Foundation Medical, LLC: payments to clinicians
Foundation Medical, LLC's payments to clinicians rose 88% in 2025, to $94,313 across 318 people. Most of it (51%) was travel and lodging, then food and beverage (49%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Minnesota) received $2,417.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $94,313 | 910 | 318 |
| 2024 | $50,188 | 625 | 247 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott G. Perkinson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Owatonna, MN | $2,417 |
| 2 | Hans Carl Bengtson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Faribault, MN | $2,279 |
| 3 | Mark Donald Fischer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Robbinsdale, MN | $1,948 |
| 4 | Amanda J. Schroeder, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hutchinson, MN | $1,930 |
| 5 | Jesse Cole Botker, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mankato, MN | $1,885 |
| 6 | Brett Arthur Freedman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $1,705 |
| 7 | Erica Jane Gauger, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Paul, MN | $1,646 |
| 8 | Bradley Michael Kruckeberg, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $1,638 |
| 9 | Hart Phillip Garner, MD | Neurological Surgery | Coon Rapids, MN | $1,436 |
| 10 | Brent James Larson, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Richfield, MN | $1,436 |
| 11 | Luis Felipe Carrazana Suarez, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Paul, MN | $1,329 |
| 12 | Brian Thomas Sleasman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Chicago, IL | $1,237 |
| 13 | Lisa Jean Lovse, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Saint Cloud, MN | $1,234 |
| 14 | Phillip Lee Thomas, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edina, MN | $1,234 |
| 15 | John Curtis Kelly, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Stillwater, MN | $1,215 |
| 16 | Allan F. Hunt, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edina, MN | $1,205 |
| 17 | John Francis Wechter, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edina, MN | $1,169 |
| 18 | Michael Brennan Stuart | Orthopaedic Surgery | New Prague, MN | $1,151 |
| 19 | Kristi Lynn Hultman, M.D., PH.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $1,109 |
| 20 | Jeffrey Joseph Theismann | Orthopaedic Surgery | Buffalo, MN | $1,106 |
| 21 | Michael Thomas Torchia, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Duluth, MN | $1,089 |
| 22 | Derek Allen Vanslyke, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Duluth, MN | $1,089 |
| 23 | Ryan William Hess, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Robbinsdale, MN | $1,049 |
| 24 | Michael Richard Anderson, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Woodbury, MN | $1,011 |
| 25 | Venus Vakhshori, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Minneapolis, MN | $1,006 |
| 26 | Rebecca Renee Dehart, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Morris, MN | $1,003 |
| 27 | William Christian Grillo, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Duluth, MN | $995.68 |
| 28 | Jordan Ramage, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | New Ulm, MN | $984.49 |
| 29 | Meghana R. Helder, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | St Louis Park, MN | $972.21 |
| 30 | Nancy Marie Luger, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Minneapolis, MN | $960.07 |
| 31 | Jacob Allan Harder, DPM | Podiatrist | Brainerd, MN | $914.54 |
| 32 | Katharine Scott Armstrong Pico, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Paul, MN | $911.01 |
| 33 | Nathan R. Hendrickson, MD, MS | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Minneapolis, MN | $909.26 |
| 34 | Christopher Thomas Martin, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Minneapolis, MN | $903.00 |
| 35 | Jolene Ann Singh, MD | Surgery | Minneapolis, MN | $902.24 |
| 36 | Patrick Yoon, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Minneapolis, MN | $893.01 |
| 37 | John David Breen, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Edina, MN | $844.20 |
| 38 | Steven Robert Smith, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Buffalo, MN | $833.62 |
| 39 | Scott T. Allen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mankato, MN | $804.00 |
| 40 | Phong Thanh Truong | Orthopaedic Surgery | New Ulm, MN | $788.97 |
| 41 | David Patenaude | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Saint Cloud, MN | $774.34 |
| 42 | Paige Ashley Kane, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Crosby, MN | $769.21 |
| 43 | Kim Susanne Schaap, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sartell, MN | $742.53 |
| 44 | Taylor Blom, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Crosby, MN | $742.24 |
| 45 | Aundrea Denise Rainville, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Oak Park Heights, MN | $736.77 |
| 46 | Daniel I. Nathan, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology | New York, NY | $736.61 |
| 47 | Kristen Michelle Roberts, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Woodbury, MN | $727.76 |
| 48 | Gregory John Folsom, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edina, MN | $713.49 |
| 49 | Mark Kenneth Magnus, DPM | Podiatrist | Owatonna, MN | $693.32 |
| 50 | Kelli L. Iceman, DPM | Podiatrist | Owatonna, MN | $676.00 |
| 51 | Jeremy Lee Fogelson, MD | Neurological Surgery | Rochester, MN | $646.02 |
| 52 | Ashton Nelsen, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Saint Cloud, MN | $645.54 |
| 53 | Kimberly Jacobsen, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Saint Cloud, MN | $636.95 |
| 54 | Aaron Krych, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $594.50 |
| 55 | Matthew Duane Copple, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gonzales, LA | $581.27 |
| 56 | Kaylee Miller, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Alexandria, MN | $575.23 |
| 57 | Jillian C. Cunningham, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Woodbury, MN | $555.03 |
| 58 | Rachel A. Brang, PAC | Physician Assistant | Vadnais Heights, MN | $552.14 |
| 59 | Madelyn Frances Lauer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sartell, MN | $542.72 |
| 60 | Bryan Macleod Armitage, MD, MSC | Orthopaedic Surgery | Neenah, WI | $537.09 |
| 61 | Emily Margaret Andrisevic | Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Paul, MN | $536.96 |
| 62 | Anne V. Merrill, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Vadnais Heights, MN | $521.72 |
| 63 | Benjamin R. Ahrens, DO | Family Medicine, Sports Medicine | Edina, MN | $500.11 |
| 64 | Brian Patrick Cunningham, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Paul, MN | $499.18 |
| 65 | Alicia Harrison, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Minneapolis, MN | $498.40 |
| 66 | Eric A. Khetia, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Eagan, MN | $478.21 |
| 67 | Kyle Bradley Flikkema, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Brooklyn Park, MN | $468.78 |
| 68 | Madison Liedel McLachlan, DO | Family Medicine | Edina, MN | $455.70 |
| 69 | Mikhail Anthony Klimstra, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Eagan, MN | $454.17 |
| 70 | Dustin Ross Lee, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Red Wing, MN | $443.37 |
| 71 | James Gannon, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Vadnais Heights, MN | $441.88 |
| 72 | Eric William Green Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sartell, MN | $434.93 |
| 73 | Matthew P. Abdel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rochester, MN | $421.47 |
| 74 | Alison Nicole Schiffern, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Paul, MN | $413.95 |
| 75 | Jason Scott Holm, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Burnsville, MN | $411.13 |
| 76 | Jeffrey F. Klassen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Crosby, MN | $391.98 |
| 77 | Daniel Michael Cuppy, PA | Physician Assistant | Vadnais Heights, MN | $386.71 |
| 78 | Edward Wu, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $385.23 |
| 79 | Lindsay Marie Gunderson, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Saint Cloud, MN | $356.96 |
| 80 | Leroy Pearce McCarty III, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edina, MN | $339.12 |
| 81 | Erich Gauger, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edina, MN | $337.55 |
| 82 | Matthew T. Rasmussen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Maple Grove, MN | $337.20 |
| 83 | Mitchell Keith Messner, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hutchinson, MN | $327.38 |
| 84 | Taylor R. Beahrs, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mankato, MN | $317.89 |
| 85 | Caroline Chen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Woodbury, MN | $304.47 |
| 86 | Patrick Donaghue, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Paoli, PA | $298.48 |
| 87 | Timothy Greeley McManus, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Englewood, CO | $296.24 |
| 88 | Jacob J. Ristow, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Minneapolis, MN | $289.82 |
| 89 | Mitchell J. Mimbach, PA | Physician Assistant | Crosby, MN | $287.98 |
| 90 | Abby L. Dingmann, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Crosby, MN | $287.98 |
| 91 | Brian Lee Walters, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plymouth, MN | $285.01 |
| 92 | Ryan Patrick Cole, MD | Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine | Burnsville, MN | $267.89 |
| 93 | Bryan Gary Perkins, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sartell, MN | $266.61 |
| 94 | Craig Kampfer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | New Braunfels, TX | $262.62 |
| 95 | Nicholas Frane | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plainview, NY | $254.87 |
| 96 | Johannes Christiaan Coetzee, MB, CHB, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Edina, MN | $249.11 |
| 97 | Aimee Sue Klapach, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Edina, MN | $246.28 |
| 98 | Michael R. Singh, CRNA | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Minneapolis, MN | $230.14 |
| 99 | Nathan D. Sanders, DPM | Podiatrist | Albert Lea, MN | $221.33 |
| 100 | Lauren Lee Smith | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Woodbury, MN | $216.73 |
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