Djo, LLC: payments to clinicians
1,981 clinicians received $1,365,712 from Djo, LLC in 2025; Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (77%) was royalties and licenses, then consulting fees (10%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine, Virginia) received $448,183.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,365,712 | 3,260 | 1,981 |
| 2024 | $1,167,163 | 3,476 | 1,960 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Ernest Nordt III, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Richmond, VA | $448,183 |
| 2 | Benjamin Domb, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Des Plaines, IL | $222,023 |
| 3 | Thomas Bradley Edwards, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $182,708 |
| 4 | Sumant G. Krishnan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dallas, TX | $86,275 |
| 5 | Seth Lawrence Sherman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Stanford, CA | $38,888 |
| 6 | Scott Rodeo, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $25,622 |
| 7 | Daniel E. Cooper, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Dallas, TX | $18,522 |
| 8 | Thomas Sean Lynch, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Detroit, MI | $18,404 |
| 9 | Bassem T. Elhassan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $14,509 |
| 10 | Christopher Todd Behr, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | San Diego, CA | $14,436 |
| 11 | Brian J. Cole, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Chicago, IL | $11,717 |
| 12 | Steven B. Singleton, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $11,117 |
| 13 | Gregory C. Pomeroy, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Portland, ME | $10,640 |
| 14 | Mark A. Rieger, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Cedar Knolls, NJ | $9,948 |
| 15 | Michael J. Crovetti Jr., DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Henderson, NV | $8,954 |
| 16 | James Michael Paci, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Woodbury, NY | $8,924 |
| 17 | Richard L. Burkey, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Great Bend, KS | $7,935 |
| 18 | Christopher Chiodo, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boston, MA | $7,473 |
| 19 | Lew C. Schon, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $7,473 |
| 20 | Chi Hun Lim, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Spartanburg, SC | $7,352 |
| 21 | Brian Fiani, D.O., F.A.C.O.S. | Neurological Surgery | Shelby Township, MI | $6,917 |
| 22 | Thomas Howard Myers, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $5,794 |
| 23 | Eric Thomas Ricchetti, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $5,086 |
| 24 | Jonathan Chad Levy, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $5,021 |
| 25 | Michael F. Esber, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Sun City West, AZ | $4,497 |
| 26 | Joseph Daniel, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Marlton, NJ | $4,108 |
| 27 | Joey A. Lamartina II, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Covington, LA | $3,100 |
| 28 | Gregory C. Berlet, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Worthington, OH | $3,050 |
| 29 | Jason Donald Alder, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $2,868 |
| 30 | Daniel Barba, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Escondido, CA | $2,765 |
| 31 | Robert Bentley Anderson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $2,700 |
| 32 | Sean E. Wilson, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | West Allis, WI | $2,625 |
| 33 | Kristyn Pistone, DPM | Podiatrist | Haverhill, MA | $2,605 |
| 34 | Walter E. Roth III, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Lake Mary, FL | $2,234 |
| 35 | Cindy M. Watson, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Lake Mary, FL | $2,234 |
| 36 | Graham Lee Howorth Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Alexander City, AL | $2,228 |
| 37 | Taylor G. Wright, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,114 |
| 38 | John Y. Lee, D.C. | Chiropractor | Irvine, CA | $1,839 |
| 39 | John M. McShane, MD | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Villanova, PA | $1,800 |
| 40 | John Glenn Finkenberg, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Diego, CA | $1,771 |
| 41 | Suzanne Levine, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| 42 | William Hodges Davis, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $1,500 |
| 43 | Charles Edward Garten II, M.D. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $1,449 |
| 44 | Kenneth James Dortone, DPM | Podiatrist, Primary Podiatric Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $1,428 |
| 45 | Frosty Doyle Randall Moore, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dripping Springs, TX | $1,368 |
| 46 | Grayson Armstrong Moore, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dripping Springs, TX | $1,368 |
| 47 | Dustin Graham Moore, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dripping Springs, TX | $1,368 |
| 48 | Wen Chao, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $1,300 |
| 49 | Michael J. Garcia, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Temple Terrace, FL | $1,300 |
| 50 | Russell L. Ellis, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine | Decatur, AL | $1,280 |
| 51 | Justin L. Daigre, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Decatur, AL | $1,280 |
| 52 | John Randall Riehl, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Decatur, AL | $1,280 |
| 53 | Robert Stacy Tapscott, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Decatur, AL | $1,280 |
| 54 | Richard Scott Sharp, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Decatur, AL | $1,280 |
| 55 | Stuart McIntosh, D.C. | Chiropractor | Jackson, MO | $1,236 |
| 56 | Eric Sickinger, D.O. | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine | San Clemente, CA | $1,112 |
| 57 | Michelle Henne, M.D. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Winter Haven, FL | $1,100 |
| 58 | Hogan G. Yi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | St Petersburg, FL | $1,054 |
| 59 | Joshua David Nelson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lenexa, KS | $1,020 |
| 60 | Richard Katz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hudson, FL | $975.00 |
| 61 | Ayman Ahmad Daouk, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Orlando, FL | $911.40 |
| 62 | Scott John Boyle, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hazle Township, PA | $791.52 |
| 63 | Sara L. Edwards, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $700.00 |
| 64 | Beau Jackson Kildow, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Omaha, NE | $700.00 |
| 65 | Steven J. Lee, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Nyc, NY | $678.99 |
| 66 | David Michael Sparks, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Ponca City, OK | $667.50 |
| 67 | Steven S. Shin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $650.00 |
| 68 | Damon C. Adamany, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Sun City West, AZ | $650.00 |
| 69 | Edgar Allen Fike IV, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Enid, OK | $643.30 |
| 70 | Nicholas Iung Kennedy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Yakima, WA | $610.00 |
| 71 | Melvin D. Law Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Nashville, TN | $534.56 |
| 72 | Warren W. Windram, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $493.94 |
| 73 | Adaobi Udemba, NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Woodside, NY | $477.31 |
| 74 | Andrew Peretz, MD | Specialist | Carmel, NY | $420.01 |
| 75 | Wayne Charles Starin, D.C. | Chiropractor | Flower Mound, TX | $405.00 |
| 76 | Burton Folk Elrod, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Nashville, TN | $402.67 |
| 77 | Courtney Toombs, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New Haven, CT | $381.66 |
| 78 | Lauren Michelle Nelson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Nashville, TN | $380.48 |
| 79 | Jerald M. Askin, DPM | Podiatrist | Bellflower, CA | $336.00 |
| 80 | Philbert Kuo, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Chesapeake, VA | $331.00 |
| 81 | Megan Santoni, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Corvallis, OR | $328.08 |
| 82 | Leyen Q. Vu, D.O. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Corvallis, OR | $328.08 |
| 83 | Douglas F. Aukerman, MD | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Corvallis, OR | $328.08 |
| 84 | Craig D. Graham, M.D. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Corvallis, OR | $328.08 |
| 85 | Nicholas Phillips, MD | Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine | Corvallis, OR | $328.08 |
| 86 | Joshua Jacob Lenhof, D.O. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Corvallis, OR | $328.08 |
| 87 | Alana Ryan, D.O. | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Corvallis, OR | $328.08 |
| 88 | John Wainwright, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Valhalla, NY | $328.01 |
| 89 | Danilo Otavio De Araujo Silva, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Sleepy Hollow, NY | $325.68 |
| 90 | Merritt Drew Kinon, MD | Neurological Surgery | Bronx, NY | $305.18 |
| 91 | Antigone Argyriou, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Islip, NY | $297.24 |
| 92 | James E. Voos, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $295.39 |
| 93 | Charles Marvin Gordon Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Daphne, AL | $289.96 |
| 94 | Blake David Bowden, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mobile, AL | $286.20 |
| 95 | Kevin Dennis Driscoll, DPM | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Portland, OR | $285.93 |
| 96 | Tarin Paparella, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Norton Shores, MI | $264.48 |
| 97 | Roger L. Deyoung, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Muskegon, MI | $264.48 |
| 98 | Jan E. Smolen, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Muskegon, MI | $264.48 |
| 99 | Travis D. Piper, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Muskegon, MI | $264.48 |
| 100 | Sepideh Baghian, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Bronx, NY | $263.18 |
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