Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC: payments to clinicians
4,142 clinicians received $709,064 from Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC in 2025; Urology is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (50%) was food and beverage, then speaking and faculty fees (45%). The largest single recipient (Urology, Tennessee) received $21,279.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $709,064 | 10,726 | 4,142 |
| 2024 | $659,681 | 10,331 | 3,494 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Richard Eber, M.D. | Urology | Germantown, TN | $21,279 |
| 2 | Paul Edward Dato, M.D. | Urology | La Mesa, CA | $20,567 |
| 3 | Judd Moul, M.D. | Urology | Durham, NC | $20,317 |
| 4 | Glenn Christopher Cline, APRN, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Gahanna, OH | $19,488 |
| 5 | Bryan A. Mehlhaff, MD | Urology | Springfield, OR | $18,833 |
| 6 | Oscar Baylin Goodman Jr., MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Las Vegas, NV | $17,234 |
| 7 | Jonathan Nathaniel Hamilton, M.D. | Urology | Greenville, NC | $17,151 |
| 8 | Lawrence A. Gervasi, MD | Urology | Middleburg Heights, OH | $16,828 |
| 9 | Jim Hsiang, MD | Radiology, Radiation Oncology | Corpus Christi, TX | $15,980 |
| 10 | Mahdi Taha, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Deerfield Beach, FL | $15,777 |
| 11 | Vahan S. Kassabian, M.D. | Urology | Roswell, GA | $15,701 |
| 12 | Paul R. Sieber, M.D. | Urology | Lancaster, PA | $15,312 |
| 13 | Stewart T. Landau, MD | Urology | American Fork, UT | $15,043 |
| 14 | Ryan J. Malone, M.D. | Urology | Jeffersonville, IN | $14,936 |
| 15 | Benjamin J. Martin, MD | Urology | Gahanna, OH | $13,442 |
| 16 | Kenneth M. Kernen, MD | Urology | Troy, MI | $12,369 |
| 17 | Carlton B. Barnswell, MD | Urology | Elmont, NY | $11,345 |
| 18 | Vincent Michael Bivins, MD | Urology | Homewood, AL | $11,124 |
| 19 | Kevin Gallagher, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Shreveport, LA | $10,944 |
| 20 | Matthew Alan Collins, MD | Urology | Greenville, NC | $8,888 |
| 21 | Damian Sorce, MD | Urology | Parker, CO | $8,687 |
| 22 | Jose De La Cerda III, M.D. | Urology | San Antonio, TX | $8,045 |
| 23 | Sundhar Ramalingam, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Durham, NC | $6,311 |
| 24 | Julia Caroline Branch, NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cumming, GA | $6,289 |
| 25 | James C. Vestal, MD | Urology | Arlington, TX | $5,948 |
| 26 | Raymel Hernandez | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cutler Bay, FL | $5,566 |
| 27 | Todd Allen Yezefski, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Seattle, WA | $4,774 |
| 28 | Matthew P. Mene, DO | Urology | Seaford, NY | $4,382 |
| 29 | Tim Alan Richardson, MD | Urology | Wichita, KS | $3,864 |
| 30 | David Scott Morris, MD | Urology | Hendersonville, TN | $2,994 |
| 31 | Gordon A. Brown, DO | Urology | Cherry Hill, NJ | $2,782 |
| 32 | Joy Maulik, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Salisbury, MD | $2,601 |
| 33 | John Victor Kaspar, M.D. | Urology | Raleigh, NC | $2,006 |
| 34 | Frank Louis Tortora Jr., M.D. | Urology | Cary, NC | $1,971 |
| 35 | Sherry Lynn Denton, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,653 |
| 36 | William Steel Kizer, M.D. | Urology | Cary, NC | $1,582 |
| 37 | Christopher M. Pieczonka, M.D. | Urology | Syracuse, NY | $1,525 |
| 38 | Daniel Frank Silver, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Scottsdale, AZ | $1,520 |
| 39 | Susan Scott Cain, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Spokane, WA | $1,274 |
| 40 | Daniel R. Saltzstein, MD | Urology | San Antonio, TX | $1,160 |
| 41 | Mark W. Jalkut, MD | Urology | Raleigh, NC | $1,155 |
| 42 | Kailash R. Kedia I, M.D. | Specialist | Garfield Heights, OH | $1,079 |
| 43 | Benjamin Hugh Lowentritt, M.D. | Urology | Baltimore, MD | $1,041 |
| 44 | Peter A. Zeman, M.D. | Urology | Wilmington, NC | $991.19 |
| 45 | Jeffrey Charles Lapeyrolerie, M.D. | Specialist | Garfield Hts, OH | $926.32 |
| 46 | Ronald F. Tutrone Jr., M.D. | Urology | Baltimore, MD | $923.15 |
| 47 | Ananth Annamraju, M.D. | Specialist | Springfield, OH | $911.81 |
| 48 | Scott D. Baker, MD | Urology | Raleigh, NC | $910.95 |
| 49 | Harmenjit Brar | Urology | Garfield Heights, OH | $901.20 |
| 50 | Andrew J. Chang, MD | Urology | Raleigh, NC | $853.64 |
| 51 | Rosiland Dixon Buck, FNP, MSN | Nurse Practitioner | Greenville, NC | $842.41 |
| 52 | Brian Charles Bennett, M.D. | Urology | Raleigh, NC | $809.49 |
| 53 | Hilary A. Long, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Scottsdale, AZ | $776.95 |
| 54 | Jay H. Kim, MD | Urology | Durham, NC | $718.95 |
| 55 | Kevin Paul Khoudary, M.D. | Urology | Cary, NC | $717.97 |
| 56 | Jonathan Harris Taylor, M.D. | Urology | Greenville, NC | $697.50 |
| 57 | Elizabeth A. Lowenthal, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Homewood, AL | $676.68 |
| 58 | Sepehr Nowfar, M.D. | Urology | Whittier, CA | $675.35 |
| 59 | Todd E. Young, DO | Urology | Fort Worth, TX | $663.09 |
| 60 | Russell Kent Pachynski, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Saint Louis, MO | $658.04 |
| 61 | Sean Michael Doyle, M.D. | Urology | Tulsa, OK | $650.85 |
| 62 | Bernard Michael Gburek, MD | Urology | Scottsdale, AZ | $645.49 |
| 63 | Jillian Oakleaf | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Tulsa, OK | $641.21 |
| 64 | Sarah Elisabeth Caldwell, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Cary, NC | $641.07 |
| 65 | Kaitlin Ridder, M.D. | Urology | Wilmington, NC | $625.92 |
| 66 | Edward R. Houser II, MD | Urology | Durham, NC | $601.91 |
| 67 | Michael G. Waters, D.O. | Urology | Fort Worth, TX | $589.96 |
| 68 | Lawrence H. Newman, MD | Urology | Las Vegas, NV | $589.65 |
| 69 | Eric Espinosa | Urology | Springfield, OH | $576.53 |
| 70 | Edgar Wilson Kirby IV, M.D. | Urology | Wilmington, NC | $569.35 |
| 71 | Jeffrey Michael Spier, M.D. | Specialist | El Paso, TX | $568.01 |
| 72 | Gaurav Pahouja | Urology | Springfield, OH | $540.70 |
| 73 | Jason Robert Rothman, M.D. | Urology | Durham, NC | $539.17 |
| 74 | Neal Shore, DR | Urology | Myrtle Beach, SC | $529.79 |
| 75 | Cristen Rencsok Switzer, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Greenville, NC | $525.87 |
| 76 | Amy Lynn Burger, PA | Physician Assistant | Wilmington, NC | $525.84 |
| 77 | Mark C. Scholz, M.D. | Specialist | Marina Del Rey, CA | $512.33 |
| 78 | Bradley W. Steele, M. D. | Urology | Charleston, SC | $511.27 |
| 79 | Pratik M. Patel, MD | Urology | Gilbert, AZ | $505.82 |
| 80 | Trang Ngoc Trinh | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Burleson, TX | $501.40 |
| 81 | Allison Joye Loftus | Physician Assistant | Overland Park, KS | $500.47 |
| 82 | Daniel Ryan Humer, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Lone Tree, CO | $498.81 |
| 83 | Erin Dwyer, N.P.-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | San Diego, CA | $495.55 |
| 84 | Ashley Christine Lowe, APRN-CNP | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | San Diego, CA | $495.07 |
| 85 | Spencer Land, MD | Urology | Pensacola, FL | $494.90 |
| 86 | Chelsea Zurl, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Raleigh, NC | $493.79 |
| 87 | Edward Obedian, MD | Radiology, Radiation Oncology | Oyster Bay, NY | $486.87 |
| 88 | Karen M. Brann, APN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Chicago Ridge, IL | $486.39 |
| 89 | Jonathan Christian Picard, M.D. | Urology | Mount Pleasant, SC | $482.55 |
| 90 | Robert W. Given, M.D. | Urology | Virginia Beach, VA | $475.71 |
| 91 | Rolando Rivera, M.D. | Urology | Naples, FL | $458.44 |
| 92 | John J. Britton Jr., M. D. | Urology | Charleston, SC | $456.03 |
| 93 | Robert George Stroud, D.O. | Urology | Fort Worth, TX | $454.22 |
| 94 | Keith Lerro, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Wilson, NC | $453.91 |
| 95 | Lisa Cunningham, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Deland, FL | $453.04 |
| 96 | Ravi Rajan, M.D. | Urology | Lawrenceville, NJ | $450.83 |
| 97 | Ashley Schneider, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Greenville, NC | $450.20 |
| 98 | Brent W. Calhoon, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Reading, PA | $445.98 |
| 99 | Matthew Robert Paszek, MD | Urology | Rocky Mount, NC | $442.43 |
| 100 | Jameson Travis Mendel, MD | Radiology, Radiation Oncology | El Paso, TX | $437.24 |
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