Melinta Therapeutics, LLC: payments to clinicians
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC's payments to clinicians fell 30% in 2025, to $361,536 across 1,869 people. Speaking and faculty fees was the largest category at 40%, then food and beverage (30%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Georgia) received $55,540.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $361,536 | 4,208 | 1,869 |
| 2024 | $516,390 | 4,756 | 2,065 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose A. Vazquez, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Augusta, GA | $55,540 |
| 2 | Matthew Allen Wikler, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | San Diego, CA | $38,924 |
| 3 | Juan D. Diaz, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Altamonte Springs, FL | $29,518 |
| 4 | Casmiar I. Nwaigwe, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Minot, ND | $20,916 |
| 5 | John Scott Bradley, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | San Diego, CA | $11,735 |
| 6 | Hector Brunet Rodriguez, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Shreveport, LA | $9,992 |
| 7 | Fares Khater, MD | Internal Medicine | Whitesburg, KY | $8,646 |
| 8 | Ali A M Hassoun, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Huntsville, AL | $7,837 |
| 9 | Dino James Delaportas, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Bridgeport, WV | $5,578 |
| 10 | Amar Safdar, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Houston, TX | $5,441 |
| 11 | Antonio C. Arrieta, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Orange, CA | $5,353 |
| 12 | Jeffrey Lin, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Fort Walton Beach, FL | $5,224 |
| 13 | Edward A. Dominguez, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Dallas, TX | $5,015 |
| 14 | George Sakoulas, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | San Diego, CA | $4,952 |
| 15 | Miguel Angel Sierra-Hoffman, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Victoria, TX | $4,923 |
| 16 | Guillermo Orlando Padilla, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Shreveport, LA | $4,498 |
| 17 | Stephen E. Weinroth, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Fairfax, VA | $4,451 |
| 18 | Andrew Ryan Martin, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Margate, FL | $2,964 |
| 19 | Christian E. Sandrock, MD | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | $2,750 |
| 20 | Brandon Joseph Smith, MD, PHARMD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,696 |
| 21 | Daniel Kelly Benjamin Jr., M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Durham, NC | $2,450 |
| 22 | Lenny Weinstein, D.O | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Bay Shore, NY | $2,342 |
| 23 | David R. Andes, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Madison, WI | $2,300 |
| 24 | Natalie Neu, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | New York, NY | $2,100 |
| 25 | Luis Zeichner Ostrosky, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Houston, TX | $2,000 |
| 26 | Nicolas Barros Baertl, MD | Internal Medicine | Indianapolis, IN | $1,840 |
| 27 | Jonathan A. Gutman, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Aurora, CO | $1,680 |
| 28 | Rawan Faramand, M.D | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Tampa, FL | $1,438 |
| 29 | Muayad Alali, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Indianapolis, IN | $1,400 |
| 30 | Alexander Joseph Ambinder, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Baltimore, MD | $1,350 |
| 31 | Andrew Dold, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Dacula, GA | $1,100 |
| 32 | Christopher Goddard | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | Cincinnati, OH | $906.12 |
| 33 | Nikhil Kiran Bhayani, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Bedford, TX | $846.98 |
| 34 | Ian Adrian Fanoga Frani, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Las Vegas, NV | $765.94 |
| 35 | Cornelius J. Clancy, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Gainesville, FL | $743.75 |
| 36 | Thomas Ryan Gallaher, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Greenville, NC | $676.59 |
| 37 | Alan Bulbin, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Greenvale, NY | $638.79 |
| 38 | William Camp Pace, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Southampton, PA | $633.53 |
| 39 | Marisol Albuerne, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Plantation, FL | $493.91 |
| 40 | Stuart M. Feldman, DPM | Podiatrist | Henderson, NV | $340.64 |
| 41 | Jose Emilio Vasquez, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Brandon, FL | $340.24 |
| 42 | Erin E. Klein, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Algonquin, IL | $318.10 |
| 43 | Robert Chow, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Bay Shore, NY | $315.87 |
| 44 | Marie Catherine Schlund, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Itasca, IL | $299.60 |
| 45 | Daniel Lee Reed, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Itasca, IL | $285.23 |
| 46 | Alexander Umar Bagasra, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Fairfax, VA | $282.85 |
| 47 | Gerard Achilles Macapagal Obnial, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Edinburg, TX | $275.60 |
| 48 | Michele Mays, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Bradenton, FL | $274.84 |
| 49 | Amanda Denise Wallace, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Brandon, FL | $271.70 |
| 50 | Veronica Ellen Pappas, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Oak Park, IL | $265.31 |
| 51 | Nicholas Baumann | Physician Assistant | Jamaica, NY | $260.99 |
| 52 | Eric Dwayne Thomas, MD | Internal Medicine | Shreveport, LA | $257.96 |
| 53 | Jessica Sathre, APN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Glendale, AZ | $255.97 |
| 54 | Lucnie Civil, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Tampa, FL | $253.74 |
| 55 | Robin Snellings, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Houston, TX | $253.43 |
| 56 | Amanda Hooper, ACNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Monroe, LA | $253.42 |
| 57 | Tiffany Rose Gravador-Flores, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | McAllen, TX | $250.01 |
| 58 | Sridhar Reddy Allam, M.D., M.P.H. | Transplant Surgery | McAllen, TX | $250.01 |
| 59 | Chukwuemeka Ogbonnaya Chima, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Fayetteville, NC | $249.62 |
| 60 | Dhiresh Ramashanker Joshi, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Las Vegas, NV | $244.58 |
| 61 | Attila Balogh, MD | Internal Medicine | Bossier City, LA | $244.24 |
| 62 | Allan S. Matriano Lim, MD | Internal Medicine | Shreveport, LA | $244.24 |
| 63 | Michael Wageeh William Ebrahim, MD | Internal Medicine | Amarillo, TX | $244.24 |
| 64 | Enzi Abebe, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | Las Vegas, NV | $241.96 |
| 65 | Mujahed Abbas, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Lansing, MI | $241.20 |
| 66 | Zonia Dumlao Fiesta, APRN,MSN, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Las Vegas, NV | $236.45 |
| 67 | Patrizia Consuelo Cantu, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | McAllen, TX | $235.55 |
| 68 | Alexander McKanna, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Itasca, IL | $231.47 |
| 69 | Marsha Diane Soni, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Fairfax, VA | $231.34 |
| 70 | Huong Thi Nguyen | Specialist | Youngstown, OH | $230.68 |
| 71 | Cassandra Chitopoulos, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Margate, FL | $229.39 |
| 72 | Halim Salim Abou-Faycal, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Shreveport, LA | $227.87 |
| 73 | Andrea Kae Castilla, ACNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Victoria, TX | $223.83 |
| 74 | Cassandra Pinon, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | McAllen, TX | $223.23 |
| 75 | Nadege Sanon, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Fort Myers, FL | $221.76 |
| 76 | Christopher D. Cooper, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Altamonte Springs, FL | $216.23 |
| 77 | Javier E. Calderon, MD | Specialist | Youngstown, OH | $215.23 |
| 78 | Nooshin Zolfaghari, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $213.61 |
| 79 | Paul F. Kamitsuka, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Wilmington, NC | $209.68 |
| 80 | Patrick Gerard Villafuerte, M.D | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Ashland, KY | $208.49 |
| 81 | Amber Steele, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Ashland, KY | $208.49 |
| 82 | Todd William Hellmich, APRN-BC, MSN | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | Ashland, KY | $208.48 |
| 83 | Joanne Guerra, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Victoria, TX | $206.46 |
| 84 | Hiromichi S. Park, DO | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Las Vegas, NV | $206.07 |
| 85 | Michelle L. Sapp, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Miami, FL | $205.24 |
| 86 | Timothy L. Liles-Ramos, MSN, ARNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Brandon, FL | $204.71 |
| 87 | Irene M. Ekaney, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Sugar Land, TX | $204.69 |
| 88 | Babak Hooshmand, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Las Vegas, NV | $204.11 |
| 89 | Sharon D. Lee, MD | Family Medicine | Mission, KS | $203.57 |
| 90 | Shelly L. Fizer, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Logan, WV | $202.00 |
| 91 | Mark A. Gentz, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Midlothian, VA | $200.64 |
| 92 | Jackelin Smith, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Fort Myers, FL | $200.61 |
| 93 | Riad R. Dali Ahmad, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Grand Blanc, MI | $198.04 |
| 94 | Maria Pontier-Elias | Nurse Practitioner | Boynton Beach, FL | $195.81 |
| 95 | Thomas K. Sleweon, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Highland, IN | $195.42 |
| 96 | Ronald A. Shockley, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Las Vegas, NV | $193.87 |
| 97 | Henry Hyung Back Rhee, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Centreville, VA | $191.27 |
| 98 | Nishant Prasad, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Flushing, NY | $190.03 |
| 99 | Linda White, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Morrisville, NC | $189.73 |
| 100 | Octavio Cieza, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Smithfield, NC | $189.73 |
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