Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC: payments to clinicians
4,158 clinicians received $268,974 from Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC in 2025; Internal Medicine is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Consulting fees was the largest category at 42%, then food and beverage (38%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Minnesota) received $36,666.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $268,974 | 7,324 | 4,158 |
| 2024 | $232,245 | 7,546 | 4,119 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andres Jose Acosta, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Rochester, MN | $36,666 |
| 2 | Angela Kay Fitch, MD | Internal Medicine, Bariatric Medicine | Boston, MA | $34,187 |
| 3 | Ethan Lazarus, M.D. | Family Medicine | Denver, CO | $10,945 |
| 4 | Angela Kae Golden, RN, DNP, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Munds Park, AZ | $9,208 |
| 5 | Donna Ryan, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Baton Rouge, LA | $8,362 |
| 6 | Christopher D. Still, D.O. | Internal Medicine | Danville, PA | $8,316 |
| 7 | Robert Kushner, MD | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | $7,990 |
| 8 | Scott Ira Kahan, MD | Preventive Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine | Chevy Chase, MD | $7,340 |
| 9 | Caroline M. Apovian, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Boston, MA | $6,704 |
| 10 | Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH | Internal Medicine | Boston, MA | $6,365 |
| 11 | Jamy D. Ard, MD | Internal Medicine | Winston Salem, NC | $5,935 |
| 12 | Pamela R. Kushner, M.D. | Family Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | $5,494 |
| 13 | Holly F. Lofton, M.D. | Preventive Medicine, Obesity Medicine | New York, NY | $5,482 |
| 14 | Leslie M. Golden, MD | Family Medicine | Watertown, WI | $4,800 |
| 15 | Tracy W. Norfleet, MD | Internal Medicine | Saint Louis, MO | $3,652 |
| 16 | Lydia Chryssa Alexander, M.D. | Internal Medicine | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| 17 | Michael Gareth Earl Knight, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 |
| 18 | Zaid Waleed Jabbar, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Oak Brook, IL | $1,326 |
| 19 | Karlijn Burridge, PA | Physician Assistant | Westmont, IL | $676.41 |
| 20 | Melissa Louise Hollie, MD | Family Medicine | Saint Louis, MO | $340.60 |
| 21 | Amy Jeanene Munro, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Cheektowaga, NY | $256.69 |
| 22 | Katherine Heyman Saunders, MD | Internal Medicine | New York, NY | $256.65 |
| 23 | Jerry Kong, DO | Family Medicine | Rochester, NY | $251.41 |
| 24 | Elizabeth Ann Gunther, D.O. | Family Medicine | Lake Worth, FL | $248.72 |
| 25 | Cathleen Bernstein, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Lake Worth, FL | $248.72 |
| 26 | Peter Vincent Moulder IV, MD | Internal Medicine | Mc Murray, PA | $248.50 |
| 27 | Claire Curran, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Oak Brook, IL | $243.73 |
| 28 | Jeffrey R. Gretz, DO | Internal Medicine | Mc Murray, PA | $240.73 |
| 29 | Laura W. Lebel, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Greenville, SC | $239.05 |
| 30 | Kimberly Doyle, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Oak Brook, IL | $237.53 |
| 31 | Christianna Kay Decker, FNP-C | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Greenville, SC | $232.52 |
| 32 | Kathryn Given, MSN, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cincinnati, OH | $227.89 |
| 33 | April Phelps | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Farmington, CT | $226.87 |
| 34 | Hassen M. Borhot, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Manchester, CT | $225.86 |
| 35 | Sarina Michelle Mariano, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Amherst, NY | $224.02 |
| 36 | Giuseppina Jean Kenyon Savard, D.O. | Family Medicine | Niagara Falls, NY | $221.86 |
| 37 | Angelina Barido, ANP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Niagara Falls, NY | $221.86 |
| 38 | Jennifer L. Lewis, MD | Internal Medicine | Mc Murray, PA | $221.03 |
| 39 | Sandra M. Huff, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cincinnati, OH | $219.89 |
| 40 | Sanjeev Ahuja, MD | Family Medicine | Alden, NY | $219.04 |
| 41 | Audrey Baker | Nurse Practitioner, Family | New Lexington, OH | $212.76 |
| 42 | Katina Davis-Kennedy, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Coral Springs, FL | $209.36 |
| 43 | Lauren Marie Flowers, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Amherst, NY | $208.26 |
| 44 | Kyle William Savage | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Amherst, NY | $206.67 |
| 45 | Ruwani D.P. Gunawardane, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Fulton, MD | $206.48 |
| 46 | Vivien C. Rosenberger, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Louisville, KY | $205.15 |
| 47 | Norda Brashears, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Lake Worth, FL | $202.96 |
| 48 | Nicole Marie Rogucki, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | North Haven, CT | $201.59 |
| 49 | Glenn Keith Moran, DO,FACOFP | Family Medicine | Plantation, FL | $201.23 |
| 50 | Paul Turner Bates, DO | Family Medicine | Plantation, FL | $201.23 |
| 51 | Laszlo L. Mechtler, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Amherst, NY | $197.64 |
| 52 | Omayra Silva, APN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Oak Brook, IL | $194.08 |
| 53 | Sherard Chiu, M.D. | Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $193.97 |
| 54 | Melissa Dana Ramsey, NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurse Practitioner | San Francisco, CA | $192.59 |
| 55 | David Joseph Barney, PAC | Physician Assistant, Medical | Grand Rapids, MI | $191.45 |
| 56 | Alph Jo Emmanuel, M.D. | Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $190.65 |
| 57 | Kaitlin Marie Schratz, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Clairton, PA | $186.25 |
| 58 | Indumathi Baskar, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Jefferson City, MO | $183.80 |
| 59 | Carina A. Ryder, CNM | Advanced Practice Midwife | Takoma Park, MD | $183.62 |
| 60 | Nazish Ekram, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Naperville, IL | $182.86 |
| 61 | Charles Choe, D.O. | General Practice | Flanders, NJ | $182.32 |
| 62 | Rachel Michelle Osborn, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Flower Mound, TX | $182.08 |
| 63 | Amber Jobe, CRNP | Registered Nurse, Neuroscience | Timonium, MD | $178.78 |
| 64 | Nizza Martil Maguigad, A.P.N. | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Bartlett, IL | $177.30 |
| 65 | Julisa Rosa, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Weston, FL | $177.18 |
| 66 | Ryan Bowe, MD | Family Medicine | Buffalo, NY | $177.02 |
| 67 | Yshay Shlesinger, M.D. | Internal Medicine | San Ramon, CA | $175.62 |
| 68 | Sarah Fishman, M.D. PH.D | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | New York, NY | $172.88 |
| 69 | Marsella Jimeno-Peralta | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Weston, FL | $170.32 |
| 70 | Tiffanie Brashear Villasana, PA | Physician Assistant | Houston, TX | $167.74 |
| 71 | Neha Shah, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Bariatric Medicine | Naperville, IL | $166.90 |
| 72 | Tana Marie Richter, P.A.-C | Physician Assistant | Agoura Hills, CA | $166.13 |
| 73 | Chetan Sati, D.O. | Family Medicine | North Babylon, NY | $164.10 |
| 74 | Amanda Stark | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Maumelle, AR | $164.01 |
| 75 | Emily Ann Fry, A.P.R.N. | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Little Rock, AR | $164.01 |
| 76 | Molly Franklin Janik, WHNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health | Oak Lawn, IL | $163.46 |
| 77 | April Shin | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Corpus Christi, TX | $163.39 |
| 78 | Amy Stover Lungren, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Flower Mound, TX | $162.57 |
| 79 | Nina C. Gray, MD | Family Medicine, Bariatric Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | $162.08 |
| 80 | Carly E. Harrington, AGNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Amherst, NY | $161.88 |
| 81 | Heather Pavlinsky, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Youngwood, PA | $161.24 |
| 82 | Erin Caprice Minkin, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Saint Louis, MO | $160.85 |
| 83 | Magdalena Maria Tipton, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Schaumburg, IL | $160.29 |
| 84 | Alexandria Tarvainis, DNP, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Oak Brook, IL | $159.76 |
| 85 | Poonum Patel, MD | Family Medicine | Katy, TX | $156.78 |
| 86 | Sametta Rhoda Sanyaolu, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Greenbelt, MD | $155.82 |
| 87 | Araceli Cempron Mesiona-Brucal, M.D. | Family Medicine | Watervliet, MI | $154.49 |
| 88 | Russell I. Abrams, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Cherry Hill, NJ | $152.81 |
| 89 | Arpita Surkunte, MD | Internal Medicine | Chandler, AZ | $152.51 |
| 90 | Erica Amianda, PA | Physician Assistant | Hackensack, NJ | $150.95 |
| 91 | Kateryna Iskiv, N.P. | Family Medicine | Denton, TX | $150.07 |
| 92 | Meghan E. Dotterer, PA | Physician Assistant | Geneva, NY | $149.24 |
| 93 | Iffat Sultana Ahmed, D.O. | Internal Medicine | Naperville, IL | $146.32 |
| 94 | Aleksandra Kraeher, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Jupiter, FL | $145.56 |
| 95 | Patrick C. Lau, M.D. | Family Medicine | Sacramento, CA | $145.31 |
| 96 | Claudia Maria Giovanelli Porrata, MD, MPH | Preventive Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine | Wellington, FL | $144.58 |
| 97 | Tet Toe, MD | Internal Medicine | Folsom, CA | $144.10 |
| 98 | Piya Ghoshal, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Amityville, NY | $143.58 |
| 99 | Shopana Ganpath, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Grapevine, TX | $143.24 |
| 100 | Samantha Jane Birks | Physician Assistant | East Longmeadow, MA | $143.15 |
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