Next Science LLC: payments to clinicians
415 clinicians received $523,962 from Next Science LLC in 2025; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Health is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (92%) was consulting fees, then food and beverage (8%). The largest single recipient (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Health, Texas) received $159,529.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $523,962 | 827 | 415 |
| 2024 | $546,356 | 1,698 | 884 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patricia Ann Justice Stevenson, APRN | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Adult Health | Tyler, TX | $159,529 |
| 2 | Jon E. Minter, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Alpharetta, GA | $120,093 |
| 3 | Matthew Regulski, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Toms River, NJ | $108,916 |
| 4 | Ravi Kant Bashyal, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Skokie, IL | $93,668 |
| 5 | Robert Becker Nemerofsky, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Denville, NJ | $1,211 |
| 6 | Rick Jason Delmonte, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | New York, NY | $1,061 |
| 7 | Joseph Allan Larsen, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Garden City Park, NY | $936.94 |
| 8 | Berdj H. Stepanian, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | White Plains, NY | $860.11 |
| 9 | Keval Parikh | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Clifton, NJ | $391.78 |
| 10 | Krishna Chandra Vemulapalli, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Phoenix, AZ | $338.03 |
| 11 | Curtis J. Kephart, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Delray Beach, FL | $325.90 |
| 12 | Duy-Bao Phan Dinh, M.D. | Family Medicine | Oak Creek, WI | $266.27 |
| 13 | Stephanie Jung-Ping Muh, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $261.06 |
| 14 | Thomas Michael Rocchio, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Allentown, PA | $258.48 |
| 15 | Matthew Ray Landrum, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | North Little Rock, AR | $252.90 |
| 16 | Brant Colin Sachleben, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Little Rock, AR | $252.90 |
| 17 | John J. Doolan, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $250.59 |
| 18 | Victoria Maria Sain, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Lexington, KY | $219.96 |
| 19 | Amalia M. De Comas, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mesa, AZ | $212.16 |
| 20 | Joseph Brock Walker | Orthopaedic Surgery | Greenville, SC | $212.16 |
| 21 | Adam Scott Cirlincione, DPM | Podiatrist | Glen Cove, NY | $210.36 |
| 22 | Margaret Teresa Kerins, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Newtown, PA | $202.44 |
| 23 | Michael J. Lynde, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Newtown, PA | $202.44 |
| 24 | Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Houston, TX | $189.65 |
| 25 | Jacob Mann Reinkraut, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Ridgewood, NJ | $185.83 |
| 26 | Nicholas Joseph Pagano Jr., DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $185.72 |
| 27 | David Neal Buchalter, MD | Specialist | Delray Beach, FL | $185.02 |
| 28 | Stephen R. Zavoyski, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Delray Beach, FL | $185.02 |
| 29 | Matthew B. Weber, M.D. | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Charlottesville, VA | $181.54 |
| 30 | Brady Sherman Ernst, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $181.54 |
| 31 | Leah Cheyenne Burke, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Richmond, VA | $181.54 |
| 32 | Justin Marc Rabinowitz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Little Rock, AR | $179.23 |
| 33 | Michael Krantzow, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $178.28 |
| 34 | Adam Jay Teichman, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Allentown, PA | $171.34 |
| 35 | Jonathan Richard Roy, D.P.M., M.S. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $169.70 |
| 36 | Richard L. Crank Jr., D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Largo, FL | $168.56 |
| 37 | Michael V. Jablonski, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lake Mary, FL | $163.02 |
| 38 | Victor Dorian Barnard, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Winter Park, FL | $163.02 |
| 39 | Jordan T. Preston | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 40 | Shealyn Patricia Fitzpatrick, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 41 | Natalie Lawlor | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Winter Park, FL | $163.02 |
| 42 | Ching Kit Kwan, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Winter Park, FL | $163.02 |
| 43 | Dove Nevae Hammons, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 44 | Molly Jones, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Winter Park, FL | $163.02 |
| 45 | Jorge Enrique Herrera, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Winter Park, FL | $163.02 |
| 46 | Daniel Dyer Cohen, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 47 | Bailey Ann Burba, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 48 | Vivian Rael Malave, ATC, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 49 | Laura Katherine Berg, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 50 | Connor Lewellen | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Orlando, FL | $163.02 |
| 51 | Kelli M. O'Shaughnessy, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Windermere, FL | $163.02 |
| 52 | Manoj Sadhnani, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Rosedale, NY | $161.54 |
| 53 | Raymond G. Ferguson Jr., D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Garden City, NY | $159.65 |
| 54 | Jenna Lyn Daddario, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Boston, MA | $157.22 |
| 55 | Heather Marie Parker, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Boston, MA | $157.22 |
| 56 | Lauren Brandon, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Boston, MA | $157.22 |
| 57 | Ian Lee Valerio, M.D. | Plastic Surgery | Columbus, OH | $157.22 |
| 58 | Sonya Lawlor, RN, BSN | Nurse Practitioner | Boston, MA | $157.22 |
| 59 | Cody Michael Brown, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | South Miami, FL | $156.94 |
| 60 | Steve Elliot Meadows Vi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Delray Beach, FL | $156.94 |
| 61 | John Joseph Feldman IV, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Coral Springs, FL | $156.94 |
| 62 | Pedro A. Piza, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Delray Beach, FL | $156.94 |
| 63 | Russell Darren Weisz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Delray Beach, FL | $156.94 |
| 64 | Yitzak Fox, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Macon, GA | $156.94 |
| 65 | David P. Buchalter, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $154.32 |
| 66 | Amy Anne Barko, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Georgetown, KY | $150.00 |
| 67 | Adam H. Wait, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Merriam, KS | $149.93 |
| 68 | Steven Arthur Chandler, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Oak Lawn, IL | $149.93 |
| 69 | Anthony W. Roccisano, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Billings, MT | $149.93 |
| 70 | Dennis Christian Blackburn, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Santa Maria, CA | $149.93 |
| 71 | Loren M. Potter, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Oshkosh, WI | $149.93 |
| 72 | Obinna O. Mgbako, DPM | Podiatrist | Westfield, NJ | $149.49 |
| 73 | Kartheek K. Reddy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salinas, CA | $149.45 |
| 74 | Luke Flynn Bremner, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Encinitas, CA | $149.45 |
| 75 | Robert D. Matteucci, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Franklin, WI | $149.14 |
| 76 | Darryl W. Peterson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | College Station, TX | $148.22 |
| 77 | Joseph John Iero, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | College Station, TX | $148.22 |
| 78 | Sean Patrick Hogan, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | College Station, TX | $148.22 |
| 79 | Charles Andrew Hogan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | College Station, TX | $148.22 |
| 80 | Robert Thompson Macdonell, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 81 | Debra Miller-Cox, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 82 | Melissa Marie Earles, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Greer, SC | $146.74 |
| 83 | James David McDermott, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 84 | Sukyoon Chang, PA-C, LAT, ATC | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 85 | Emily Pack, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 86 | Gregory Paul Colbath, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Gaffney, SC | $146.74 |
| 87 | Robert Edward Cohen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Sayre, PA | $146.74 |
| 88 | Andrew McCraw, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 89 | Andrew B. Wickline, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New Hartford, NY | $146.74 |
| 90 | Daryl Brian Dillman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 91 | Frank F. Phillips, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gaffney, SC | $146.74 |
| 92 | William Morgan Efird, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery | Spartanburg, SC | $146.74 |
| 93 | Wasyl William Fedoriw, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $145.57 |
| 94 | David Long-I Lin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Kingwood, TX | $145.57 |
| 95 | Alan Jeffrey Rechter, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $145.57 |
| 96 | Navin Subramanian, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Kingwood, TX | $145.57 |
| 97 | Amy Elizabeth Riedel, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Houston, TX | $145.57 |
| 98 | Vivek Kushwaha, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Houston, TX | $145.57 |
| 99 | Raymond Abdo, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $145.31 |
| 100 | John Weston Jaeger, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Norwalk, IA | $144.83 |
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