Paragonix Technologies, Inc.: payments to clinicians
Paragonix Technologies, Inc.'s 2025 payments went to relatively few clinicians: $3,117,924 to 243, about $12,831 each. Most of it (96%) was consulting fees, then travel and lodging (2%). The largest single recipient (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), North Carolina) received $924,046.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,117,924 | 750 | 243 |
| 2024 | $2,559,706 | 1,192 | 427 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph John Rubelowsky, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Raleigh, NC | $924,046 |
| 2 | Alejandro Cano Bribriesco, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Cedar Rapids, IA | $589,608 |
| 3 | Craig M. Jarrett, MD, MBA | Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $515,065 |
| 4 | John Merrill Paris III, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Grand Rapids, MI | $221,705 |
| 5 | Michael A. Wait, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Dallas, TX | $185,000 |
| 6 | Magdy El-Sayed Ahmed, MD, MS | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Jacksonville, FL | $165,989 |
| 7 | Chawannuch Ruaengsri, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Palo Alto, CA | $124,889 |
| 8 | Ali Ibrahim Own, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Cleveland, OH | $41,190 |
| 9 | Stephen Alan Devries, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Nashville, TN | $41,059 |
| 10 | Aubyn Marath, MBBS.MS.FRCSED | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Portland, OR | $28,175 |
| 11 | Yang Yang, MD | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | $28,044 |
| 12 | Robert J. Ferrante, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Appleton, WI | $27,783 |
| 13 | Louay Al Hatem, MD | Surgery | Miami, FL | $25,150 |
| 14 | Kelsey Gray, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Torrance, CA | $20,500 |
| 15 | Kenneth Jeffrey Woodside, M.D. | Surgery | Ann Arbor, MI | $15,879 |
| 16 | Imtiaz R. Khan | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Baton Rouge, LA | $15,000 |
| 17 | Yi Huang, MD | Transplant Surgery | Oklahoma City, OK | $13,000 |
| 18 | Cosme Y. Manzarbeitia, MD | Surgery | Parkland, FL | $12,042 |
| 19 | Cristian Rafael Baeza, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Cleveland, OH | $12,000 |
| 20 | Reilly Daniel Hobbs, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Murray, UT | $10,000 |
| 21 | Yoshikazu Suzuki, MD, MS | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 |
| 22 | Kiran Kumar Dhanireddy, M.D. | Transplant Surgery | Tampa, FL | $7,645 |
| 23 | Harvey Solomon, MD | Transplant Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $6,000 |
| 24 | Kevin J. Koomalsingh, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Portland, OR | $5,314 |
| 25 | David Lyle Joyce, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Albuquerque, NM | $5,000 |
| 26 | Muhammad Arsalan Khan, M.D. | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| 27 | Clark David Kensinger | Transplant Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $4,598 |
| 28 | Mohamed Ahmed Abdalla Keshk, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Rochester, MN | $4,297 |
| 29 | Salil Deo, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Cleveland, OH | $4,000 |
| 30 | Matthew Galen Hartwig, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Durham, NC | $3,739 |
| 31 | Rajat Walia, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Phoenix, AZ | $2,842 |
| 32 | Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Stanford, CA | $1,868 |
| 33 | Jean F. Botha, MD | Surgery | Murray, UT | $1,628 |
| 34 | Gary Schwartz, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Dallas, TX | $1,000 |
| 35 | Alfred John Casillan, MD, PHD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Baltimore, MD | $743.28 |
| 36 | Errol L. Bush, MD | Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $743.28 |
| 37 | Daniel Hendrik Laskey, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | New York, NY | $594.40 |
| 38 | Pali Dedhiya Shah, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Baltimore, MD | $562.74 |
| 39 | Kirby L. Baker, AGACNP | Nurse Practitioner | Baltimore, MD | $562.74 |
| 40 | Sean Agbor-Enoh, M.D., PHD | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Baltimore, MD | $562.74 |
| 41 | David A. D'Alessandro, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Boston, MA | $476.22 |
| 42 | Chris E. Freise, MD | Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $430.69 |
| 43 | Charles G. Rickert, MD, PHD | Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $430.69 |
| 44 | Andrew Serghios Barbas, MD | Surgery | Durham, NC | $419.97 |
| 45 | Asishana A. Osho, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Boston, MA | $387.24 |
| 46 | Krishna Bhandari, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Charleston, SC | $384.49 |
| 47 | Silvia Elena Perez-Protto, MD | Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine | Shaker Heights, OH | $349.77 |
| 48 | Carli Jessica Lehr, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Cleveland, OH | $349.77 |
| 49 | Ran Lee, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cleveland, OH | $349.77 |
| 50 | Samir Latifi, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Cleveland, OH | $349.77 |
| 51 | Olufemi A. Akindipe, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Cleveland, OH | $349.77 |
| 52 | Maziar Khorsandi, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Columbus, OH | $313.78 |
| 53 | Jamie Lea Meyer, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Renton, WA | $313.78 |
| 54 | Francisco J. Gensini Paez, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Seattle, WA | $313.78 |
| 55 | Jay D. Pal, M.D, PH.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Aurora, CO | $313.78 |
| 56 | Arron Smith, P.A. | Physician Assistant, Medical | Vancouver, WA | $313.78 |
| 57 | Marty Thomas Sellers, MD MPH | Transplant Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $312.00 |
| 58 | Gabriel Schnickel, MD | Transplant Surgery | San Diego, CA | $312.00 |
| 59 | Aleah Lin Brubaker, MD/PHD | Surgery | San Diego, CA | $312.00 |
| 60 | Anji Elizabeth Wall, MD | Transplant Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $312.00 |
| 61 | Kristine Schulte, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Sacramento, CA | $297.20 |
| 62 | Maya King, AGACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Los Angeles, CA | $297.20 |
| 63 | Christopher Hou-Guan Tan, DO | Hospitalist | Baytown, TX | $297.20 |
| 64 | Ramiro Fernandez II | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Houston, TX | $297.20 |
| 65 | Ersilia M. Defilippis, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | New York, NY | $297.20 |
| 66 | Pamela Mishan, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | New York, NY | $297.20 |
| 67 | Telia Dorveus, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bronx, NY | $297.20 |
| 68 | Tamer Sayed Mahmoud Aly Attia, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Atlanta, GA | $297.20 |
| 69 | Joseph Alexander Casillas Gonzalez, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Brooklyn, NY | $297.20 |
| 70 | Nitha Jose, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Houston, TX | $297.20 |
| 71 | Bernadette Hystad | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Sacramento, CA | $297.20 |
| 72 | Jeremy Paul Moore, M.D. | Pediatrics | Los Angeles, CA | $297.20 |
| 73 | Kiani Dziuda, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Austin, TX | $297.20 |
| 74 | Juan Diego Ortiz Gomez, M.D. | Pathology, Anatomic Pathology | Houston, TX | $297.20 |
| 75 | Jason Michael Gauthier, MD | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | San Antonio, TX | $297.20 |
| 76 | Christiana Gjelaj, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bronx, NY | $297.20 |
| 77 | Swethika Harini Sundaravel, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Winston Salem, NC | $297.20 |
| 78 | Anthony William Castleberry, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Omaha, NE | $297.20 |
| 79 | Zi-Jian Xu, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Sacramento, CA | $297.20 |
| 80 | Gloria Wai-Chung Li, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Houston, TX | $297.20 |
| 81 | Justin Fried, M.D, | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | New York, NY | $297.20 |
| 82 | Scott William Lundgren, DO | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Omaha, NE | $297.20 |
| 83 | Juan Carlos Alejos, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | Los Angeles, CA | $297.20 |
| 84 | Waldemar F. Carlo Jr., M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | $297.20 |
| 85 | Renea Jablonski | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Chicago, IL | $297.20 |
| 86 | Sharon Beth Larson, D.O. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Fort Worth, TX | $297.20 |
| 87 | Kevin Clerkin, MD | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | New York, NY | $297.20 |
| 88 | Samir T. Kumar, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Dallas, TX | $297.20 |
| 89 | Matthew Morrell | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Salt Lake City, UT | $297.20 |
| 90 | Helen Dutko, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Los Angeles, CA | $297.20 |
| 91 | Philip W. Carrott Jr., M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Charlottesville, VA | $297.20 |
| 92 | Gina M. Luciano, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Baltimore, MD | $297.20 |
| 93 | Jordan Marraine Lindekens, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | New York, NY | $297.20 |
| 94 | Stephen John Forest, M.D. | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | Bronx, NY | $297.20 |
| 95 | Hannah C. Mannem, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Charlottesville, VA | $297.20 |
| 96 | Matthew Hunter Witt, M.D. | Transplant Surgery | Tampa, FL | $265.66 |
| 97 | Gina Marie Luciano, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Langhorne, PA | $265.54 |
| 98 | Shoaib Ahmad, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Oklahoma City, OK | $265.54 |
| 99 | Sara Mae Stout, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Fort Wayne, IN | $265.54 |
| 100 | Sofya Tokman, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Phoenix, AZ | $265.54 |
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