Curonix LLC: payments to clinicians
2,802 clinicians received $812,968 from Curonix LLC in 2025; Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (58%) was consulting fees, then food and beverage (25%). The largest single recipient (Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine, Wisconsin) received $95,060.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $812,968 | 6,271 | 2,802 |
| 2024 | $754,631 | 6,644 | 2,863 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaa A. Abd-Elsayed | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Madison, WI | $95,060 |
| 2 | Matthias Heinz Wiederholz, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Houston, TX | $56,769 |
| 3 | Robert Z. Moghim, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Golden, CO | $51,417 |
| 4 | Tim Ulrich Leier, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Rancho Mirage, CA | $46,304 |
| 5 | Hesham Elsharkawy, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Cleveland, OH | $30,094 |
| 6 | Jonathan Edward Silverman, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Dayton, OH | $28,537 |
| 7 | Earl J. Kilbride Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $23,268 |
| 8 | Vinod Dasa, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Kenner, LA | $19,953 |
| 9 | Konstantin Slavin, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $16,789 |
| 10 | Jordan Lee Tate, M.D., MPH | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Jasper, GA | $13,716 |
| 11 | Ryan Christopher Pollina, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Saint Clair Shores, MI | $12,373 |
| 12 | Hemant Kalia, MD MPH | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Rochester, NY | $11,791 |
| 13 | Josef Karl Eichinger, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Charleston, SC | $11,555 |
| 14 | Richard L. Weiner, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Texarkana, TX | $10,696 |
| 15 | Chad E. Pletnick, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Oro Valley, AZ | $10,539 |
| 16 | Darron Woolley, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Spokane Valley, WA | $9,736 |
| 17 | Charles Joseph Nivens, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Bluffton, SC | $8,819 |
| 18 | Michael Franklin Esposito, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Vero Beach, FL | $7,733 |
| 19 | Samir Purusottam Patel, D.O. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Oro Valley, AZ | $7,075 |
| 20 | Mackenzie R. Tiderington, P.A-C | Physician Assistant | Dayton, OH | $6,661 |
| 21 | Shannon Morgenstern, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Tucson, AZ | $6,621 |
| 22 | Nirmala Rose Abraham, MD | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Miamisburg, OH | $6,600 |
| 23 | Standiford Helm, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Orange, CA | $6,542 |
| 24 | Anish Sharad Patel, MD, MBA | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Frederick, MD | $6,047 |
| 25 | Jay Lance Lafleur, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Pearland, TX | $5,461 |
| 26 | Gunjan Silky Patel, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Houston, TX | $5,262 |
| 27 | Christopher Paul Varacallo, D.O. | Family Medicine | Du Bois, PA | $4,916 |
| 28 | Gurtej Singh, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Catonsville, MD | $4,690 |
| 29 | Aaron Kyle Mates, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Parker, CO | $4,478 |
| 30 | Scott Michael Linacre, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Lawrenceville, GA | $4,421 |
| 31 | Emily S. Cummins, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Jasper, GA | $4,177 |
| 32 | Daniel John Francis Marsden, PA-C | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Ruskin, FL | $3,951 |
| 33 | Travis Doering | Orthopaedic Surgery | Austin, TX | $3,594 |
| 34 | Miroslav Mijatovic, PA | Physician Assistant | St Petersburg, FL | $3,509 |
| 35 | Maleeya Anne Rivas, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Amarillo, TX | $3,345 |
| 36 | Eliezer Soto, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Vero Beach, FL | $2,329 |
| 37 | Michael Dennis Staudt, M.D., M.SC. | Neurological Surgery | Southfield, MI | $2,326 |
| 38 | Eric A. Eifler, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Chandler, AZ | $2,290 |
| 39 | Justin Kelby Hutcheson, MD MS | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Spartanburg, SC | $2,073 |
| 40 | Vivekanand Manocha, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Locust Grove, GA | $1,922 |
| 41 | Douglas P. Beall, MD | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Edmond, OK | $1,682 |
| 42 | Dan Td Nguyen, MD | Radiology, Neuroradiology | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,650 |
| 43 | Fabien Anayati, DPM | Podiatrist | Los Angeles, CA | $1,504 |
| 44 | Vinod Kumar Muniswamy, M.D., M.P.H | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Georgetown, KY | $1,449 |
| 45 | Elizabeth Grace Watson | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Fountain Valley, CA | $1,439 |
| 46 | Brian Mayrsohn, M.D., M.S. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Plainview, NY | $1,420 |
| 47 | Rabiul Ryan, D.O. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Lockport, IL | $1,367 |
| 48 | Yehuda E. Kerbel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Newark, DE | $1,260 |
| 49 | Tariq M. Awan, D.O. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Farmington Hills, MI | $1,206 |
| 50 | Howard Dedes, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Fountain Valley, CA | $1,187 |
| 51 | Stefano Themio Mitsakis | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Orlando, FL | $1,169 |
| 52 | Alexander B. Jenks, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $1,148 |
| 53 | Michael Gerard Mueller | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Pinehurst, NC | $1,144 |
| 54 | Gus Joseph Leotta III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,120 |
| 55 | Allison Muia Wade, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Melbourne, FL | $1,112 |
| 56 | Chauncey Tallaferro Jones, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Houston, TX | $1,072 |
| 57 | Edward M. Tavel Jr., M.D. | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Charleston, SC | $970.10 |
| 58 | Andrea H. Gay, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Caneyville, KY | $947.77 |
| 59 | Daniel Lee | Physician Assistant | Pomona, CA | $920.74 |
| 60 | Ramiro Antonio Perez De La Torre, MD | Neurological Surgery | Hialeah, FL | $917.68 |
| 61 | Mazhar Rasul, MD | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Lexington, KY | $852.88 |
| 62 | Shail M. Vyas, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Anaheim, CA | $840.70 |
| 63 | Sushanth Raghu Boda, DO | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Newnan, GA | $839.56 |
| 64 | Benjamin Shekhtman, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Forest Hills, NY | $834.62 |
| 65 | Casey Daniel Ziegler, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Melbourne, FL | $814.15 |
| 66 | Mark C. Margiotta, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $808.48 |
| 67 | Timothy L. Morgan, DO | Anesthesiology | Versailles, KY | $792.13 |
| 68 | Daniel John Cartledge, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Delray Beach, FL | $791.10 |
| 69 | Michelle Ann Backfisch, CNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Scott City, MO | $785.33 |
| 70 | Zachary Carl Cohen, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | San Diego, CA | $774.79 |
| 71 | Douglas Keehn, DO | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Madison, WI | $750.36 |
| 72 | Justin Anthony Riojas, MD | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | San Antonio, TX | $749.60 |
| 73 | Jaya Subha Sanapati, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Evansville, IN | $748.37 |
| 74 | Michael L. Smith, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Topeka, KS | $744.92 |
| 75 | Gregory A. Stynowick, MD | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Florissant, MO | $740.86 |
| 76 | Antonio Paz, MD | Anesthesiology | Brookfield, CT | $725.59 |
| 77 | Daniel L. Ocel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Louisville, CO | $719.45 |
| 78 | Charles A. Buzzanell, M.D. | Specialist | Asheville, NC | $711.23 |
| 79 | Seth J. Steber, DPM | Podiatrist | Flemingsburg, KY | $705.13 |
| 80 | Brett A. Himmelwright, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Camp Hill, PA | $700.23 |
| 81 | Suzanne Marie Manzi, M.D., FAAPMR | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Houston, TX | $696.81 |
| 82 | Rishi Bhatnagar, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Laurel, MD | $686.21 |
| 83 | Vats Ambai, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Columbus, GA | $664.98 |
| 84 | Abena Larbi, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Fairfield, OH | $657.82 |
| 85 | Guensley Ralph Delva, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Waycross, GA | $656.73 |
| 86 | Anthony F. Afong, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Port St Lucie, FL | $650.93 |
| 87 | Broderick C. Howard, DO | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Gilbert, AZ | $647.92 |
| 88 | Kotomi Obayashi, DO | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Green Bay, WI | $641.25 |
| 89 | Foad Elahi, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Manteca, CA | $633.83 |
| 90 | Ghassan E. Kanazi, MD | Anesthesiology | Cleveland, OH | $626.70 |
| 91 | Steven Michael Luzader Prust, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Tucson, AZ | $626.06 |
| 92 | Christopher Reis, D.O. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Cape Girardeau, MO | $620.80 |
| 93 | Jessica S. Reed, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Tampa, FL | $614.96 |
| 94 | Junaid A. Makda, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lincolnshire, IL | $613.56 |
| 95 | Jamie Phan, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Marina Del Rey, CA | $607.79 |
| 96 | Maxim Moradian, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Glendale, CA | $602.64 |
| 97 | Marek Kurowski, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Bloomsburg, PA | $596.43 |
| 98 | Joseph John Poli, MD | Anesthesiology | Rochester, NY | $594.48 |
| 99 | Steven K. Nakata, MD | Anesthesiology | Brookfield, WI | $586.66 |
| 100 | Anand Modadugu, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Winchester, KY | $580.55 |
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