Heraeus Medical, LLC.: payments to clinicians
Heraeus Medical, LLC.'s payments to clinicians rose 98% in 2025, to $70,729 across 484 people. Most of it (62%) was royalties and licenses, then food and beverage (21%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, California) received $23,254.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $70,729 | 694 | 484 |
| 2024 | $35,692 | 862 | 620 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward J. McPherson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $23,254 |
| 2 | Andrew Jonathan Wassef, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lakewood, CA | $20,984 |
| 3 | Andrew M. Schwartz, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $7,054 |
| 4 | Parminder S. Kang, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Las Vegas, NV | $2,925 |
| 5 | Christopher J. Gauland, DPM | Podiatrist | Greenville, NC | $2,219 |
| 6 | Matthew W. Squire, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Aurora, IL | $425.18 |
| 7 | Timothy Kavanaugh, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $281.75 |
| 8 | Jordan L. Holcombe, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Fort Worth, TX | $279.33 |
| 9 | Harpreet Singh Bawa, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Westlake Village, CA | $279.26 |
| 10 | Ronald S. Labutti, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Tulsa, OK | $196.04 |
| 11 | Plas T. James, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Atlanta, GA | $195.72 |
| 12 | Jeffrey M. Bauwens, RNFA | Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse First Assistant | Westlake Village, CA | $156.61 |
| 13 | Rachael Michelle Scharchburg, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Fort Worth, TX | $139.59 |
| 14 | David Brian Dickerson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Toms River, NJ | $126.88 |
| 15 | Charles L. Nelson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $126.74 |
| 16 | Neil P. Sheth, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $121.86 |
| 17 | David Nathan Shau, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $120.48 |
| 18 | Gus Joseph Leotta III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | West Palm Beach, FL | $119.33 |
| 19 | Diego Jose Lopes De Lima, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Jupiter, FL | $119.33 |
| 20 | Charles J. Odgers, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Malvern, PA | $110.94 |
| 21 | Beau Jackson Kildow, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Omaha, NE | $104.76 |
| 22 | Samantha Leigh Torok, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Philadelphia, PA | $104.19 |
| 23 | Brandon Naylor, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Cumming, GA | $102.39 |
| 24 | Taylor James Den Hartog, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | West Des Moines, IA | $102.39 |
| 25 | Jordan William Paynter | Orthopaedic Surgery | Statesboro, GA | $102.39 |
| 26 | Gerhard Emil Maale III, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Carrollton, TX | $102.37 |
| 27 | Christopher Smith Travers, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $99.32 |
| 28 | Jacob Richard Adams, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $96.01 |
| 29 | Ajai Cadambi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $91.75 |
| 30 | Nattaly Greene, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $90.89 |
| 31 | John Bohannon Mason, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $90.89 |
| 32 | Evan Michael Dugdale, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $90.89 |
| 33 | Taylor Damore Kimball | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $90.89 |
| 34 | Robby Turk, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $90.89 |
| 35 | Joseph Serino III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Catonsville, MD | $90.89 |
| 36 | Jesse Ernest Otero, M.D., PH.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $90.89 |
| 37 | Benjamin Matthew Wooster, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $90.89 |
| 38 | Alexander P. Sah, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Fremont, CA | $88.83 |
| 39 | Jean Benoit Houle, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Mount Vernon, IL | $86.52 |
| 40 | Christopher Andrew Anthony, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $84.40 |
| 41 | David Backstein, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Naples, FL | $84.05 |
| 42 | Emmanuel Franck Dominique Gibon, MD, PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $82.16 |
| 43 | Jonathan P. Garino, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Malvern, PA | $78.48 |
| 44 | Frank Anthony Liporace, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Jersey City, NJ | $78.30 |
| 45 | Lauren Platt Cook, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jefferson City, MO | $73.57 |
| 46 | Timothy C. Galbraith, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Jefferson City, MO | $71.34 |
| 47 | William R. Evans, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Stephenville, TX | $66.71 |
| 48 | Nanette V. Evans, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Stephenville, TX | $66.70 |
| 49 | Adam Brekke, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $66.00 |
| 50 | Trevor Barronian, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Olympia, WA | $65.69 |
| 51 | Brady Sherman Ernst, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $64.47 |
| 52 | Adam Patrick Wright | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $61.70 |
| 53 | Daniel B. Wagner, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $61.59 |
| 54 | Andrew Douglas Sobel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $61.10 |
| 55 | Lance R. Little, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lafayette, CO | $60.77 |
| 56 | Elie S. Ghanem, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $59.72 |
| 57 | Venkat Raghav Rapuri, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Arlington, TX | $59.47 |
| 58 | Matthew Jackson, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $58.47 |
| 59 | Karl R. Blum, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Toms River, NJ | $57.36 |
| 60 | Robert Edward Nugent Jr., DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Toms River, NJ | $57.35 |
| 61 | Sundeep Singh Saini, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Toms River, NJ | $57.35 |
| 62 | Michael J. Pensak, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Toms River, NJ | $57.35 |
| 63 | Rodolfo A. Zamora Rendich, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Louisville, KY | $57.31 |
| 64 | Yvonne Chodaba Conway, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Trussville, AL | $54.84 |
| 65 | Samuel Franklin Thompson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $53.11 |
| 66 | Jeffrey Milles, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $53.11 |
| 67 | Kevin G. Gunter, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $53.10 |
| 68 | Richard D. Rhodes Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plano, TX | $52.42 |
| 69 | Dustin James Sepich, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tucson, AZ | $51.01 |
| 70 | David Rion, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Knightdale, NC | $50.22 |
| 71 | Richard Keith Bassett, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Prescott, AZ | $48.99 |
| 72 | Seth Byron McCord, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $48.92 |
| 73 | Benjamin Derick Sookhoo, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Orlando, FL | $48.76 |
| 74 | Kurt Weiss | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $48.14 |
| 75 | Crystel D. Knierim, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bridgeton, MO | $46.54 |
| 76 | Alan Garvin Anz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $46.54 |
| 77 | William C. Schroer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bridgeton, MO | $46.54 |
| 78 | Mitchell Wattles, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $46.54 |
| 79 | Kevin Michel Middlemist, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Jefferson City, MO | $46.54 |
| 80 | Patrick Revere Knight, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Cape Girardeau, MO | $46.54 |
| 81 | Thomas Joseph Aleto Jr., MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $46.54 |
| 82 | Jonathan M. Craighead, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jefferson City, MO | $46.53 |
| 83 | James Matthew Scott, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hamilton, NJ | $46.37 |
| 84 | Wilson Christopher Choy, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lewes, DE | $46.04 |
| 85 | Paul W. Codjoe, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Princeton, NJ | $45.07 |
| 86 | Kevin M. Casey, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | La Jolla, CA | $44.98 |
| 87 | David Saul Levine, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Rockaway, NJ | $44.79 |
| 88 | Michael Louis Adams, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $44.31 |
| 89 | Benjamin Wilke, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $44.30 |
| 90 | Richard R. Grimsley, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $44.30 |
| 91 | David Ramski, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bethlehem, PA | $43.68 |
| 92 | Daniel Todd Goldstein, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Mount Laurel, NJ | $42.38 |
| 93 | John Gabriel Horneff, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $41.89 |
| 94 | Steven Douglas Werner Jr., DO. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $41.59 |
| 95 | Rahul Kant Goel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fayetteville, GA | $41.26 |
| 96 | Louis Joseph Ciliberti Jr., DPM, MS | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Malvern, PA | $40.80 |
| 97 | Eric B. Smith, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Glen Mills, PA | $40.15 |
| 98 | David George Nazarian, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Marlton, NJ | $40.00 |
| 99 | Beth Anne Hicks Walsh, P.A.C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Westminster, MD | $39.74 |
| 100 | Dukens Labaze, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mount Dora, FL | $39.74 |
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