Polaris Technology Solutions LLC: payments to clinicians
208 clinicians received $38,338 from Polaris Technology Solutions LLC in 2025; Orthopaedic Surgery is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (55%) was food and beverage, then travel and lodging (45%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Connecticut) received $3,043.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38,338 | 418 | 208 |
| 2024 | $38,110 | 316 | 150 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Vanderveer Probasco, M.D., M.S. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $3,043 |
| 2 | Phillip Tomas Guillen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Smithtown, NY | $1,254 |
| 3 | Megan Rianne Wolf, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Wallingford, CT | $1,236 |
| 4 | Robert Trasolini, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Smithtown, NY | $1,071 |
| 5 | Nicole M. Stevens, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | East Meadow, NY | $1,023 |
| 6 | Peter Gregory Whang, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New Haven, CT | $864.46 |
| 7 | Mackenzie Patterson, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Stamford, CT | $835.20 |
| 8 | Carl Cirino | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $760.83 |
| 9 | Kristian Efremov, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | East Meadow, NY | $691.46 |
| 10 | Khalid M. Abbed, MD | Neurological Surgery | New Haven, CT | $662.80 |
| 11 | Amos Dai, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $660.17 |
| 12 | Teresa Michelle Mariani, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Waterbury, CT | $648.52 |
| 13 | Kayla Praino, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Brookfield, CT | $618.88 |
| 14 | Ioannis Christos Zouzias, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Garden City, NY | $617.08 |
| 15 | Gregory August Kuzmik, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $610.93 |
| 16 | Stephanie Bianco, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | East Meadow, NY | $605.19 |
| 17 | Pedro De Oliveira Coutinho, MD | Neurological Surgery | New Haven, CT | $588.33 |
| 18 | Jarrett Boroniec, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | $573.42 |
| 19 | James Carmine Messina, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Commack, NY | $517.22 |
| 20 | Asher Masih, PA | Physician Assistant | Great Neck, NY | $491.70 |
| 21 | Aladine Abdalla Elsamadicy, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | New Haven, CT | $481.77 |
| 22 | Karen Michelle Sutton, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Stamford, CT | $436.14 |
| 23 | Alexandria Lucas, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Stony Brook, NY | $421.82 |
| 24 | James Michael Paci, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Woodbury, NY | $418.22 |
| 25 | Arielle Demarco | Physician Assistant | East Setauket, NY | $406.87 |
| 26 | Ryan John Kottmeier, PA | Physician Assistant | Stony Brook, NY | $406.87 |
| 27 | Jacky Tao Yan Yeung, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | New Haven, CT | $404.21 |
| 28 | Austin Vincent Cheng, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Mineola, NY | $390.63 |
| 29 | Daniel Choi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Ronkonkoma, NY | $390.63 |
| 30 | Julian Joseph Sonnenfeld, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Garden City, NY | $384.66 |
| 31 | John Joseph Dalton, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | East Patchogue, NY | $364.44 |
| 32 | Paul Protomastro, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Wilton, CT | $343.67 |
| 33 | John David Mueller, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Brookfield, CT | $334.92 |
| 34 | Victor Adeola Olujimi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Riverhead, NY | $333.58 |
| 35 | Arianna L. Gianakos, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Jersey City, NJ | $320.75 |
| 36 | Julianne M. Forlizzi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Wilton, CT | $314.64 |
| 37 | Scott Jonathan Koenig, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Woodbury, NY | $299.63 |
| 38 | Charles Cory Rosenstein, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Stamford, CT | $297.77 |
| 39 | Samuel Silva, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Danbury, CT | $269.26 |
| 40 | Cris J. Min, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Stony Brook, NY | $262.66 |
| 41 | Paulina Piekarska, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Norwalk, CT | $259.96 |
| 42 | Jeffrey Ethan Mait, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Garden City, NY | $257.42 |
| 43 | Alexandra Marie Mezzanotte Quinn | Physician Assistant | Great Neck, NY | $244.20 |
| 44 | Gregory Charles Mallo, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | East Setauket, NY | $243.13 |
| 45 | Jacob Modest, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Danbury, CT | $243.09 |
| 46 | Nicholas Lemme, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | East Providence, RI | $243.09 |
| 47 | Michael Scott Rocca, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | North Liberty, IA | $243.09 |
| 48 | Joshua B. Frank, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Norwalk, CT | $240.66 |
| 49 | Lauren Boggs, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Wilton, CT | $232.90 |
| 50 | Jacquelyn Aurora Giannelli | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Wilton, CT | $232.90 |
| 51 | Patrick Moxon | Physician Assistant | Norwalk, CT | $232.90 |
| 52 | Vanessa Tania Damm, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Wilton, CT | $232.90 |
| 53 | Daniel Eric Weiland, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Fairfield, CT | $231.38 |
| 54 | Robert Lee Brady, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Wilton, CT | $218.31 |
| 55 | James J. Fitzgibbons, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $215.79 |
| 56 | Caroline Elinor Vonck, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chicago, IL | $213.80 |
| 57 | Elizabeth White, R.P.A-C | Physician Assistant | Glen Cove, NY | $212.74 |
| 58 | Kushkaran Kaur, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Plainview, NY | $209.94 |
| 59 | Justin B. Ledesma, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Golden, CO | $208.42 |
| 60 | Brian Christopher Lynch, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Stony Brook, NY | $197.98 |
| 61 | Jessica Dizinno | Physician Assistant | Woodbury, NY | $189.36 |
| 62 | Samantha Galu | Physician Assistant | Merrick, NY | $189.36 |
| 63 | Theodore Blaine, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New York, NY | $185.08 |
| 64 | Salvatore Anthony Rizzo Jr., DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Seattle, WA | $169.49 |
| 65 | Henry A. Backe, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $167.38 |
| 66 | Timothy Peter Leddy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Somerset, NJ | $164.72 |
| 67 | Adebola Adeleke, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Middletown, CT | $159.58 |
| 68 | Bruno Coelho Da Rocha Lazaro, MD, FACS | Neurological Surgery | Stuart, FL | $157.26 |
| 69 | Anthony Viola III, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Fairfield, CT | $155.03 |
| 70 | Jay S. Simoncic, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Great Neck, NY | $150.27 |
| 71 | Bridget Instrum, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Fairfield, CT | $148.47 |
| 72 | Ayman Maurice Latif, DPM | Podiatrist | Middletown, CT | $142.82 |
| 73 | Talia Regina Brown | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | New Haven, CT | $142.82 |
| 74 | Jonathan Jackson Key, D.P.M.,F.A.C.F.A.S. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Essex, CT | $142.82 |
| 75 | Adam Paul Mucinskas, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cromwell, CT | $142.82 |
| 76 | James J. Yue, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Shelton, CT | $138.39 |
| 77 | Mark Justin Fletcher, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Wilton, CT | $136.49 |
| 78 | Brian Alan Bast, D.O. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Norwalk, CT | $136.49 |
| 79 | Michael G. Soojian, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | Wilton, CT | $136.49 |
| 80 | Zachary Lans, MD | Anesthesiology | Danbury, CT | $136.49 |
| 81 | Gabriella Kattak, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Wilton, CT | $136.49 |
| 82 | Michael Marchetti, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Wilton, CT | $136.49 |
| 83 | Jeffrey V. Deluca, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Wilton, CT | $136.49 |
| 84 | Jan E. McCauley, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Wilton, CT | $136.49 |
| 85 | Michael M. Lynch, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Norwalk, CT | $136.49 |
| 86 | Brandon Stuart Shulman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Wilton, CT | $136.49 |
| 87 | Megan Carroll Paulus, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | East Setauket, NY | $135.56 |
| 88 | Darryl C. Whitney, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Shelton, CT | $129.84 |
| 89 | Charles Milchteim, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Merrick, NY | $129.71 |
| 90 | Dante A. Brittis, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $119.38 |
| 91 | Patrick W. Kwok, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $119.38 |
| 92 | Nicholas Debellis, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $117.82 |
| 93 | Sandra Joan Iannotti, M.D. | Specialist | Smithtown, NY | $114.51 |
| 94 | Cindy Sue Anderson, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Fairfield, CT | $112.00 |
| 95 | Hillary R. Scheier, ATC, PA-C | Physician Assistant | East Setauket, NY | $110.77 |
| 96 | Kelms Amoo-Achampong, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fairfield, CT | $104.17 |
| 97 | Christopher Andrew Schneble | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | New Haven, CT | $104.17 |
| 98 | Issa Lahirish | Neurological Surgery | Brookline, MA | $97.01 |
| 99 | Andrew L. Haas, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine | Stamford, CT | $96.41 |
| 100 | Brian Gillette, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Norwalk, CT | $96.41 |
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