Elevation Spine, Inc.: payments to clinicians
60 clinicians received $31,499 from Elevation Spine, Inc. in 2025; Neurological Surgery is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (88%) was consulting fees, then food and beverage (12%). The largest single recipient (Neurological Surgery, Florida) received $8,158.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $31,499 | 92 | 60 |
| 2024 | $38,623 | 152 | 100 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Tafel, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $8,158 |
| 2 | Paul R. Krafft, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Daytona Beach, FL | $7,115 |
| 3 | Lauren Elizabeth Matteini, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Elgin, IL | $5,077 |
| 4 | Tien Viet Le, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Brandon, FL | $4,303 |
| 5 | Jasvinder Singh Nangiana, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $2,250 |
| 6 | Timothy Marc Eastin, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Rogers, AR | $1,000 |
| 7 | Samuel Abraham Joseph Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Safety Harbor, FL | $518.84 |
| 8 | Gerald Molloy, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Melbourne, FL | $373.45 |
| 9 | Scott A. Webb, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Clearwater, FL | $220.63 |
| 10 | Miguel A. Jimenez, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Smyrna, GA | $199.46 |
| 11 | Betsy H. Grunch, MD | Neurological Surgery | Gainesville, GA | $127.84 |
| 12 | Philip Justin York, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Greenwood Village, CO | $123.82 |
| 13 | Brandon James Scott, DO | Neurological Surgery | Cape Girardeau, MO | $120.57 |
| 14 | Anup Krishna Gangavalli, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Richmond, VA | $119.31 |
| 15 | Lance M. Tigyer, D. O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Dayton, OH | $116.97 |
| 16 | Deepak Awasthi, MD | Neurological Surgery | Thibodaux, LA | $114.62 |
| 17 | Daniel Martin Harwell, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Tulsa, OK | $108.85 |
| 18 | Michael Yung-Shun Wang, MD | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $104.47 |
| 19 | Jeffrey Moore, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Oklahoma City, OK | $93.77 |
| 20 | Pedro Miguel Ramirez, MD | Neurological Surgery | Lake Mary, FL | $88.61 |
| 21 | Gennadiy Aleksandrovich Katsevman, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Naples, FL | $80.72 |
| 22 | Steve Hubert Monk | Neurological Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $68.58 |
| 23 | Daniel Zeitouni, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Charlotte, NC | $68.58 |
| 24 | Christopher J. Koebbe, MD | Neurological Surgery | St Petersburg, FL | $67.70 |
| 25 | Jaideep Chunduri, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Louisville, KY | $54.98 |
| 26 | Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH | Neurological Surgery | Alexandria, VA | $48.31 |
| 27 | Timothy Yi-Shin Wang, MD | Family Medicine | Chicago, IL | $41.87 |
| 28 | Michael Daniel Monterey, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $41.16 |
| 29 | Stephane Lavoie, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Deland, FL | $38.51 |
| 30 | Tyler M. Cardinal, MD | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $33.16 |
| 31 | Raphael R. Roybal, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Savannah, GA | $30.96 |
| 32 | Vignessh Kumar, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $30.16 |
| 33 | Clayton Thomas Bauer, M.D./PH.D. | Neurological Surgery | Lithia, FL | $29.59 |
| 34 | Garrett Robert Leonard, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $27.01 |
| 35 | Jacob Bernstein | Neurological Surgery | Greeley, CO | $26.80 |
| 36 | William Hale McKay, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Greeley, CO | $26.79 |
| 37 | Tuan Le Anh Bui, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lawrenceville, GA | $26.61 |
| 38 | William L. Mills, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Conway, SC | $26.04 |
| 39 | Erkan Alci, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Conway, SC | $26.04 |
| 40 | Daniel Kwangwon Park, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chicago, IL | $25.92 |
| 41 | Alexis Juliet Karagianis, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Palm Harbor, FL | $22.44 |
| 42 | Taylor Beatty, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Seattle, WA | $22.44 |
| 43 | Miguelangelo Perez Cruet, MD | Specialist | Waterford, MI | $22.30 |
| 44 | Ashka J. Patel, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Wellington, FL | $21.73 |
| 45 | Alexander Kendrick Powers, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Kernersville, NC | $20.80 |
| 46 | Amir A. Ahmadian, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Wesley Chapel, FL | $20.69 |
| 47 | Armen Robert Deukmedjian, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Wesley Chapel, FL | $20.69 |
| 48 | Brian Emerson, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Saint Augustine, FL | $20.21 |
| 49 | Ahmed Saleh, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Augustine, FL | $20.21 |
| 50 | Nolan A. Gall, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | St Augustine, FL | $20.21 |
| 51 | Anthony Abate, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Orange Park, FL | $20.21 |
| 52 | Marcello Paolo Belfiore, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Jacksonville, FL | $20.21 |
| 53 | Brian Fiani, D.O., F.A.C.O.S. | Neurological Surgery | Shelby Township, MI | $19.80 |
| 54 | Lewis Jackson Dorrance, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Tequesta, FL | $19.80 |
| 55 | Alberto L. De Arrigoitia, DC | Chiropractor | Saint Cloud, FL | $19.80 |
| 56 | Christopher Patrick Henderson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Dickson City, PA | $10.91 |
| 57 | Adam Jason Ward, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Tampa, FL | $9.60 |
| 58 | Frederick A. Moore, M.D., F.A.C.S. | Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | Gainesville, FL | $4.90 |
| 59 | Jason David Zook, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Morganton, NC | $4.43 |
| 60 | Emmet Hunter Dyer, MD | Neurological Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $4.22 |
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