crozier, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $320.19 |
| 26 | Brett N. Robin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $317.54 |
| 27 | Ryan Michael Tibbetts, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $295.19 |
| 28 | Matthew J. Crawford, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Austin, TX | $295.19 |
| 29 | Mark J. Billante, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Round Rock, TX | $295.19 |
| 30 | Jared Fridley, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Providence, RI | $293.54 |
| 31 | Adam Wesley Racusin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Marble Falls, TX | $270.46 |
| 32 | Vincent Yat-Chung Wang, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Austin, TX | $265.40 |
| 33 | Samantha Lynn Moran, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Austin, TX | $224.18 |
| 34 | Danny Romman, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $210.50 |
| 35 | Sarah Jane Iragorri, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Austin, TX | $180.79 |
| 36 | Erik Svensen Stubberud, MMS, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Durham, NC | $180.79 |
| 37 | Benjamin Allen McArthur, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $177.74 |
| 38 | David C. Laverty, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Austin, TX | $172.61 |
| 39 | Demencio Isaac Bazan, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Pflugerville, TX | $170.98 |
| 40 | Burton Dennard Dunlap, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Austin, TX | $170.30 |
| 41 | John Rhodes Wickman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $169.40 |
| 42 | Taylor Gilliland Lackey, MD | Otolaryngology | Austin, TX | $168.45 |
| 43 | Ronald Alan Buczek, D.O. | Surgery | Shenandoah, TX | $168.45 |
| 44 | Mercedes Coral Jolley, DO | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 45 | Paula Gilheany, ACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Round Rock, TX | $168.27 |
| 46 | Heidi Burns, P.A. | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 47 | Faraz Kerendi, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 48 | Pamela Chesher, AGACNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 49 | Jonathan Alexander Yang, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 50 | Kara Deshon, RN, AGACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 51 | Lauren Michelle Kissock, PA-S | Physician Assistant | Fort Myers, FL | $168.27 |
| 52 | Bryan Tze Khye Ong | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 53 | William Chance Conner, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Austin, TX | $168.27 |
| 54 | Lesli Johnell McKenzie, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Georgetown, TX | $168.27 |
| 55 | Matthew Tyrrell Burrus, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $165.85 |
| 56 | Ana Urukalo, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $164.36 |
| 57 | Abed Abdelaziz | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Lakeway, TX | $164.11 |
| 58 | Joel H. Hurt, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Austin, TX | $163.70 |
| 59 | Richard Chima Okafor | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Round Rock, TX | $161.19 |
| 60 | Shine John, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $160.32 |
| 61 | Akshay Yadhati, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austin, TX | $159.26 |
| 62 | Andrew Bruyn, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Buda, TX | $157.71 |
| 63 | David Israel Ramon II, DPM | Podiatrist | Temple, TX | $157.71 |
| 64 | Sujit Elias Johnston, DPM | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Fort Myers, FL | $156.92 |
| 65 | Michael W. Burris, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $154.11 |
| 66 | Nathan Breazeale, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Austin, TX | $154.11 |
| 67 | Grayson Armstrong Moore, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dripping Springs, TX | $154.11 |
| 68 | Jay M. Borick, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Round Rock, TX | $154.11 |
| 69 | Brad Gillman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $154.11 |
| 70 | Justin Damron, PA | Physician Assistant | Paducah, KY | $153.60 |
| 71 | Brian C. Werner, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Charlottesville, VA | $146.02 |
| 72 | Earl J. Kilbride Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $146.02 |
| 73 | Vanatius Nketi Babila Tita, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $143.65 |
| 74 | Joshel Rabia Brown, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Austin, TX | $143.65 |
| 75 | Steven A. Walters, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $143.65 |
| 76 | Nolaska I. Souliotis, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Austin, TX | $143.65 |
| 77 | Anjali Sathees Chandra, DPM | Podiatrist | Waco, TX | $143.65 |
| 78 | James Todd Walker | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Austin, TX | $141.08 |
| 79 | Arush K. Angirasa, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $134.67 |
| 80 | John Ellis Marshall IV | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Round Rock, TX | $113.71 |
| 81 | Elizabeth Anne Duckworth, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $107.71 |
| 82 | John Brannan Smoot, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Austin, TX | $103.67 |
| 83 | Joshua A. Crum, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Marcos, TX | $102.94 |
| 84 | Pedro Eugenio Cosculluela, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $101.07 |
| 85 | Antony Kallur Antony, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $86.44 |
| 86 | Claire Ryan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Kyle, TX | $69.16 |
| 87 | Anthony Eugene Johnson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Sam Houston, TX | $66.78 |
| 88 | Jordan Elise Handcox, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $60.06 |
| 89 | Joie Stadelnikas | Physician Assistant | Buda, TX | $60.06 |
| 90 | John Robinson Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | San Marcos, TX | $51.22 |
| 91 | Derek Ley, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Austin, TX | $49.29 |
| 92 | Scott Barnett | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $48.73 |
| 93 | Andrew A. Stoebner, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Round Rock, TX | $48.03 |
| 94 | Mary Grace Gloria, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Kyle, TX | $46.69 |
| 95 | Amanda Seymour, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Austin, TX | $46.18 |
| 96 | Vivek Mahendru, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Austin, TX | $45.15 |
| 97 | Mridul Chakarvarty, DDS | Dentist, Orofacial Pain | Austin, TX | $45.12 |
| 98 | Gregory Versteeg | Orthopaedic Surgery | Round Rock, TX | $45.02 |
| 99 | Adam O'Brien, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pflugerville, TX | $44.48 |
| 100 | Kirstin Brooke Harrell, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Austin, TX | $43.53 |
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