Kerecis Limited: payments to clinicians
9,650 clinicians received $3,719,939 from Kerecis Limited in 2025; Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me was the largest category at 37%, then food and beverage (28%). The largest single recipient (Surgery, Vascular Surgery, New York) received $155,267.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,719,939 | 21,792 | 9,650 |
| 2024 | $3,885,981 | 26,456 | 9,910 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lantis, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | New York, NY | $155,267 |
| 2 | Rajiv Sood, MD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Augusta, GA | $112,520 |
| 3 | Alfredo Cesar Cordova, M.D. | Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | Sarasota, FL | $101,304 |
| 4 | Atif Baqai, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Park Ridge, IL | $98,897 |
| 5 | Mark D. Suski, M.D. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Thousand Oaks, CA | $83,254 |
| 6 | Michael Jude Lacqua, MD | Plastic Surgery | Staten Island, NY | $57,076 |
| 7 | James C. Melville, D.D.S | Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Houston, TX | $53,930 |
| 8 | Jenna L. Wishnew, M.D. | Surgery | Frisco, TX | $53,286 |
| 9 | Jonathan Richards, DPM | Podiatrist | New York, NY | $52,892 |
| 10 | James M. Cottom, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Sarasota, FL | $51,744 |
| 11 | Maurizio A. Miglietta, DO | Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | Teaneck, NJ | $51,237 |
| 12 | Gregory Sheremeta, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Troy, MI | $51,179 |
| 13 | Jonathan Stahl, D.O. | Surgery | Johnson City, NY | $49,646 |
| 14 | Patrick Allen McEneaney, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cary, IL | $45,666 |
| 15 | Marcus V. Duda, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Greensboro, NC | $45,102 |
| 16 | Richard Raymond Bruno, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Suffolk, VA | $44,830 |
| 17 | Gregory Michael Amend, M.D. | Urology | New York, NY | $42,147 |
| 18 | Erika Simmerman Mabes, D.O. | Surgery | Augusta, GA | $38,488 |
| 19 | Karl R. Stark, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | North Kansas City, MO | $37,234 |
| 20 | Carrie A. McGroarty, PA | Physician Assistant | Raleigh, NC | $36,098 |
| 21 | Matthew Rodridgo Endara, MD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Joliet, IL | $36,019 |
| 22 | Dhiren B. Patel, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Springfield, IL | $34,136 |
| 23 | Mary Elizabeth Hanley, D.O. | Preventive Medicine, Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine | Charleston, SC | $33,274 |
| 24 | Peter Lovato, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cary, IL | $33,009 |
| 25 | Ian Barron, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $32,492 |
| 26 | Thomas John Cartolano, D.O. | Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | Oak Lawn, IL | $31,191 |
| 27 | John Michael Strasswimmer, M.D. | Dermatology | Salida, CO | $30,611 |
| 28 | Ariel M. Aballay, MD | Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $28,364 |
| 29 | Hector Oreste Crespo Soto, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $28,327 |
| 30 | Rifat Latifi, MD | Surgery | Tucson, AZ | $27,931 |
| 31 | Michael Sean Romberg, MD | Surgery | Harvey, IL | $27,604 |
| 32 | Robert S. Kirsner, MD | Dermatology | Miami, FL | $27,540 |
| 33 | Mohammad Gilani, DO | Surgery, Surgical Critical Care | Brooklyn, NY | $26,684 |
| 34 | Dane Nicholas Daley, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Charleston, SC | $25,691 |
| 35 | Michael Patrick Ogilvie, MD, MBA | Plastic Surgery | Oak Lawn, IL | $25,491 |
| 36 | Ziho Lee, MD | Urology | Chicago, IL | $25,376 |
| 37 | Jonathan Seth Friedstat, MD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Boston, MA | $24,817 |
| 38 | Ryan P. O'Quinn, M.D. | Dermatology, MOHS-Micrographic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $24,689 |
| 39 | Pablo Padilla, M.D. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Houston, TX | $24,342 |
| 40 | Tobias Charles Long, M.D. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Lancaster, PA | $23,886 |
| 41 | Seth D. Rayburn, MD | Surgery | Athens, AL | $23,179 |
| 42 | George Karl Van Osten III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tupelo, MS | $23,142 |
| 43 | Christopher Winters, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Carmel, IN | $22,810 |
| 44 | Eva Dimitrova Dentcheva, M.D. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Norfolk, VA | $21,947 |
| 45 | Corianne Denise Rogers, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Raleigh, NC | $20,943 |
| 46 | Eric David Martin, D.O. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Fort Gordon, GA | $20,144 |
| 47 | Courtney Sprague Aldridge, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | San Antonio, TX | $19,005 |
| 48 | Wendy Jean Stevens, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Cortez, CO | $18,563 |
| 49 | Scott C. Gawlik, DPM | Podiatrist | Brooklyn, NY | $17,887 |
| 50 | Jeko Metodiev Madjarov, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Charlotte, NC | $17,667 |
| 51 | Burt M. Greenberg, MD | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Great Neck, NY | $17,640 |
| 52 | Barak Tanzman, D.O. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Berkley, MI | $17,608 |
| 53 | Michael Martin Vanvliet, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Bradenton, FL | $17,092 |
| 54 | James J. Chao, MD | Plastic Surgery | San Diego, CA | $16,987 |
| 55 | Randy Semma, DPM | Podiatrist | Commerce Twp, MI | $16,861 |
| 56 | Sai Ramakrishna Velamuri Venkata, M.D | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Tampa, FL | $16,847 |
| 57 | Stanislav Nickolaevich Tolkachjov, M.D. | Dermatology | Lewisville, TX | $16,253 |
| 58 | Jacob Mann Reinkraut, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Ridgewood, NJ | $15,840 |
| 59 | Mark Manuel Melendez, M.D., M.B.A | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Shelton, CT | $15,327 |
| 60 | Saju Joseph, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Las Vegas, NV | $15,286 |
| 61 | Rami Odeh Tadros, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | New York, NY | $14,702 |
| 62 | Allen Terence Raphael, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Smyrna, GA | $14,561 |
| 63 | Brian A. Mailey, M.D. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Springfield, IL | $14,216 |
| 64 | Elizabeth A. Faust, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Douglassville, PA | $14,095 |
| 65 | Tomasz Rostkowski, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Manhasset, NY | $13,199 |
| 66 | Jaclyn Jankowski, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jersey City, NJ | $12,798 |
| 67 | Daniel Lozano, MD | Surgery, Trauma Surgery | Allentown, PA | $12,121 |
| 68 | Kamran Shayesteh, D.O. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Johnstown, PA | $12,031 |
| 69 | Jonathan Schneider, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Tupelo, MS | $12,000 |
| 70 | Krysta Ann Loveland, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Lansing, MI | $11,720 |
| 71 | Hana Gabrielle Lopez-Quinones, MD | Surgery | Bronx, NY | $10,253 |
| 72 | Rimvydas Statkus, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Crystal Lake, IL | $10,225 |
| 73 | Christina Renee Richardson, APRN, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Northfield, MN | $10,145 |
| 74 | Matthew C G Liwski, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Sarasota, FL | $9,527 |
| 75 | Jennalouise Hollnagel-Kauffman, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Franklin, TN | $9,214 |
| 76 | Kirsten Leigh Smith, MD | Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $9,016 |
| 77 | Wadi Gomero-Cure, M.D. | Surgery | North Venice, FL | $9,005 |
| 78 | John L. Baeke, M.D. | General Practice | San Antonio, TX | $8,847 |
| 79 | Jason Rizzo, M.D. | Dermatology, MOHS-Micrographic Surgery | Estero, FL | $8,819 |
| 80 | Michael Donald McPhee, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Altamonte Springs, FL | $8,663 |
| 81 | Anamika Agrawal, DO | Family Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $8,486 |
| 82 | Shawn Braunagel, DPM | Podiatrist | Billings, MT | $8,448 |
| 83 | Jeffrey D. Lehrman, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Collins, CO | $8,300 |
| 84 | Michael A. Stickler, M.D. | Dermatology, MOHS-Micrographic Surgery | Santa Rosa Beach, FL | $8,257 |
| 85 | Yury Rotshteyn, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | $7,780 |
| 86 | Anthony J. Tickner, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Primary Podiatric Medicine | Hudson, MA | $7,712 |
| 87 | John Nguyen, MD | Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Morgantown, WV | $7,634 |
| 88 | Roxana Reyna, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Corpus Christi, TX | $7,489 |
| 89 | Daren Michael Guertin, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Deer Park, TX | $6,427 |
| 90 | Madelin Carracela Ramil, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Plantation, FL | $6,119 |
| 91 | Rami George Alrabaa, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | $5,894 |
| 92 | Gene Yang, M.D. | Surgery | San Diego, CA | $5,848 |
| 93 | Alan H. Chen, M.D. | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Joliet, IL | $5,399 |
| 94 | Jamie Toms | Neurological Surgery | Shreveport, LA | $5,124 |
| 95 | Rene Anthony Amaya, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Houston, TX | $5,091 |
| 96 | Suhail Sharif, MD | Surgery, Surgical Oncology | Fort Worth, TX | $4,974 |
| 97 | Thea Priscilla Price, M.D. | Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $4,618 |
| 98 | John L. Roussalis, M.D.PC | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Newark, DE | $4,550 |
| 99 | John R. Clements, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Roanoke, VA | $4,540 |
| 100 | John David Thomas, MD | Internal Medicine | Spring, TX | $4,450 |
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