Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: payments to clinicians
As reported by the company to CMS Open Payments (general payments).
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $57,498,716 | 101,261 | 15,546 |
| 2024 | $60,325,811 | 125,229 | 17,839 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas Roderick Stoddard, M.D. | Surgery | Austin, TX | $578,151 |
| 2 | Andy Leston Hawthorne, M.D. | Surgery | Round Rock, TX | $465,069 |
| 3 | Gaby N. Moawad, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Washington, DC | $412,703 |
| 4 | Devin M. Garza, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Austin, TX | $304,820 |
| 5 | Nisha Solanki Dhir, M.D. | Specialist | Plainsboro, NJ | $261,073 |
| 6 | Mario Leyba, M.D. | Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $253,615 |
| 7 | Amit Kumar Taggar, MD | Surgery | Tampa, FL | $252,874 |
| 8 | Andrea Pakula, M.D. | Surgery | Thousand Oaks, CA | $250,527 |
| 9 | Beemen N. Khalil, MD | Surgery | Palo Alto, CA | $239,426 |
| 10 | David J. Lourie, MD | Surgery | Pasadena, CA | $231,632 |
| 11 | Giovanni Annunziato Infusino, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Crown Point, IN | $216,660 |
| 12 | Chad Michael Copper, MD | Surgery | Gainesville, GA | $203,103 |
| 13 | Jorge Luis Florin, M.D. | Surgery | Clermont, FL | $202,673 |
| 14 | Laila Rashidi, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Tacoma, WA | $202,530 |
| 15 | Paul Cesanek, M.D. | Surgery | Allentown, PA | $198,046 |
| 16 | Hasnain S. Bawaadam, M.D., M.P.H. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Kenosha, WI | $197,755 |
| 17 | Vineet Choudhry, MD | Surgery | Austin, TX | $193,057 |
| 18 | Rock Chen Chun Liu, MD | Surgery | Emeryville, CA | $190,765 |
| 19 | Maykol Rene Alexander Postigo Jasahui, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Kansas City, KS | $189,965 |
| 20 | Hadi Razavi Najafian, D.O | Surgery | Sun City, AZ | $184,038 |
| 21 | Eric F. Smith, DO | Surgery | Ashland, KY | $183,392 |
| 22 | Robert C. Perez, M.D. | Surgery | Hainesport, NJ | $179,295 |
| 23 | Steven M. Fass, M.D. | Surgery | Austin, TX | $178,171 |
| 24 | Reza Ronaghi, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Santa Monica, CA | $176,972 |
| 25 | Michael James Ewing, M.D, | Surgery | Corpus Christi, TX | $174,897 |
| 26 | Patrick Ross Jr., M.D., PH.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Wynnewood, PA | $171,397 |
| 27 | Afshin Bahador, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | San Diego, CA | $169,091 |
| 28 | Michael Brian Harkins, M.D. | Surgery | Tomball, TX | $166,247 |
| 29 | Jason S. Bailey, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery | Gainesville, GA | $161,283 |
| 30 | Manu Suraj Sancheti, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Atlanta, GA | $159,630 |
| 31 | Garrett G. Friedman, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Las Vegas, NV | $156,197 |
| 32 | Ali Zul Jiwani, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Orlando, FL | $155,770 |
| 33 | Bradley Len Icard | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Pinehurst, NC | $154,494 |
| 34 | Catherine L. Oberg, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Torrance, CA | $154,211 |
| 35 | Richard William Farnam, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | El Paso, TX | $151,669 |
| 36 | Michael D. Zervos, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | New York, NY | $151,610 |
| 37 | Emily V. Cassidy, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Baton Rouge, LA | $151,111 |
| 38 | Pamela Cristine Lee, MD | Colon & Rectal Surgery | San Diego, CA | $150,664 |
| 39 | Thomas J. Swope, MD | Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $148,536 |
| 40 | Ali Ahmad, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Wichita, KS | $147,767 |
| 41 | Michael Paul Meara, MD, MBA | Surgery | Columbus, OH | $147,739 |
| 42 | Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Jacksonville, FL | $147,393 |
| 43 | Omar Yusef Kudsi, M.D. | Surgery | Boston, MA | $146,973 |
| 44 | Morgan Crigger | Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $146,332 |
| 45 | Christopher Garnet Ducoin, MD, MPH | Surgery | Tampa, FL | $145,989 |
| 46 | Jennifer Preston, MD | Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $143,276 |
| 47 | Abhinav Mittal, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Tucson, AZ | $141,978 |
| 48 | Mark Karam Soliman, M.D. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Altamonte Springs, FL | $139,972 |
| 49 | Eben H. Strobos, MD | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Lakewood, CO | $137,873 |
| 50 | Yogesh K. Patel, MD | Surgery | Henderson, NV | $135,719 |
| 51 | Abhijit Ajitkumar Raval, MD | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Anderson, SC | $135,321 |
| 52 | Richard Craig Brown Jr., D.O. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Gulf Shores, AL | $134,252 |
| 53 | Michael Stifelman, M.D. | Urology | Hackensack, NJ | $133,712 |
| 54 | Erik Eduardo Folch, MD, MSC | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Boston, MA | $132,760 |
| 55 | John R. Porterfield Jr., MD | Surgery | Bessemer, AL | $132,723 |
| 56 | Thomas M. Shultz, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Springfield, MO | $130,346 |
| 57 | Scott E. Olsson, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Cypress, TX | $128,643 |
| 58 | Ahmad Abou Abbass, M.D | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Mission Viejo, CA | $127,876 |
| 59 | Quanita Jamelle Crable, MD | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Dallas, TX | $126,197 |
| 60 | Sanjivan Singh Kohli, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $126,076 |
| 61 | Susan Ann Crockett, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Live Oak, TX | $126,068 |
| 62 | Bahirathan Krishnadasan, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Tacoma, WA | $124,367 |
| 63 | Jose Erbella Jr., MD | Surgery | Bradenton, FL | $123,868 |
| 64 | Otis B. Rickman, DO | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Nashville, TN | $120,579 |
| 65 | Reza Alex Gamagami, M.D. | Surgery | New Lenox, IL | $118,001 |
| 66 | Michael James Blea, M.D. | Surgery | Albuquerque, NM | $117,536 |
| 67 | Samir E. Hage, D.O. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Redlands, CA | $114,928 |
| 68 | Desmond M. D'Souza, M.D | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Columbus, OH | $114,072 |
| 69 | Vijay A. Singh, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Staten Island, NY | $114,000 |
| 70 | Chitharanjan Pullattrana, MD | Surgery | Charleston, SC | $113,919 |
| 71 | Hitesh Batra, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Baltimore, MD | $111,990 |
| 72 | Christian F. Ghattas, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Columbus, OH | $106,322 |
| 73 | Yassar K. Youssef, MD | Surgery | Norfolk, VA | $105,159 |
| 74 | Douglas A. Murphy, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Atlanta, GA | $104,697 |
| 75 | Isaac Christopher Payne, D.O. | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Mobile, AL | $104,566 |
| 76 | Thomas J. Meyer, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Wynnewood, PA | $104,157 |
| 77 | Arthur O. Romero, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Las Vegas, NV | $103,824 |
| 78 | Thiru Venkat Lakshman, MD | Colon & Rectal Surgery | Austin, TX | $103,394 |
| 79 | Justin Michael Thomas, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Rancho Mirage, CA | $100,006 |
| 80 | Bianka Eperjesiova, MD | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Dearborn, MI | $99,290 |
| 81 | Eugene O. Dickens, M.D. | Surgery | Tulsa, OK | $99,237 |
| 82 | Amit K. Tandon, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Wesley Chapel, FL | $98,109 |
| 83 | Siew-Ming Lee, MD | Surgery | Fresno, CA | $97,976 |
| 84 | Richard Link, M.D. | Urology | Houston, TX | $96,967 |
| 85 | Eric Lee Wallace, M.D. | Surgery | Cookeville, TN | $95,348 |
| 86 | Lucas Pitts, MD | Internal Medicine | Kansas City, KS | $94,373 |
| 87 | Anthony Michael Gonzalez, M.D. | Surgery | Miami, FL | $93,362 |
| 88 | Paul Geoffrey Vana, M.D. | Surgery | Downers Grove, IL | $92,402 |
| 89 | Alisa Mae Coker, M.D. | Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $92,325 |
| 90 | Harsh D. Shah, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Marion, OH | $92,013 |
| 91 | Mark Ryan Mawhinney, M.D. | Surgery | Salt Lake City, UT | $91,742 |
| 92 | Glenn M. Bankert, D.O | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Crestview, FL | $91,463 |
| 93 | Chinh Phan, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Sacramento, CA | $91,266 |
| 94 | Darin Swainston, M.D. | Obstetrics & Gynecology | Las Vegas, NV | $88,956 |
| 95 | Samantha Baah, M.D | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Nashville, TN | $88,357 |
| 96 | Abid Idrees Khokar, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Phoenix, AZ | $88,009 |
| 97 | Jordan Klebanoff | Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology | Newtown Square, PA | $87,784 |
| 98 | Chase Robert Brown, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Philadelphia, PA | $87,145 |
| 99 | Ghulam Murtaza, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Rockford, IL | $86,839 |
| 100 | Rabih Ibrahim Bechara, MD | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Charlotte, NC | $86,022 |
Open Payments covers payments from drug and device makers to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and some other clinicians: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, education and similar. Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing, and amounts can include payments disputed by the recipient. Source: CMS Open Payments general payment data. Original records:openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.