Pfizer Inc.: payments to clinicians
Pfizer Inc. paid 140,955 clinicians in 2025, $36,624,439 in all. Consulting fees was the largest category at 39%, then food and beverage (29%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology, New York) received $362,100.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $36,624,439 | 549,354 | 140,955 |
| 2024 | $37,230,558 | 569,407 | 149,619 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjeev Jain, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | East Patchogue, NY | $362,100 |
| 2 | Marc Braunstein, MD | Allergy & Immunology, Allergy | Hewlett, NY | $349,600 |
| 3 | Shebli Atrash, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Charlotte, NC | $307,200 |
| 4 | Parameswaran N. Hari, MD | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Milwaukee, WI | $282,000 |
| 5 | Joseph R. Mikhael, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology | Scottsdale, AZ | $244,600 |
| 6 | Steve Freedland, M.D. | Urology | West Hollywood, CA | $213,393 |
| 7 | Pedro M. Barata, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | New Orleans, LA | $174,075 |
| 8 | Mir Ahmed Zulqarnain, DO | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Glenview, IL | $160,000 |
| 9 | Ruth Carrico, RN, MSN, PHD | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Louisville, KY | $150,010 |
| 10 | Steven B. Deitelzweig, MD | Internal Medicine | New Orleans, LA | $116,533 |
| 11 | Brett Andrew King, MD | Dermatology | Fairfield, CT | $112,698 |
| 12 | Octavio Ramilo, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Memphis, TN | $110,204 |
| 13 | Jana Shaw, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Watertown, NY | $108,750 |
| 14 | Christopher Pray, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Bethel Park, PA | $106,618 |
| 15 | Raj Jitendra Chovatiya, M.D., PH.D. | Dermatology | Chicago, IL | $106,374 |
| 16 | Anne P. O'Dea, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Westwood, KS | $105,365 |
| 17 | Naiem Tony Issa, M.D., PH.D. | Dermatology | Vienna, VA | $104,713 |
| 18 | Jennifer Soung, M.D. | Dermatology | Santa Ana, CA | $102,246 |
| 19 | Christian E. Sandrock, MD | Internal Medicine | Sacramento, CA | $96,609 |
| 20 | Eric Simoes, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Aurora, CO | $96,072 |
| 21 | Dennis Arthur Ausiello, MD | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Boston, MA | $95,597 |
| 22 | Graham Litchman, D.O. | Surgery | Lone Tree, CO | $92,882 |
| 23 | Ein Gun Song, M.D. | Dermatology, MOHS-Micrographic Surgery | Mill Creek, WA | $87,477 |
| 24 | Brittany Craiglow, MD | Dermatology | Fairfield, CT | $87,314 |
| 25 | Sarah Aljahmi | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Brooklyn, NY | $87,244 |
| 26 | Erik Domingues, MD | Dermatology | Fall River, MA | $83,517 |
| 27 | Russell Phillip Yanofsky, MDCM | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Chicago, IL | $80,000 |
| 28 | Madalyn Walsh, MD | Internal Medicine | Iowa City, IA | $80,000 |
| 29 | Akshat Jain, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | Redlands, CA | $79,643 |
| 30 | Amit R. Mehta, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Cary, NC | $79,259 |
| 31 | Diego Ruiz Dasilva, MD | Dermatology | Virginia Beach, VA | $79,056 |
| 32 | Elizabeth M. Race, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Dallas, TX | $75,369 |
| 33 | Sarmen V. Sarkissian, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Mission Hills, CA | $74,483 |
| 34 | Jamie Todd Caracciolo, MD, MBA | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Tampa, FL | $74,180 |
| 35 | Raja Sivamani, M.D., M.S., A.H.E. | Dermatology | Sacramento, CA | $73,295 |
| 36 | Elizabeth A. Swanson, M.D. | Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology | Meridian, ID | $72,472 |
| 37 | Ariel F. Grajales-Cruz | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Tampa, FL | $71,477 |
| 38 | Shannon Campbell Trotter, D.O. | Family Medicine | Springfield, OH | $71,230 |
| 39 | Kathleen M. McTigue, MD | Specialist | Pittsburgh, PA | $71,135 |
| 40 | Kerry Knievel, D.O. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Phoenix, AZ | $70,105 |
| 41 | Stewart J. Tepper, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Stamford, CT | $69,878 |
| 42 | Adam Friedman, M.D. | Dermatology | Washington, DC | $69,661 |
| 43 | Clyde E. Glenn, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Ridgeland, MS | $65,897 |
| 44 | Ambrose J. Huang, M.D. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Saint Louis, MO | $64,795 |
| 45 | Jaime Fergie, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Corpus Christi, TX | $64,504 |
| 46 | Frank Joseph Simeone, MD | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Boston, MA | $64,120 |
| 47 | Brett C. Gilbert, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Wynnewood, PA | $64,100 |
| 48 | Adelaide A. Hebert, M.D. | Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology | Bellaire, TX | $63,779 |
| 49 | Pearl Chu Kwong, MD PHD | Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology | Jacksonville, FL | $63,395 |
| 50 | Daniel P. Kelly, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Saint Louis, MO | $62,088 |
| 51 | Helen H. Hobbs, MD | Medical Genetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics | Dallas, TX | $62,037 |
| 52 | Sian Jones, MD | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | New York, NY | $61,050 |
| 53 | Przemyslaw Twardowski, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Santa Monica, CA | $60,369 |
| 54 | Martin Frederik Dietrich, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Rockledge, FL | $60,308 |
| 55 | William R. Corse, D.O. | Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology | Doylestown, PA | $60,095 |
| 56 | Theodore Pincus, MD | Internal Medicine, Rheumatology | Chicago, IL | $60,000 |
| 57 | Daniel Anthony Carrasco, MD | Dermatology | Austin, TX | $58,994 |
| 58 | Hannah Park, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Voorhees, NJ | $58,895 |
| 59 | Emily Marie Becker, M.D. | Dermatology | San Antonio, TX | $58,516 |
| 60 | Alexandra Kerner Golant, M.D. | Dermatology | New York, NY | $58,460 |
| 61 | David F. Snipelisky, MD | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Weston, FL | $58,286 |
| 62 | Marla Dubinsky, M.D. | Specialist | New York, NY | $56,681 |
| 63 | Aarushi Suneja, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Cleveland, OH | $56,112 |
| 64 | Raghuveer Ranganathan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Los Angeles, CA | $56,047 |
| 65 | Marshall Jasper Shuler, M.D. | Dermatology | Greenville, SC | $55,827 |
| 66 | Emily Egdamin | Internal Medicine | Wenatchee, WA | $55,800 |
| 67 | Aaron Alexander Sookhoo, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Brandon, FL | $55,742 |
| 68 | John Y.M. Koo, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | San Francisco, CA | $55,585 |
| 69 | Kartik Sainag Telukuntla | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Dallas, TX | $55,249 |
| 70 | Omar Noor, M.D. | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Somerset, NJ | $55,165 |
| 71 | Seemal Rohit Desai, MD | Dermatology | Plano, TX | $54,327 |
| 72 | Ryan Huu-Tuan Nguyen, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology | Chicago, IL | $54,321 |
| 73 | Vasvi Singh, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Overland Park, KS | $53,041 |
| 74 | Leon H. Kircik, MD | Dermatology | Lousiville, KY | $52,795 |
| 75 | Linda F. Stein Gold, M.D. | Dermatology | West Bloomfield, MI | $52,722 |
| 76 | Lawrence F. Eichenfield, M.D. | Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology | San Diego, CA | $52,241 |
| 77 | Eleni Efstathiou, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Portland, OR | $51,973 |
| 78 | Fred Cohen, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Pain Medicine | Bronx, NY | $51,141 |
| 79 | Henry Yu | Physician Assistant | Bronx, NY | $50,912 |
| 80 | Neal Shore, DR | Urology | Myrtle Beach, SC | $50,892 |
| 81 | Iltefat H. Hamzavi, MD | Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology | Canton, MI | $50,553 |
| 82 | Wade Michael Cooper, DO | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Ann Arbor, MI | $50,144 |
| 83 | Harrison Phu Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH | Dermatology | Missouri City, TX | $50,053 |
| 84 | Michael J. Payette, M.D., M.B.A. | Dermatology | Cromwell, CT | $49,966 |
| 85 | Matthew James Zirwas, MD | Dermatology | Bexley, OH | $49,962 |
| 86 | Todd E. Schlesinger, M.D. | Dermatology | Charleston, SC | $49,807 |
| 87 | Jacob Laney Hines, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Greenville, NC | $49,802 |
| 88 | Nicole Marie Seminara, M.D. | Dermatology | Huntersville, NC | $49,539 |
| 89 | David Ellis McClendon Jr., DO | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Cleveland, OH | $49,471 |
| 90 | Scott Barrett Sellinger, MD | Urology | Tallahassee, FL | $48,936 |
| 91 | Brendan James Carry, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Danville, PA | $48,309 |
| 92 | David Rubin | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Chicago, IL | $47,632 |
| 93 | Daniel George, M.D. | Urology | Durham, NC | $47,535 |
| 94 | Lawrence Silverman, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Morristown, NJ | $46,570 |
| 95 | David G. Wolinsky, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Weston, FL | $46,248 |
| 96 | Joshua M. Lang, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Madison, WI | $45,825 |
| 97 | Elliott Marshall Antman, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Boston, MA | $45,000 |
| 98 | Paula Province Warren, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Hattiesburg, MS | $44,616 |
| 99 | Edward Francis Philbin, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Fairhaven, MA | $44,273 |
| 100 | Vandana Gupta Abramson, MD | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology | Nashville, TN | $44,172 |
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