Ethicon US, LLC: payments to clinicians
Ethicon US, LLC's payments to clinicians rose 170% in 2025, to $4,181,200 across 12,510 people. Most of it (81%) was consulting fees, then food and beverage (18%). The largest single recipient (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), Tennessee) received $161,824.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,181,200 | 20,354 | 12,510 |
| 2024 | $1,548,748 | 15,419 | 10,137 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson H. Wheatley III, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Nashville, TN | $161,824 |
| 2 | Dennis H. Kraus, MD | Otolaryngology | New York, NY | $114,361 |
| 3 | Robert F. Short, MD | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Pittsburgh, PA | $93,854 |
| 4 | Andrew Mitchell Nunn, M.D. | Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | Winston Salem, NC | $84,697 |
| 5 | Krista Grantham, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | San Antonio, TX | $73,426 |
| 6 | David C. Longcope, MD | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Denver, CO | $67,692 |
| 7 | Joshua Jeremiah Beardsley, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Rock Hill, SC | $55,789 |
| 8 | Lindsey Ross | Neurological Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $51,053 |
| 9 | Stephen Tyler Ingram, PA | Physician Assistant | New Braunfels, TX | $50,628 |
| 10 | Christine Hsu Rohde, M.D | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | New York, NY | $48,953 |
| 11 | Heather Jean Austin, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Salinas, CA | $48,681 |
| 12 | Michael A. Berke, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Atlanta, GA | $48,202 |
| 13 | Steven J. Wurzelbacher, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Cincinnati, OH | $47,834 |
| 14 | Jeanine Marie Gargiulo, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Alexandria, VA | $47,725 |
| 15 | John Clarence Lipham, MD | Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $46,094 |
| 16 | Rahim Shiraz Nazerali, MD | Plastic Surgery | Palo Alto, CA | $46,016 |
| 17 | Elizabeth Anne Dovec, M.D. | Surgery | Winter Garden, FL | $44,308 |
| 18 | Jonathan Black, MD, MPH | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology | Miramar, FL | $42,591 |
| 19 | Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Houston, TX | $42,428 |
| 20 | Kurian Thott | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Stafford, VA | $37,629 |
| 21 | Jeffrey August Hagen, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Charlotte, NC | $37,495 |
| 22 | Russell J. Stankiewicz, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Lewisburg, PA | $36,226 |
| 23 | Steven Douglas McCarus, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Celebration, FL | $35,451 |
| 24 | Sara J. Holland, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Madison, WI | $35,390 |
| 25 | Richard The Nguyen, DO | Surgery | Los Gatos, CA | $34,578 |
| 26 | Philip Woodworth, MD | Surgery | Lone Tree, CO | $34,376 |
| 27 | Jay Wayne Roberts, D.O. | Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $33,545 |
| 28 | Gerald R. Buchert, P.A. | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Bellaire, TX | $32,133 |
| 29 | Olugbenga Tokunbo Okusanya, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Philadelphia, PA | $32,127 |
| 30 | Faraz Kerendi, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Austin, TX | $31,527 |
| 31 | John Ledonne, M.D. | Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $31,075 |
| 32 | Joseph Vincent Valentino Blas, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Greenville, SC | $29,897 |
| 33 | Ron J. Karni, MD | Otolaryngology | Houston, TX | $27,901 |
| 34 | Christopher Reid, MD | Plastic Surgery | La Jolla, CA | $26,949 |
| 35 | Alissa Mae Akers Helvik, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Coeur D Alene, ID | $26,071 |
| 36 | Katerina Olivia Kimonis Wells, MD, MPH | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Dallas, TX | $24,068 |
| 37 | Reginald C.W. Bell, MD | Surgery | Lone Tree, CO | $23,693 |
| 38 | Mathew Ninan, MD | Surgery | Nashville, TN | $23,680 |
| 39 | Sarah Laub, PA-C | Physician Assistant | New Albany, OH | $23,626 |
| 40 | John Barton D'Alessandro, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Salem, VA | $23,433 |
| 41 | Jean Ashburn, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $23,330 |
| 42 | Saniea F. Majid, M.D. | Surgery | Livingston, NJ | $23,280 |
| 43 | Sagar S. Gandhi, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Greenville, SC | $22,943 |
| 44 | Enrique Eduardo Infante, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Elkhart, IN | $21,970 |
| 45 | Maie Abdul-Rahman St John, MD | Otolaryngology | Los Angeles, CA | $21,855 |
| 46 | Konstantin Slavin, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $21,737 |
| 47 | Michael E. Muncy, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Irving, TX | $20,838 |
| 48 | Jason David Prescott, MD, PHD | Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | $19,980 |
| 49 | Thomas E. Sonnanstine IV, MD | Surgery | Columbus, OH | $19,736 |
| 50 | Sherief Fawzi Hussein Shawki, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Rochester, MN | $19,543 |
| 51 | Mathew C. Rawlins, MD | Surgery | Spokane, WA | $19,110 |
| 52 | Jason Paul Zlotnicki, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gastonia, NC | $18,761 |
| 53 | Antonia F. Chen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dallas, TX | $18,697 |
| 54 | Joseph Isaac Licata, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Durham, NC | $18,648 |
| 55 | Christopher Garnet Ducoin, MD, MPH | Surgery | Tampa, FL | $17,785 |
| 56 | Rebecca Lynn Kelso | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $17,503 |
| 57 | Isaac Felemovicius, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Maple Grove, MN | $17,394 |
| 58 | Sean M. Jones-Quaidoo, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Dallas, TX | $17,071 |
| 59 | Michael Yung-Shun Wang, MD | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $16,600 |
| 60 | Seth Landon King, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Bowling Green, KY | $16,295 |
| 61 | Derek Fakhredean Amanatullah, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Stanford, CA | $16,111 |
| 62 | Jennifer Holder-Murray | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,992 |
| 63 | Zaheer Faizi, MD | Surgery | Rockingham, VA | $15,969 |
| 64 | Justin R. Allphin, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Ozark, MO | $15,919 |
| 65 | Vadim Zeltsman, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Great Neck, NY | $15,496 |
| 66 | Tori Grace Franklin, PA | Physician Assistant, Medical | Lakewood, WA | $15,025 |
| 67 | Steven Joseph Girdler, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Newport Beach, CA | $14,972 |
| 68 | James L. Lubawski Jr., M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Winfield, IL | $14,707 |
| 69 | Bradley Todd Moore, MD | Surgery | Kansas City, MO | $14,538 |
| 70 | Faisal G. Qureshi, MD | Surgery | Dallas, TX | $14,499 |
| 71 | Carol Jacquelyn Chow, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Newport Beach, CA | $14,280 |
| 72 | Bob Kiaii, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Sacramento, CA | $13,890 |
| 73 | Marc L. Winter, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Laguna Hills, CA | $13,738 |
| 74 | Kourosh T. Asgarian, D.O. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Neptune, NJ | $13,636 |
| 75 | Emily V. Cassidy, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Baton Rouge, LA | $13,356 |
| 76 | Princess Urbina, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Phoenix, AZ | $13,293 |
| 77 | Ian Matthew Duensing, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlottesville, VA | $13,263 |
| 78 | Travis Nathan Shipe, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Charlotte, NC | $13,076 |
| 79 | Varvara A. Kirchner, M.D. | Transplant Surgery | Palo Alto, CA | $12,978 |
| 80 | Peyman Benharash, MD | Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $12,870 |
| 81 | Benjamin Thomas Anderson, D.O. | Hospitalist | Lafayette, IN | $12,761 |
| 82 | John David Scott, MD | Surgery | Greenville, SC | $12,535 |
| 83 | Reginald G M Abraham, M D | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Fountain Valley, CA | $12,532 |
| 84 | Nicholas Edward Gerken, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $12,444 |
| 85 | Kirsten Sasaki, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Naperville, IL | $11,986 |
| 86 | Alfred A. Simental Jr., M.D. | Otolaryngology | Loma Linda, CA | $10,980 |
| 87 | Mecker Moller, M.D. | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Chicago, IL | $10,955 |
| 88 | Mara Beth Antonoff, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Houston, TX | $10,927 |
| 89 | Eric Hans Jensen, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Minneapolis, MN | $10,887 |
| 90 | Gitonga Munene, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Kalamazoo, MI | $10,672 |
| 91 | Emily Jeanne Havener Billstein, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Durango, CO | $10,628 |
| 92 | Nana Sarpong, MD, MBA | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $10,544 |
| 93 | Mark Dennis Widmann, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Morristown, NJ | $10,510 |
| 94 | Leah Monique Backhus, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Palo Alto, CA | $10,439 |
| 95 | Christopher Joe Northup, M.D. | Surgery | Nashville, TN | $10,406 |
| 96 | Ali A. Baaj, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $10,310 |
| 97 | Dean Barone, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Union, NJ | $10,282 |
| 98 | James L. Hinshaw, MD | Radiology, Body Imaging | Madison, WI | $10,238 |
| 99 | Matthew J. Mifsud, MD | Otolaryngology | Tampa, FL | $9,900 |
| 100 | Kepal Patel, M.D. | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | New York, NY | $9,792 |
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