Novastep Inc.: payments to clinicians
Novastep Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 60% in 2025, to $624,596 across 157 people. Most of it (50%) was royalties and licenses, then consulting fees (45%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Virginia) received $84,520.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $624,596 | 374 | 157 |
| 2024 | $391,551 | 282 | 69 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Nikolaas Schipper, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Arlington, VA | $84,520 |
| 2 | Brian George Loder, DPM, CWS | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Clinton Township, MI | $84,384 |
| 3 | Anne Holland Johnson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $75,895 |
| 4 | Bradley P. Abicht, DPM | Podiatrist | La Crosse, WI | $51,644 |
| 5 | Brian John Burgess, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Naperville, IL | $38,506 |
| 6 | Anthony Ndu, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $34,968 |
| 7 | Thomas Aloysius McDonald, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Enfield, CT | $32,243 |
| 8 | Cary B. Chapman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plantation, FL | $31,541 |
| 9 | Vytautas Ringus, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Norman, OK | $20,625 |
| 10 | Thomas Sean Roukis, DPM, PHD | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Orlando, FL | $16,504 |
| 11 | Deena Blair Horn, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $15,209 |
| 12 | Amiethab Aiyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $13,544 |
| 13 | John Zhihao Zhao, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Sugar Land, TX | $13,025 |
| 14 | Meghan Kelly, MD, PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $10,049 |
| 15 | Steve Brian Behrens, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $9,986 |
| 16 | Jonathan James Sharpe, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | South Euclid, OH | $8,851 |
| 17 | Olatunde Osofisan, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | $6,694 |
| 18 | Matthew M. Buchanan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Chattanooga, TN | $6,535 |
| 19 | Jonathan Robert Manning Kaplan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Orange, CA | $6,426 |
| 20 | Daniel A. Perez, MD | Podiatrist | Philadelphia, PA | $6,250 |
| 21 | Michael S. Lee, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Des Moines, IA | $5,745 |
| 22 | Gary Alexander Simpson, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,555 |
| 23 | Ronald Troxell, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Trinity, FL | $5,550 |
| 24 | Ariel Palanca, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Stanford, CA | $5,249 |
| 25 | Jason Charles Snyder, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $3,903 |
| 26 | Daniel J. Patton, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Redlands, CA | $2,574 |
| 27 | Amanda Nicole Fletcher, MD, MSCR | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $2,370 |
| 28 | Brian Schenavar, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Missoula, MT | $1,981 |
| 29 | Adam Paul Schiff, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Maywood, IL | $1,949 |
| 30 | Samuel Bruce Adams Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $1,949 |
| 31 | Matthew Stephen Conti, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $1,788 |
| 32 | Jason Daniel Nowak, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Redding, CA | $1,532 |
| 33 | Alan Ng, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Sports Medicine | Denver, CO | $805.39 |
| 34 | Kyle S. Peterson, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Bartlett, IL | $800.00 |
| 35 | Corine Leigh Creech, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Fairfax, VA | $714.58 |
| 36 | Mark Andrew Prissel, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Worthington, OH | $662.41 |
| 37 | Nishit Vora, DPM, MPH | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Plantation, FL | $569.53 |
| 38 | David Richard Larson, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $411.24 |
| 39 | Matthew David Sorensen, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Elgin, IL | $409.76 |
| 40 | Yaseer Yousuf Parupia, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Watsonville, CA | $333.36 |
| 41 | Waldemar Majdanski, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Brooklyn, NY | $331.82 |
| 42 | Jonathan Richards, DPM | Podiatrist | New York, NY | $318.61 |
| 43 | Douglas Joseph Pacaccio, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Rockford, IL | $291.16 |
| 44 | Brian Gerald Elliott, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Shelbyville, IN | $194.91 |
| 45 | Kalen Farr, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Columbus, IN | $186.45 |
| 46 | Heidi M. Godoy, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Wayne, NJ | $160.96 |
| 47 | Johanna Francesca Godoy, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Wayne, NJ | $160.95 |
| 48 | Suneel K. Basra, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Flemington, NJ | $153.33 |
| 49 | Michelle Coleman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Houston, TX | $149.26 |
| 50 | Elizabeth Cole Durante, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Charleston, SC | $149.25 |
| 51 | Thomas James McDonald, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Sonora, CA | $149.25 |
| 52 | Joan R. Hendricks, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Seattle, WA | $149.25 |
| 53 | Kevin Horner, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbia, MO | $149.25 |
| 54 | Mohamed Mesregah, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $149.25 |
| 55 | David Alan Friscia, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Rancho Mirage, CA | $149.25 |
| 56 | Thomas T. Wood, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lafayette, LA | $149.25 |
| 57 | Rebecca Schumacher, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Maywood, IL | $149.25 |
| 58 | Christopher B. Hirose, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boise, ID | $149.25 |
| 59 | Jesse Aaron Raszewski, DO, MS | Orthopaedic Surgery | Valdosta, GA | $149.25 |
| 60 | Justin Madison Weatherall, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Deerfield Beach, FL | $149.25 |
| 61 | Loretta Belle Chou, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Stanford, CA | $149.25 |
| 62 | Suzanne Elizabeth Naughton, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Somersworth, NH | $149.25 |
| 63 | Bonnie Y. Chien, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $149.25 |
| 64 | Jiyong Ahn, MD | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Bayonne, NJ | $149.25 |
| 65 | Miqi Wang, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $149.25 |
| 66 | Patrick Cole McGregor, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Lawrence, KS | $149.25 |
| 67 | Nnadozie Ekweariri, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Maywood, IL | $149.25 |
| 68 | Stephanie Anne Lubin, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $146.72 |
| 69 | Paul Jeong Kim, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Dallas, TX | $146.71 |
| 70 | Rupinder Kaur Boora, DPM | Podiatrist | Brooklyn, NY | $146.71 |
| 71 | Amit Gandhi, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Queens Village, NY | $146.71 |
| 72 | Ronald M. Guberman, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Mamaroneck, NY | $146.71 |
| 73 | Mina Beshai, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Staten Island, NY | $146.71 |
| 74 | Ray Hyo Il Kim, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Miami, FL | $144.16 |
| 75 | Michael Taye, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Bethesda, MD | $142.00 |
| 76 | Brandon Selby Blanken, DPM | Podiatrist | Silver Spring, MD | $141.99 |
| 77 | Guillermo Felipe Duarte Prieto, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $141.99 |
| 78 | Herman Zarate, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Takoma Park, MD | $141.99 |
| 79 | Jeffrey W. Dikis, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Marshalltown, IA | $140.93 |
| 80 | Michael A. Orosz, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cedar Rapids, IA | $140.92 |
| 81 | Thomas J. Rizzo, DPM | Podiatrist | Geneseo, IL | $140.92 |
| 82 | Eugene Louis Nassif Jr., DPM | Podiatrist | Marion, IA | $140.92 |
| 83 | Jean Paul Haulard, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Spencer, IA | $140.92 |
| 84 | Brian Robert Dvorak, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Hiawatha, IA | $140.92 |
| 85 | Adam Tyler Short, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Knoxville, TN | $132.58 |
| 86 | Andrew Kapsalis, DPM | Podiatrist | Avon, IN | $126.45 |
| 87 | Benjamin Collier Watson, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Columbus, GA | $125.30 |
| 88 | Alexandra S. Rocco, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Washington Terrace, UT | $121.76 |
| 89 | Jeffrey J. Rocco, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Washington Terrace, UT | $121.75 |
| 90 | David Ruckle, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colton, CA | $119.84 |
| 91 | Kelly Parks, DPM | Podiatrist | Moreno Valley, CA | $119.00 |
| 92 | Jibong Lei, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Redlands, CA | $118.99 |
| 93 | Demetrios S. Econopouly, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | North Bergen, NJ | $118.05 |
| 94 | Richard Teter, DPM | Podiatrist | New York, NY | $114.82 |
| 95 | Roger Lee Kilfoil Jr., D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Baldwin, NY | $114.81 |
| 96 | Yavor Ivov Geshev, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Wappingers Falls, NY | $113.68 |
| 97 | Ross Taylor Groeschl, DPM | Podiatrist | Minocqua, WI | $112.66 |
| 98 | Julio Cesar Ortiz, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $112.66 |
| 99 | Scott Collins Carrington, D.P.M | Podiatrist | La Crosse, WI | $112.66 |
| 100 | Ashley Marie Dikis, D.P.M | Podiatrist | Des Moines, IA | $112.66 |
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