Novapproach Spine, LLC: payments to clinicians
Novapproach Spine, LLC's payments to clinicians fell 42% in 2025, to $51,655 across 29 people. Most of it (57%) was consulting fees, then royalties and licenses (36%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Florida) received $16,351.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $51,655 | 65 | 29 |
| 2024 | $88,354 | 178 | 27 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Macmillan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $16,351 |
| 2 | Erich Oscar Richter, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Saginaw, MI | $16,325 |
| 3 | Thomas Tino Terramani, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | La Mesa, CA | $6,643 |
| 4 | Timothy R. Rasmusson, MD | Surgery | Kenmore, NY | $3,236 |
| 5 | Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Los Angeles, CA | $2,807 |
| 6 | John Chung-Liang Liu, MD | Neurological Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $2,250 |
| 7 | Jonathan Robert Gottlieb, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Coral Gables, FL | $1,197 |
| 8 | Patrick Dermarkarian, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bradenton, FL | $250.00 |
| 9 | Franco E. Vigna, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Niagara Falls, NY | $250.00 |
| 10 | Racheal Irene Peterson, MD | Neurological Surgery | Ocala, FL | $239.75 |
| 11 | Leonard K. Kibuule, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Houston, TX | $191.20 |
| 12 | Michael Steinhaus, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Murray, UT | $186.00 |
| 13 | Charles Marvin Gordon Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Daphne, AL | $185.05 |
| 14 | Kristy Walton Barrentine, ACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine | Daphne, AL | $185.05 |
| 15 | Paul J. Holman, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $143.45 |
| 16 | Russell Daniel Parks, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | East Providence, RI | $133.07 |
| 17 | William Aaron Kunkle, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Wayne, IN | $130.43 |
| 18 | Frank J. Tomecek, MD | Specialist | Tulsa, OK | $115.40 |
| 19 | Kenneth Spencer Bode, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Fort Worth, TX | $105.84 |
| 20 | Brian Fiani, D.O., F.A.C.O.S. | Neurological Surgery | Shelby Township, MI | $97.08 |
| 21 | Christopher Lewis McDonald, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Mansfield, MA | $96.87 |
| 22 | Hunaldo Jose Villalobos, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Orlando, FL | $92.27 |
| 23 | Gabriel Tender, MD | Neurological Surgery | New Orleans, LA | $89.44 |
| 24 | Andrew James Meyers, PA | Physician Assistant | Ann Arbor, MI | $82.26 |
| 25 | Saqib A. Siddiqui, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Antonio, TX | $80.99 |
| 26 | John Fahrbach, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Williamsville, NY | $72.71 |
| 27 | Venkat Sethuraman, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Dallas, TX | $46.88 |
| 28 | Neil M. Badlani, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Houston, TX | $36.24 |
| 29 | Thomas R. Whisenhunt, M.D. PHD | Neurological Surgery | Auburn, AL | $35.40 |
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