Medela LLC: payments to clinicians
Medela LLC's payments to clinicians fell 47% in 2025, to $33,453 across 56 people. Most of it (60%) was speaking and faculty fees, then food and beverage (32%). The largest single recipient (Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Washington) received $7,918.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,453 | 72 | 56 |
| 2024 | $63,124 | 190 | 155 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca A. Hoban, MD | Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Seattle, WA | $7,918 |
| 2 | Jae Hong Kim, M.D. | Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Cincinnati, OH | $4,368 |
| 3 | Mark David Peterson, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Phoenix, AZ | $4,036 |
| 4 | Gianluca Torregrossa, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Chicago, IL | $3,436 |
| 5 | Bernard J. Park, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | New York, NY | $2,536 |
| 6 | Leslie A. Parker, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Gainesville, FL | $2,250 |
| 7 | Jessica Ann Gomez, NNP | Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal | Houston, TX | $1,020 |
| 8 | Johannes R. Kratz, MD | Surgery | Boston, MA | $534.19 |
| 9 | Lindsey Wilson Young, MD | Surgery | Rochester, MN | $436.02 |
| 10 | Alexander Willard Bridges, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Lancaster, PA | $436.02 |
| 11 | James P. O'Rourke, MD, FACS, FCCP | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Paducah, KY | $436.02 |
| 12 | Andrew Richard Milner Brownlee, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | West Hollywood, CA | $436.02 |
| 13 | Iosif Gulkarov, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Flushing, NY | $436.02 |
| 14 | Richard S. Eubanks Jr., M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Panama City, FL | $436.02 |
| 15 | Amit Arora, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Springfield, OH | $436.02 |
| 16 | Caitlin Kyle, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Springfield, OH | $436.02 |
| 17 | Matthew Joseph Aizpuru, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Rochester, MN | $436.02 |
| 18 | Husam Balkhy | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Chicago, IL | $436.02 |
| 19 | Hiep Cong Nguyen, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Gainesville, FL | $436.02 |
| 20 | Courtney Lynn Maxey-Jones, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Johnson City, NY | $436.02 |
| 21 | Mark A. Awolesi, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Bellingham, WA | $436.02 |
| 22 | Krishna Bhandari, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Charleston, SC | $436.02 |
| 23 | Kate Tauber, M.D. | Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine | Albany, NY | $323.96 |
| 24 | Elbert Yeung-Wei Kuo, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Louisville, KY | $129.12 |
| 25 | Stephen D. Cassivi, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Rochester, MN | $98.17 |
| 26 | Awais Ashfaq, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Cincnnati, OH | $28.92 |
| 27 | William Maxfield Schlegel, PA-C | Physician Assistant | San Bernardino, CA | $26.30 |
| 28 | Heather Whitmer, PA | Physician Assistant | Tulsa, OK | $26.30 |
| 29 | Mir Wasif Ali, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | San Bernardino, CA | $26.30 |
| 30 | Alexandra Kharazi | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Chula Vista, CA | $25.07 |
| 31 | Alain L. Raymond, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Orange, CA | $25.06 |
| 32 | Isabella Pecchia, PA-C | Physician Assistant | San Diego, CA | $25.06 |
| 33 | Christos I. Stavropoulos, M. D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | New York, NY | $24.49 |
| 34 | Dongning Zhang, MD, MPH | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Pomona, CA | $23.94 |
| 35 | Stephanie Michelle Cerrone | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Youngstown, OH | $23.68 |
| 36 | Lucas W. Henn, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Youngstown, OH | $23.68 |
| 37 | Sigrid Johannesen Ringenberg, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Nashville, TN | $23.43 |
| 38 | Gary Schwartz, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Dallas, TX | $23.43 |
| 39 | Shair U. Ahmed, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Phoenix, AZ | $23.43 |
| 40 | Eitan Podgaetz Gliksberg, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Dallas, TX | $23.43 |
| 41 | Nathan P. Holland, PA | Physician Assistant | Davenport, IA | $22.81 |
| 42 | Gholam Reza Mohammadzadeh, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Thousand Oaks, CA | $22.80 |
| 43 | Gina Louise Zelle, DNP, AGACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Davenport, IA | $22.80 |
| 44 | Amy R. Bohm, PNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Wentzville, MO | $22.40 |
| 45 | Michael Ryan Reidy, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Saint Louis, MO | $22.40 |
| 46 | Jennifer L. McIntosh, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Saint Louis, MO | $22.40 |
| 47 | Lloyd John Vasquez III, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Saint Louis, MO | $22.40 |
| 48 | Rokhsareh Eyvazkhany | Physician Assistant, Medical | New York, NY | $21.63 |
| 49 | Christopher James Wysocki, AGACNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Chandler, AZ | $19.73 |
| 50 | Marcel Esteban Gourian, ACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Phoenix, AZ | $19.73 |
| 51 | Al Moore, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Dallas, TX | $19.73 |
| 52 | Lara Schaheen, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Phoenix, AZ | $19.73 |
| 53 | John Michael Tedesco, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Scarborough, ME | $19.72 |
| 54 | Laurie Marie Hayes, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Youngstown, OH | $19.14 |
| 55 | Redah Z. Mahmood, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Woodstock, GA | $14.57 |
| 56 | Sandra L. Pruett, CNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Marietta, GA | $14.56 |
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