Livanova USA, Inc.: payments to clinicians
As reported by the company to CMS Open Payments (general payments).
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,376,607 | 8,710 | 2,890 |
| 2024 | $19,380,736 | 8,548 | 3,015 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Osorio, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Kansas City, KS | $18,183,201 |
| 2 | Ahmed Tawfik Abdelmoity | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Kansas City, MO | $282,464 |
| 3 | Augustus John Rush Jr., MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Dallas, TX | $214,235 |
| 4 | Danielle Alyse Becker, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Columbus, OH | $124,615 |
| 5 | Alan Schwartz, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Baltimore, MD | $114,505 |
| 6 | Scott Tyler Aaronson, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Baltimore, MD | $89,449 |
| 7 | Atul Malhotra, MD | Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine | San Diego, CA | $57,039 |
| 8 | John Martin Stern, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Los Angeles, CA | $50,054 |
| 9 | Angus Wilfong, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Phoenix, AZ | $45,939 |
| 10 | Selim Ramin Benbadis, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Tampa, FL | $44,164 |
| 11 | Micheal Patrick Macken, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology | Chicago, IL | $39,789 |
| 12 | Sandi Lam, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $39,039 |
| 13 | Patricio Riva Posse, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Atlanta, GA | $36,689 |
| 14 | Ofer Jacobowitz, M. D.,PHD | Otolaryngology, Sleep Medicine | New York, NY | $36,413 |
| 15 | Kathryn Ann Polovitz, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Parker, CO | $33,814 |
| 16 | Debra Tanece Moore-Hill, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Augusta, GA | $32,298 |
| 17 | Elizabeth A. Wedberg Sivam, RN, MSN, ACNS-BC | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Health | Austin, TX | $30,197 |
| 18 | Muhammad Shahzad Zafar, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology | Durham, NC | $17,112 |
| 19 | Nitin Agarwal, M.B.B.S | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Saint Paul, MN | $17,101 |
| 20 | Fernando L. Vale, MD | Neurological Surgery | Augusta, GA | $16,086 |
| 21 | Charles Berry Tesar, M.D. | Otolaryngology | San Diego, CA | $14,030 |
| 22 | Mohamad Z. Koubeissi, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Washington, DC | $13,848 |
| 23 | Raman Sankar, M.D. | Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | Los Angeles, CA | $13,806 |
| 24 | Steven David Kavy, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | San Diego, CA | $13,748 |
| 25 | Philip David Adelson, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $13,016 |
| 26 | Deborah Lee Holder, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Los Angeles, CA | $12,438 |
| 27 | Patricio Sebastian Espinosa, MD,MPH. | Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM | Boca Raton, FL | $12,404 |
| 28 | Kathryn A. Welch, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Wichita, KS | $11,949 |
| 29 | Robert Lawrence Glover, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Buffalo, NY | $11,592 |
| 30 | Bethany Jade Thomas, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Philadelphia, PA | $10,909 |
| 31 | Mark S. George, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Charleston, SC | $10,293 |
| 32 | Cresha Tanara-Tulani Davis, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | West Monroe, LA | $9,323 |
| 33 | Sarah Lauren Chagnon, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities | Norfolk, VA | $9,017 |
| 34 | Daniel Arndt, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | West Bloomfield, MI | $8,622 |
| 35 | Steven Karceski, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | New York, NY | $8,592 |
| 36 | James Wheless, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Memphis, TN | $8,130 |
| 37 | Hazem Albandar, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Newburgh, IN | $8,010 |
| 38 | Kelli Anne Rice, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Wichita, KS | $7,764 |
| 39 | Britton Danielle Zuccarelli, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Salina, KS | $7,170 |
| 40 | Amadou Camara, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Durham, NC | $7,064 |
| 41 | Timothy Michael Lynch, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Albany, NY | $6,952 |
| 42 | Lucretia Long, APRN-CNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Columbus, OH | $6,418 |
| 43 | Karen Cecilia Keough, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Austin, TX | $6,220 |
| 44 | Taryn Denezpi, ACNPC-AG | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Albuquerque, NM | $6,160 |
| 45 | Samden Dorjee Lhatoo, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology | Houston, TX | $5,591 |
| 46 | Fonda Chan | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Dallas, TX | $5,538 |
| 47 | Jason A. Santiago, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Fort Wayne, IN | $5,443 |
| 48 | Kevin M. Rathke, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Durham, NC | $5,340 |
| 49 | Marissa Pia Di Giovine, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Philadelphia, PA | $5,265 |
| 50 | Chinasa Crista Nwankwo, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology | Akron, OH | $5,040 |
| 51 | Eveline Teresa Hidalgo, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $4,473 |
| 52 | Jeffrey Kimball Bigelow, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,450 |
| 53 | Marlene Clare Bultemeyer, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Fort Wayne, IN | $4,357 |
| 54 | Ericka Tummings Bennett, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Roswell, GA | $4,222 |
| 55 | Akila Venkataraman, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Wilkes Barre, PA | $4,050 |
| 56 | Osman Farooq | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Buffalo, NY | $4,016 |
| 57 | Werner K. Doyle, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $3,949 |
| 58 | Jacqueline French, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | New York, NY | $3,900 |
| 59 | James P. Valeriano, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,735 |
| 60 | Ayman Alboudi, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Detroit, MI | $3,731 |
| 61 | Adam Howard Gazzaley, MD PH D | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | San Francisco, CA | $3,695 |
| 62 | John R. Houck Jr., MD | Otolaryngology | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,543 |
| 63 | Komal Hargovind Ashraf, D.O. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Columbia, MO | $3,528 |
| 64 | Francisco A. Moreno, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Tucson, AZ | $3,500 |
| 65 | Tariq Ahmad Gheith, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | East Lansing, MI | $3,325 |
| 66 | Rebecca Emory, CPNP-PC | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Atlanta, GA | $3,245 |
| 67 | Ziad Nahas, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Minneapolis, MN | $3,104 |
| 68 | Cynthia A. Sloan, D.O. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Wichita Falls, TX | $3,069 |
| 69 | Laura Porch, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cordova, TN | $2,960 |
| 70 | Yash D. Shah, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,919 |
| 71 | Hussain Shallwani, MBBS | Neurological Surgery | Binghamton, NY | $2,894 |
| 72 | Shivanand P. Lad, M.D., PH.D. | Neurological Surgery | Durham, NC | $2,672 |
| 73 | Austin Christiansen Wang, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | New York, NY | $2,635 |
| 74 | Hamid Haroon Kadiwala, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Fort Worth, TX | $2,625 |
| 75 | Olga Rodziyevska, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Houston, TX | $2,552 |
| 76 | Julio Robert Flamini, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Atlanta, GA | $2,549 |
| 77 | Natasha Qutab, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Mechanicsburg, PA | $2,518 |
| 78 | Donald Campbell Barr, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Pembroke Pines, FL | $2,487 |
| 79 | Ranjit Devidas Rangnekar, MBBS, MS, MCH, FRCS | Neurological Surgery | Cooperstown, NY | $2,416 |
| 80 | Omar Gasudraz Ahmed, MD | Otolaryngology | Houston, TX | $2,360 |
| 81 | Sara Habib, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Boston, MA | $2,350 |
| 82 | Ronald G. Davis, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Winter Park, FL | $2,347 |
| 83 | Jeffrey Rubin Levin, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Modesto, CA | $2,305 |
| 84 | Kelly Shipley, AG-ACNP, FNP, CNRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bartlesville, OK | $2,270 |
| 85 | Bettina P. Harner, MD | Neurological Surgery | Modesto, CA | $2,262 |
| 86 | Priscella Ann Caron, DNP, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bartlesville, OK | $2,252 |
| 87 | Ekta Shah, D.O., M.S. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Epilepsy | Atlanta, GA | $2,246 |
| 88 | Sumeet Toor, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Richmond, IN | $2,223 |
| 89 | Andrea R. Lowden, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Irving, TX | $2,204 |
| 90 | Qi Zhi, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Honolulu, HI | $2,197 |
| 91 | Meredith Marie Leduc, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Newburgh, IN | $2,193 |
| 92 | Rammohan Rao Sankaraneni, M.D | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Omaha, NE | $2,181 |
| 93 | Amir C. Mazhari, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Mount Vernon, WA | $2,181 |
| 94 | Willie Thomas Anderson III, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Johnson City, TN | $2,165 |
| 95 | Tulio Arnaldo Bueso Aguilar, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Lubbock, TX | $2,153 |
| 96 | Agnieszka Heleniak, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Evanston, IL | $2,102 |
| 97 | Ramin Ansari | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Frisco, TX | $2,095 |
| 98 | Allison Maureen Prem | Physician Assistant | Victor, NY | $2,095 |
| 99 | Yancheng Luo, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Boys Town, NE | $2,073 |
| 100 | Maite Del Carmen Talbott, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | New York, NY | $2,059 |
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.