Microtransponder, Inc.: payments to clinicians
Microtransponder, Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 145% in 2025, to $112,579 across 1,074 people. Most of it (57%) was food and beverage, then consulting fees (24%). The largest single recipient (Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology, Florida) received $10,146.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $112,579 | 1,321 | 1,074 |
| 2024 | $46,037 | 661 | 531 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John M. Cassel | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Tampa, FL | $10,146 |
| 2 | Trevor D. Persaud, D.O. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $7,347 |
| 3 | David Z. Rose, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Tampa, FL | $4,177 |
| 4 | Michael Reid Gooch, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $4,116 |
| 5 | Steven Cramer, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Neuromuscular Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | $2,400 |
| 6 | John Leo Kauffmann Jr., PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Trenton, NJ | $2,305 |
| 7 | Charles H. Warwick V, APN-C | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Morristown, NJ | $2,048 |
| 8 | Tamara Benoit | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Valhalla, NY | $1,753 |
| 9 | Janaki G. Patel, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Detroit, MI | $1,633 |
| 10 | Emily Marie Rodriguez, APRN-CNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Edinburg, TX | $1,608 |
| 11 | Simrit Kaur Sodhi, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Sacramento, CA | $1,502 |
| 12 | Jennifer Leconte, MSN,RN,AGPCNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Somerset, NJ | $1,488 |
| 13 | Emily Yao, PA | Physician Assistant | Sacramento, CA | $1,412 |
| 14 | Steven Richard Edgley, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,371 |
| 15 | Sebastian Urday, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Chicago, IL | $1,331 |
| 16 | Perla Cecilia Flores, APRN, CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Chicago, IL | $1,319 |
| 17 | Sindhu Saji Jacob, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Saint Louis, MO | $1,314 |
| 18 | Jana L. Braklow, DNP, APRN-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Kansas City, MO | $1,288 |
| 19 | Sean T. Pauzauskie, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Fort Collins, CO | $1,266 |
| 20 | Dorothy Dean Gentile Adair, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Jacksonville, FL | $1,249 |
| 21 | Carol Yvonne Crooks, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Saint Louis, MO | $1,036 |
| 22 | Karin Verna Nystrom, APRN | Clinical Nurse Specialist | New Haven, CT | $774.11 |
| 23 | Maggie Joyce Ziebold, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Buffalo, NY | $734.61 |
| 24 | Deanne Kennedy Loube, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | San Francisco, CA | $731.60 |
| 25 | Ronald Patrick Benitez, MD | Neurological Surgery | Morristown, NJ | $628.19 |
| 26 | Tulsi Manoj Pandat, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Saint Louis, MO | $372.28 |
| 27 | Rikki Redona Racela, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Englewood, NJ | $357.67 |
| 28 | Ira Eugene Bowen, DO | Neurological Surgery | Oklahoma City, OK | $314.69 |
| 29 | Evgeny Vadimovich Sidorov, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Oklahoma City, OK | $304.01 |
| 30 | Kimberly Simon, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Fleming Island, FL | $265.40 |
| 31 | Kristin Davies, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Jacksonville, FL | $265.40 |
| 32 | J. Duffy Mocco, MD | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $258.62 |
| 33 | Amanda Catherine Kelly, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Lexington, KY | $242.13 |
| 34 | David Lee Dornbos III, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Lexington, KY | $242.12 |
| 35 | Kara Ann Kennedy, D.O. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Lexington, KY | $242.12 |
| 36 | Nicholas Charles Elwert, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Lexington, KY | $242.12 |
| 37 | Carlos R. Rodriguez, M.D. | Family Medicine | Clearwater, FL | $236.26 |
| 38 | Christopher Robert Demassi, MD | Neurological Surgery | Hollywood, FL | $234.67 |
| 39 | Benjamin Davis Fox, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Clearwater, FL | $229.03 |
| 40 | Alicia Richardson, CNS | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Acute Care | Hershey, PA | $229.02 |
| 41 | Sung B. Lee, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Gainesville, GA | $217.69 |
| 42 | Neenu Rosa Cherian, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Hollywood, FL | $211.23 |
| 43 | Oliver Bain Acosta, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Miami, FL | $205.72 |
| 44 | Susan Jennifer Cave-Brown, RN, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Walnut Creek, CA | $194.12 |
| 45 | Adam Craig Ganzman, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Summit, NJ | $188.53 |
| 46 | Ranjith Babu, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chattanooga, TN | $186.94 |
| 47 | Mayshan Ghiassi | Neurological Surgery | Chattanooga, TN | $186.94 |
| 48 | Jennifer P. Bryan, APRN FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Chattanooga, TN | $186.94 |
| 49 | Thomas G. Devlin, MD PHD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Chattanooga, TN | $186.94 |
| 50 | Michael Edward Foster, M.D. | Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine | Rochester, NY | $184.76 |
| 51 | Eric Larsen, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Bethlehem, PA | $184.61 |
| 52 | Kristen M. Tobash, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Fountain Hill, PA | $184.61 |
| 53 | Julia Maruscak, PAC | Physician Assistant | Bethlehem, PA | $184.61 |
| 54 | Ashley De Padua, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Bethlehem, PA | $184.60 |
| 55 | Brenna Kay Gallagher, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Allentown, PA | $184.60 |
| 56 | Natasha Nour Ireifej, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Fountain Hill, PA | $184.60 |
| 57 | Dessiree Berback, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Fountain Hill, PA | $184.60 |
| 58 | Katelyn Rose Gordon | Physician Assistant | Lehighton, PA | $184.60 |
| 59 | Avesh R. Verma, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Plano, TX | $184.28 |
| 60 | Jensen Thompson, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Clearwater, FL | $182.48 |
| 61 | Hannah Dovydaitis | Physician Assistant | Clearwater, FL | $182.48 |
| 62 | Benjamin C. Whited, DO | Emergency Medicine | Clearwater, FL | $182.48 |
| 63 | Ashley Hilbert, EMERGENCY MEDICINE | Physician Assistant | Clearwater, FL | $182.48 |
| 64 | Adarsh Patel, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Gainesville, FL | $182.48 |
| 65 | Andrew Wilson, MD | Emergency Medicine | New Port Richey, FL | $182.48 |
| 66 | David Nelson Skelton, MD | Emergency Medicine | Clearwater, FL | $182.48 |
| 67 | Amanda Helen Feusner, MD | Emergency Medicine | Safety Harbor, FL | $182.48 |
| 68 | Brian M. Charity, DO | Emergency Medicine | Clearwater, FL | $182.48 |
| 69 | Jasminia Magtoto Nuesa, MD | Emergency Medicine | Deland, FL | $182.48 |
| 70 | Christina L. Clark, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Brandon, FL | $182.47 |
| 71 | Matthew Ruggeri Novak, M.D. | Hospitalist | Longwood, FL | $182.47 |
| 72 | Joseph D. Ferguson, PA | Physician Assistant | St George, UT | $182.47 |
| 73 | Lawrence Edward Seymour, MD | Emergency Medicine | Clearwater, FL | $182.47 |
| 74 | Brittany Anne Mobley, ARNP, AG-ACNP | Nurse Practitioner | Clearwater, FL | $182.47 |
| 75 | Elizabeth Parr, CNM | Nurse Practitioner, Obstetrics & Gynecology | Allentown, PA | $181.18 |
| 76 | Taylor Marie Vasek, RN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Minneapolis, MN | $180.13 |
| 77 | Lauren Tracey Shapiro, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Miami, FL | $178.49 |
| 78 | Verona D. Roberts, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Berwick, PA | $178.40 |
| 79 | Cargill Alleyne Jr., MD | Neurological Surgery | Augusta, GA | $177.90 |
| 80 | Mijail D. Serruya, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Philadelphia, PA | $177.71 |
| 81 | Ana C. Botero, M.D. | Radiology, Radiation Oncology | Plantation, FL | $176.67 |
| 82 | Neelesh Nundkumar, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Greensboro, NC | $176.30 |
| 83 | Lori Lee | Nurse Practitioner | Los Angeles, CA | $175.47 |
| 84 | Carol Rodriguez, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Zephyrhills, FL | $175.10 |
| 85 | Jose A. Urquidez, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Austin, TX | $172.21 |
| 86 | Michael G. Crincoli, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine | Denver, CO | $170.41 |
| 87 | Stephanie Leigh Wilson | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Phoenix, AZ | $168.02 |
| 88 | Sanaz Monjazeb, MD | Internal Medicine | Long Beach, CA | $167.87 |
| 89 | Ashkan Javadzadeh, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Staten Island, NY | $167.86 |
| 90 | Patrick Elie Hallak, M.D | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Chicago, IL | $167.86 |
| 91 | Betty Tello, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Saint Cloud, FL | $167.11 |
| 92 | Kevin Franzese, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine | Pittsburgh, PA | $165.23 |
| 93 | Gary Galang | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Pittsburgh, PA | $165.23 |
| 94 | Daniel Samano, M.D. | Family Medicine | Calexico, CA | $164.65 |
| 95 | Alejandro M. Forteza, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Vascular Neurology | Miami, FL | $164.65 |
| 96 | Zainab Al Lawati, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Miami, FL | $164.65 |
| 97 | Kathy Ann Hesse, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Miami, FL | $164.65 |
| 98 | Yamanie M. Haniff, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Miami, FL | $164.65 |
| 99 | Nadia McMillan, MD | Internal Medicine | Boston, MA | $164.65 |
| 100 | Zeeshan Haque, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Novi, MI | $164.64 |
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