Distalmotion US: payments to clinicians
Distalmotion US's payments to clinicians fell 60% in 2025, to $208,880 across 263 people. Travel and lodging was the largest category at 48%, then consulting fees (46%). The largest single recipient (Surgery, California) received $73,748.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $208,880 | 482 | 263 |
| 2024 | $523,442 | 317 | 117 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan C. Broderick, M.D | Surgery | San Diego, CA | $73,748 |
| 2 | Asha Bhagsingh Bhalwal, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Houston, TX | $22,964 |
| 3 | Erica L. Stockwell, D.O. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Celebration, FL | $22,519 |
| 4 | Julie Lynn Holihan, M.D. | Surgery | Houston, TX | $14,994 |
| 5 | Angelo A. Baccala Jr., MD | Urology | Allentown, PA | $13,981 |
| 6 | Quoc-Dien Trinh, M.D. | Urology | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,479 |
| 7 | David Michael Yearsley, M.D. | Surgery | Ephrata, PA | $3,112 |
| 8 | Raymond C. Petersen, MD | Internal Medicine | Steamboat Springs, CO | $2,860 |
| 9 | Ibnalwalid A. Saad, M.D. | Surgery | Carlisle, PA | $2,830 |
| 10 | Ricardo Goncalves Alvim, MD | Urology | Hermitage, PA | $2,386 |
| 11 | Jenna Renee Bur, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Camp Hill, PA | $2,261 |
| 12 | Benjamin Davies | Urology | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,255 |
| 13 | Christopher John Sneider, M.D. | Surgery | Carlisle, PA | $2,155 |
| 14 | Dominic Pietro Stutz, PA | Physician Assistant | Amherst, NY | $1,863 |
| 15 | Elizabeth Paul | Physician Assistant | Houston, TX | $1,805 |
| 16 | Anastasius O. Peter, MD | Surgery | Lemoyne, PA | $1,751 |
| 17 | Rick A. Low, MD | Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $1,733 |
| 18 | Julio H. Reyes, MD | Surgery | Winston Salem, NC | $1,728 |
| 19 | Joseph Andrew Smith | Surgery | Bolivia, NC | $1,662 |
| 20 | Timothy Deimling, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Mechanicsburg, PA | $1,600 |
| 21 | Camran Nezhat, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Palo Alto, CA | $1,578 |
| 22 | Pablo Gabriel Giuseppucci, MD | Surgery | Warrensville Heights, OH | $1,450 |
| 23 | Danielle Frances Wilson, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Houston, TX | $1,410 |
| 24 | Iyore Amy-Otabor James, M.D | Surgery | Matthews, NC | $1,288 |
| 25 | Jeffrey W. Berndtson, M.D. | Surgery | Orchard Park, NY | $1,265 |
| 26 | Louis Henderson Zbinden III, M.D. | Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $1,092 |
| 27 | Jonah James Stulberg, M.D., PH.D., M.P.H. | Surgery | Bellaire, TX | $1,053 |
| 28 | Lewis Dubard Lipscomb, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Winston Salem, NC | $890.13 |
| 29 | Patrick Vallance, MD | Surgery | Bellaire, TX | $860.13 |
| 30 | Stanley Brian Fuller, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Winston Salem, NC | $832.15 |
| 31 | Sricharan Chalikonda, MD | Surgery | Austin, TX | $639.67 |
| 32 | Steven M. Barone, MD | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Williamsville, NY | $531.79 |
| 33 | Christopher James Myers, M.D. | Surgery | Durham, NC | $513.80 |
| 34 | Lucas Randall Beffa, M.D. | Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $366.30 |
| 35 | Daniele Haupt, MD | Surgery | York, PA | $366.30 |
| 36 | Clayton Charles Petro, M.D. | Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $366.30 |
| 37 | Brian M. Smith, M.D. | Surgery | Naples, FL | $366.30 |
| 38 | Aaron Lee Price | Surgery | Clinton, SC | $334.29 |
| 39 | Peter Anthony Caravella, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Las Vegas, NV | $327.49 |
| 40 | Alison N. Pletch, MD | Surgery | Madison, WI | $319.54 |
| 41 | Brian Wayne Dach, D.O. | Surgery | Simpsonville, SC | $246.22 |
| 42 | Jose F. Manibo, MD | Surgery | Fort Myers, FL | $227.00 |
| 43 | George M. Eid, MD | Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $207.71 |
| 44 | Richard William Farnam, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | El Paso, TX | $193.65 |
| 45 | Marc L. Winter, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Laguna Hills, CA | $193.65 |
| 46 | Nirav Y. Patel, MD | Surgery, Trauma Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $182.21 |
| 47 | Peter K. Couture, PA | Physician Assistant | North Wilkesboro, NC | $175.80 |
| 48 | John Joseph Sullivan, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Cincinnati, OH | $159.86 |
| 49 | Garth R. Jacobsen, MD | Surgery | San Diego, CA | $147.56 |
| 50 | Aziz M. Merchant, MD | Surgery | Newark, NJ | $139.37 |
| 51 | Aram Elahi Jawed, M.D. | Surgery | Florham Park, NJ | $139.37 |
| 52 | Penelope Mashburn, D.O. | Surgery | Tiffin, OH | $133.66 |
| 53 | Kerry Doyle Christy, CPNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics, Critical Care | Cleveland, OH | $132.76 |
| 54 | Abraham M. Spence, M.D | Urology | Linwood, NJ | $105.96 |
| 55 | Brian L. Steixner, MD | Urology | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $105.96 |
| 56 | Kelly Tyrrell Range, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | St Petersburg, FL | $99.11 |
| 57 | Carlee Freed, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | St Petersburg, FL | $99.11 |
| 58 | Karly Torres | Nurse Practitioner | Erie, PA | $96.84 |
| 59 | Adrian Israel Alanis-Stephens, DDS | Dentist | San Antonio, TX | $95.09 |
| 60 | Keila N. Diaz Morales, M.D. | Surgery | Celebration, FL | $90.56 |
| 61 | Carlos Manuel Ortiz Ortiz, M.D. | Surgery | Celebration, FL | $89.80 |
| 62 | Michelle L. Chin, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Rochester, NY | $89.22 |
| 63 | Alexandra Snyder, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Washington, DC | $89.22 |
| 64 | Sareena Fazili, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Rochester, NY | $89.22 |
| 65 | Zoila D. Velastegui-Cress, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Rochester, NY | $89.22 |
| 66 | Vanessa Eulinda Junor, D.O. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Brockport, NY | $89.22 |
| 67 | Shanu Nikhil Kothari, MD | Surgery | Greenville, SC | $88.07 |
| 68 | William David Bolton, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Greenville, SC | $88.07 |
| 69 | Eric Steven Busby, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Physician Assistant | New Bedford, MA | $88.07 |
| 70 | Steven Douglas McCarus, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Celebration, FL | $82.34 |
| 71 | Ashley McClary | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Bend, OR | $76.67 |
| 72 | Rachael Bailey Smith, DO | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Bend, OR | $76.67 |
| 73 | Amer H. Zureikat, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Pittsburgh, PA | $73.16 |
| 74 | Alessandro Paniccia | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Pittsburgh, PA | $73.16 |
| 75 | Brian Peter Davies, M.D. | Pediatrics | Bridgeville, PA | $73.16 |
| 76 | Dana Nicole Owens, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Orlando, FL | $71.80 |
| 77 | Rebecca J. Booth, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Louisville, KY | $68.84 |
| 78 | Resad Pasic, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Louisville, KY | $68.84 |
| 79 | Shivani Jayesh Parikh | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Louisville, KY | $68.84 |
| 80 | Leon Joseph Baginski, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Mission Viejo, CA | $67.37 |
| 81 | Mario Leyba, M.D. | Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $67.13 |
| 82 | Steven Edward Hodgett, M.D. | Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $66.90 |
| 83 | Festus B. Dada, M.D. | Surgery | Murrieta, CA | $62.78 |
| 84 | Alan Bryan Newman, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Novi, MI | $60.81 |
| 85 | Elvira Klause, M.D | Surgery | Laguna Hills, CA | $60.46 |
| 86 | Eduardo Serpa | Internal Medicine | Vancouver, WA | $58.25 |
| 87 | Andrew Vasyluk, M.D. | Surgery | Saginaw, MI | $58.25 |
| 88 | Miroslav Predny, MD | Surgery | Saginaw, MI | $58.25 |
| 89 | Olivia Victoria Lossia, MD | Surgery | Saginaw, MI | $58.25 |
| 90 | Daniel Charles Kronner | Surgery | Saginaw, MI | $58.25 |
| 91 | Sundarachalam Pindicura | Surgery | Saginaw, MI | $58.25 |
| 92 | Joshua Casey Mayer, D.O. | Internal Medicine | Saint Louis, MO | $53.64 |
| 93 | Walid Saad, M.D | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Murfreesboro, TN | $51.77 |
| 94 | Leah Renee Getz, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Riverside, CA | $50.99 |
| 95 | Stacy Anne Petersen, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Costa Mesa, CA | $50.99 |
| 96 | NPI 1023814274 | — | $50.28 | |
| 97 | Peter Michael Devito, M.D. | Surgery | Youngstown, OH | $50.28 |
| 98 | Michael T. Coccia, MD | Surgery | Laguna Beach, CA | $49.70 |
| 99 | Vanessa Lynne Shaw, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Jacksonville, FL | $46.11 |
| 100 | Allison M. Wyman, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery | Tampa, FL | $46.11 |
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