Exelixis Inc.: payments to clinicians
4,659 clinicians received $3,520,724 from Exelixis Inc. in 2025; Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Speaking and faculty fees was the largest category at 29%, then compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me (23%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Texas) received $1,034,532.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,520,724 | 12,298 | 4,659 |
| 2024 | $2,967,953 | 10,552 | 4,060 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sue Gail Eckhardt, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Austin, TX | $1,034,532 |
| 2 | Stephen Saletan, M.D. | Internal Medicine | New York, NY | $367,821 |
| 3 | Michael Morse, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Durham, NC | $56,887 |
| 4 | Nancy Ann Dawson, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Washington, DC | $54,303 |
| 5 | Chih-Yi Liao | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Chicago, IL | $53,614 |
| 6 | Alan Michael Garber, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 |
| 7 | Walid Labib Shaib, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | New Haven, CT | $49,643 |
| 8 | Munveer Bhangoo, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | La Jolla, CA | $48,263 |
| 9 | Katharine Elizabeth Thomas, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Reno, NV | $47,731 |
| 10 | Mohammed Najeeb Al Hallak, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Detroit, MI | $45,575 |
| 11 | Joshua Adam Strauss, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Springfield, NJ | $42,121 |
| 12 | Suresh Ratnam, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | McAllen, TX | $42,060 |
| 13 | Bharathi Vennapusa, MD | Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology | Tucson, AZ | $38,700 |
| 14 | Stephen Alan Sherwin, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | San Francisco, CA | $37,500 |
| 15 | Sandy Diana Kotiah, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Baltimore, MD | $37,033 |
| 16 | Sandy Liu, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Orange, CA | $35,835 |
| 17 | Lingling Du, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | New Orleans, LA | $35,754 |
| 18 | Mark Andrew Lewis, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Murray, UT | $33,714 |
| 19 | Saurin Akshay Chokshi | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Memphis, TN | $26,853 |
| 20 | Thai Huu Ho, M.D./PH.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Scottsdale, AZ | $26,642 |
| 21 | John Berry, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Berwyn, IL | $26,328 |
| 22 | Nabil F. Saba, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Atlanta, GA | $25,985 |
| 23 | Saikrishna Gadde, M.D. | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Birmingham, AL | $24,950 |
| 24 | Alan Tan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Nashville, TN | $22,807 |
| 25 | Susan M. Utley, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Nashville, TN | $21,731 |
| 26 | Abigail Graeber, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Philadelphia, PA | $21,023 |
| 27 | Ruemu E. Birhiray, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Indianapolis, IN | $20,777 |
| 28 | Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Orange, CA | $20,386 |
| 29 | Daniel A. Landau, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Orlando, FL | $19,314 |
| 30 | Rahul Ravilla, M.D | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Albany, NY | $19,093 |
| 31 | John Sarantopoulos, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | San Antonio, TX | $17,135 |
| 32 | Ravi Kumar Paluri, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Winston Salem, NC | $16,618 |
| 33 | Anwaar Mohammed Saeed, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Westwood, KS | $16,457 |
| 34 | Andrew Eugene Hendifar, MD, MPH | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | West Hollywood, CA | $15,836 |
| 35 | Elizabeth Marie Wulff, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Westwood, KS | $15,813 |
| 36 | Daniel Michael Geynisman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Philadelphia, PA | $13,613 |
| 37 | Nakia Lashawn Brooks, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Physician Assistant | New Orleans, LA | $13,481 |
| 38 | Aman Chauhan, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | San Francisco, CA | $13,128 |
| 39 | Michael William Lattanzi | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Austin, TX | $12,953 |
| 40 | Jennifer Nafziger, PA | Physician Assistant, Medical | Highlands Ranch, CO | $12,664 |
| 41 | Matthew C. Dugan, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Westbrook, ME | $12,637 |
| 42 | Raji M. Shameem, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Orlando, FL | $12,563 |
| 43 | Kathryn Eby Beckermann, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Franklin, TN | $12,089 |
| 44 | Yiwu Huang, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Brooklyn, NY | $11,002 |
| 45 | Olivia Ogburn, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Winston Salem, NC | $10,833 |
| 46 | Jacobo Hincapie Echeverri, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Orlando, FL | $10,646 |
| 47 | Jared Thomas Thorley, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,539 |
| 48 | Misagh Karimi, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Newport Beach, CA | $10,449 |
| 49 | Robert I. Haddad, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Boston, MA | $10,120 |
| 50 | Mary I. Salazar, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | San Antonio, TX | $9,281 |
| 51 | Mintallah Haider, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Tampa, FL | $8,762 |
| 52 | Alexander Chehrazi-Raffle, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Duarte, CA | $8,586 |
| 53 | Lowell Brian Anthony, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Lexington, KY | $8,001 |
| 54 | John Howard Strickler, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Jacksonville, FL | $7,712 |
| 55 | Shenhong Wu, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Stony Brook, NY | $7,555 |
| 56 | Jennifer Eads, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Philadelphia, PA | $7,228 |
| 57 | Ahmed Zakari, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology | Altamonte Springs, FL | $7,075 |
| 58 | Anuradha R. Thummala, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Las Vegas, NV | $6,962 |
| 59 | Namrata Vijayvergia, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Philadelphia, PA | $6,920 |
| 60 | Daniel M. Halperin, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Houston, TX | $6,875 |
| 61 | Lidia Paola Lopez, APN-C | Nurse Practitioner | Santa Monica, CA | $6,721 |
| 62 | Marc Ryan Matrana, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | New Orleans, LA | $6,710 |
| 63 | David Alexander Braun, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Boston, MA | $6,569 |
| 64 | Angela Tatiana Alistar, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Winston Salem, NC | $6,513 |
| 65 | Sara Durkin, PA | Physician Assistant | Tampa, FL | $6,443 |
| 66 | Jonathan Strosberg, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Tampa, FL | $6,396 |
| 67 | Wenxin Xu, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Boston, MA | $6,363 |
| 68 | Guillaume Joe Pegna, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Portland, OR | $6,333 |
| 69 | Kristi K. Orbaugh, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Indianapolis, IN | $6,030 |
| 70 | Arpita Desai, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | San Francisco, CA | $5,978 |
| 71 | Bradley Alexander McGregor, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Boston, MA | $5,674 |
| 72 | Amardeep Singh Aulakh, D.O. | Internal Medicine | Fresno, CA | $5,211 |
| 73 | Alexandria T. Phan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Milwaukee, WI | $5,174 |
| 74 | Midhun Malla, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Birmingham, AL | $5,109 |
| 75 | Richard D. Kim, M. D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Tampa, FL | $5,093 |
| 76 | Nicole M. Ross, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Philadelphia, PA | $5,065 |
| 77 | Olatunji B. Alese, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Atlanta, GA | $5,057 |
| 78 | Devalingam Mahalingam, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Chicago, IL | $4,970 |
| 79 | Yue Zhang, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Virginia Beach, VA | $4,966 |
| 80 | Michael J. Overman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Houston, TX | $4,937 |
| 81 | Leonid Shunyakov, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Bolivar, MO | $4,909 |
| 82 | Saby George, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Buffalo, NY | $4,871 |
| 83 | Raymel Hernandez | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cutler Bay, FL | $4,870 |
| 84 | Daniel H. Ahn, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Scottsdale, AZ | $4,827 |
| 85 | Hassan Hatoum, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,820 |
| 86 | Chandrikha Chandrasekharan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Houston, TX | $4,719 |
| 87 | Andrew Scott Paulson, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Dallas, TX | $4,700 |
| 88 | Tannaz Armaghany, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Houston, TX | $4,693 |
| 89 | Christina M. Patterson, PAC | Physician Assistant | York, PA | $4,674 |
| 90 | Arun Sendilnathan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Hamilton, OH | $4,640 |
| 91 | Kathleen Burns | Nurse Practitioner | Duarte, CA | $4,617 |
| 92 | Mital S. Patel, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Phoenix, AZ | $4,614 |
| 93 | Jonathan David Sorah, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Chapel Hill, NC | $4,595 |
| 94 | Jimmy John Hwang, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Charlotte, NC | $4,537 |
| 95 | Kanika Gupta Nair, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Cleveland, OH | $4,504 |
| 96 | Arvind Chaudhry, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Spokane, WA | $4,470 |
| 97 | Gazala Naaz Khan, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Ann Arbor, MI | $4,335 |
| 98 | Arun Nagarajan, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Weston, FL | $4,331 |
| 99 | Bobby Chawla, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Caldwell, ID | $4,310 |
| 100 | Anita Ahmed Turk, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Indianapolis, IN | $4,269 |
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