Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC: payments to clinicians
Opko Pharmaceuticals, LLC's payments to clinicians fell 49% in 2025, to $121,052 across 1,744 people. Food and beverage was the largest category at 48%, then education (35%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Nephrology, New Jersey) received $8,365.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $121,052 | 5,451 | 1,744 |
| 2024 | $235,573 | 6,587 | 2,085 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry James Dounis, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Neptune, NJ | $8,365 |
| 2 | James B. Wetmore, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Minneapolis, MN | $7,054 |
| 3 | Edgar V. Lerma, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Evergreen Park, IL | $3,958 |
| 4 | Stuart M. Sprague, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Evanston, IL | $1,920 |
| 5 | Cassie James Miller, PA | Physician Assistant | Shreveport, LA | $481.02 |
| 6 | Carl E. Dukes, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $415.72 |
| 7 | Amanda Robinson Foster, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Shreveport, LA | $379.00 |
| 8 | Mohammad Reza Mizani, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $371.34 |
| 9 | Varshasb Broumand, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $371.11 |
| 10 | Lisa Ochoa Cabrera, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $361.43 |
| 11 | Kelli A. Jacob, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Bossier City, LA | $341.05 |
| 12 | Geraldo A. Saavedra, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Whitehall, PA | $338.93 |
| 13 | Shirin Sharma, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $337.52 |
| 14 | Gina Yi Inthavong, NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurse Practitioner | Shreveport, LA | $327.27 |
| 15 | Jonathan David Wilkerson, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Paducah, KY | $325.06 |
| 16 | Clara W. Truesdell, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Suwanee, GA | $316.91 |
| 17 | Shadi Mourad, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Seguin, TX | $312.34 |
| 18 | James Kent Hulvey, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cleveland, TN | $311.05 |
| 19 | Jeffrey Todd Cohen, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Manhasset, NY | $310.84 |
| 20 | Justin David Merszei, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $303.32 |
| 21 | Navid Saigal, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Live Oak, TX | $301.69 |
| 22 | Sean Alexander Burress, MSN FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bourbonnais, IL | $290.78 |
| 23 | Edward J. Filippone, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Phila, PA | $284.64 |
| 24 | Mohamed Shafiu, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $284.61 |
| 25 | Gerard Tepedino | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Manhasset, NY | $284.17 |
| 26 | Jared A. Jaffe, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Boca Raton, FL | $283.64 |
| 27 | Victoria Bellot, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Rego Park, NY | $282.62 |
| 28 | Jorge Jaime Barrero, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $280.96 |
| 29 | Gabrielle Alexis Lisbon | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Winter Garden, FL | $276.78 |
| 30 | Ligy Rubin Philip, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | North Richland Hills, TX | $276.50 |
| 31 | Spiros Michael Arbes, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Eatontown, NJ | $276.01 |
| 32 | Marisa Brianna Narvaez, ACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | San Antonio, TX | $275.04 |
| 33 | Alan B. Haratz, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Eatontown, NJ | $273.70 |
| 34 | Paritosh Tiwari | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Bourbonnais, IL | $271.85 |
| 35 | NPI 1730184086 | — | $270.94 | |
| 36 | Carmelo Cabalu Mendiola, MD | Internal Medicine | Fort Payne, AL | $270.41 |
| 37 | Lauren Eleanor Tarbox, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $268.23 |
| 38 | Diego Acero, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Manhasset, NY | $264.62 |
| 39 | Jo-Ann M. Geneste, PA | Physician Assistant, Medical | Astoria, NY | $264.62 |
| 40 | Nashib Hashmi, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Kankakee, IL | $257.68 |
| 41 | Aamir Iqbal, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Shelby, NC | $257.18 |
| 42 | Maribel Rivera Kamp | Nurse Practitioner, Family | San Antonio, TX | $253.72 |
| 43 | Shaukat Ali, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Paducah, KY | $251.16 |
| 44 | Maryam K. Saeed, M.D | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $249.79 |
| 45 | Reza Abbas Ali, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $248.27 |
| 46 | Carolina Arias, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $246.51 |
| 47 | Anjuman Ara Howlader, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Tucson, AZ | $245.70 |
| 48 | Malak El-Rahi, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Boca Raton, FL | $244.88 |
| 49 | Parmish Lalit Kohli, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $243.88 |
| 50 | Vincent Michael Campion, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Tucson, AZ | $242.01 |
| 51 | Jennifer English Bell, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Baton Rouge, LA | $240.49 |
| 52 | Binh T. Nguyen, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $237.46 |
| 53 | Eme Unanaowo, RN, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Lawrenceville, GA | $236.24 |
| 54 | Jessica Morris, APRN | Family Medicine | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $234.54 |
| 55 | Michael F. Campbell, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $230.03 |
| 56 | Christine B. Mitchell, DNP, APRN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | San Antonio, TX | $227.39 |
| 57 | Bernice Chemey Kane | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Phila, PA | $223.09 |
| 58 | Jorge Barrero, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Oakland Park, FL | $220.03 |
| 59 | Judith Hernandez, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Live Oak, TX | $214.19 |
| 60 | Natasha K. Rambrich, NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Mannasset, NY | $213.50 |
| 61 | Tausif Zar, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Tucson, AZ | $213.04 |
| 62 | Gregory Philip Dilimetin, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Bellmore, NY | $211.56 |
| 63 | Shawna Calhoun Choyce, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Shreveport, LA | $209.93 |
| 64 | Sayed Sajid Ali, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Manhasset, NY | $209.07 |
| 65 | Amit J. Fadia, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Tucson, AZ | $207.49 |
| 66 | Logan Tucker Hale, APRN-CNP | Nurse Practitioner | Shreveport, LA | $207.28 |
| 67 | Geoffrey Nnamdi Alilonu, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Northport, AL | $206.71 |
| 68 | Reinaldo Rosario, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $205.59 |
| 69 | Gilana Gomberg, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | New York, NY | $205.44 |
| 70 | Jeffrey T. Sewell, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $203.47 |
| 71 | Joey Oliver Buquing, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $203.17 |
| 72 | Michael Degaetano, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $202.79 |
| 73 | Melissa J. London, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Beverly Hills, CA | $202.56 |
| 74 | Alba Maria Gonzalez-Ochoa, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Miami, FL | $198.69 |
| 75 | Adrian Wong, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $196.23 |
| 76 | Jonathan R. Diamond, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Harrisburg, PA | $195.21 |
| 77 | Barbara A. Little, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner | Harrisburg, PA | $195.21 |
| 78 | Johanna G. Urena, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $194.89 |
| 79 | Amar Bhagat | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Toms River, NJ | $194.16 |
| 80 | Gates B. Colbert, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Dallas, TX | $193.72 |
| 81 | Han Hoang Dang, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $193.01 |
| 82 | Navneet Singh, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $192.90 |
| 83 | Nitesh M. Patel, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Voorhees, NJ | $191.89 |
| 84 | Asadullah Khan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $191.18 |
| 85 | Edward E. Lee, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Flushing, NY | $191.13 |
| 86 | Rizwan Akhtar, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Richmond, KY | $190.82 |
| 87 | Julie Ann Hutchison, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Lexington, KY | $189.13 |
| 88 | Laurel Win Yap, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Flushing, NY | $188.73 |
| 89 | Spencer Henry Su, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | $188.28 |
| 90 | Emad Adel Kamal Sedki, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Manhasset, NY | $188.26 |
| 91 | Kristine Tan Gapuz, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | North Richland Hills, TX | $185.83 |
| 92 | Jessica Lenore Pierce, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | San Antonio, TX | $185.59 |
| 93 | Raghuveer Vanguru, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Fort Worth, TX | $185.43 |
| 94 | Thu Lam Nguyen, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | La Crosse, WI | $185.26 |
| 95 | Scott Hennigar | Physician Assistant | Huntsville, AL | $184.66 |
| 96 | Rupinder K. Chatha, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Houston, TX | $184.62 |
| 97 | Javed Akhtar Syed, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Orlando, FL | $184.52 |
| 98 | Brett S. Rosenthal, DO | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Cherry Hill, NJ | $183.15 |
| 99 | Achal K. Desai, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Shawnee, KS | $182.55 |
| 100 | Michael M. Levine, M.D., | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Los Angeles, CA | $181.91 |
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