Protega Pharmaceutials Inc: payments to clinicians
Protega Pharmaceutials Inc's payments to clinicians rose 70% in 2025, to $82,483 across 1,079 people. Most of it (80%) was food and beverage, then honoraria (20%). The largest single recipient (Anesthesiology, Georgia) received $1,875.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $82,483 | 2,637 | 1,079 |
| 2024 | $48,457 | 1,404 | 697 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David John Rosenfeld, M.D. | Anesthesiology | Carrollton, GA | $1,875 |
| 2 | Russell Feit, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,299 |
| 3 | Alexander Weingarten, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Syosset, NY | $1,199 |
| 4 | J Carvel Jackson, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Addiction Medicine | Mesa, AZ | $1,157 |
| 5 | Ramesh M. Singa, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Austin, TX | $1,094 |
| 6 | Amy Berkhout, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Chandler, AZ | $1,084 |
| 7 | Alexander Beyzer, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Saint Louis, MO | $1,028 |
| 8 | Romanth Waghmarae | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Hamburg, NY | $956.79 |
| 9 | Sheri Hyder Couch | Nurse Practitioner | Wayne, PA | $839.15 |
| 10 | Maxx Allen Ramirez, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Wesley Chapel, FL | $763.10 |
| 11 | Eli S. Djebiyan, MD | Internal Medicine | Englewood, NJ | $712.53 |
| 12 | Joseph S. Dunn, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Eugene, OR | $700.00 |
| 13 | Samir Purusottam Patel, D.O. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Oro Valley, AZ | $693.87 |
| 14 | Boris Schwartz, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Phoenix, AZ | $682.69 |
| 15 | Jennifer Catherine Church, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Virginia Beach, VA | $612.50 |
| 16 | Shannon M. May, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Wesley Chapel, FL | $611.22 |
| 17 | Artemus Flagg II, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Slidell, LA | $600.00 |
| 18 | Janelle Bauer, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Wesley Chapel, FL | $562.13 |
| 19 | Neil Raaj Soni, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Fountain Valley, CA | $548.71 |
| 20 | Sade T. Bellmany, ARNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Tampa, FL | $525.00 |
| 21 | Casie Leigh Ann Vinson, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Mesa, AZ | $503.91 |
| 22 | Patricia Bonasera, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Buckeye, AZ | $482.19 |
| 23 | Michelle Rene Escue, F.N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Austin, TX | $473.68 |
| 24 | Amela Rizvic Petty | Physician Assistant, Medical | Austin, TX | $467.31 |
| 25 | Etienne Kenfack, APN | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Jersey City, NJ | $449.99 |
| 26 | Noemi Brizuela, APN | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Jersey City, NJ | $440.05 |
| 27 | Kimberly Cornelia Cuningham, AGNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Mocksville, NC | $437.50 |
| 28 | Clement Carol Yeh, MD | Anesthesiology | Austin, TX | $421.36 |
| 29 | Mynon Mitton, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Sun City, AZ | $369.78 |
| 30 | Christian David Gonzalez, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Aventura, FL | $368.93 |
| 31 | Alicia Hollister | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Phoenix, AZ | $354.17 |
| 32 | Stuart Bruce Krost, M.D. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Lake Worth, FL | $328.26 |
| 33 | James I. Rho, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $324.80 |
| 34 | Stephanie Marie Simon, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Omaha, NE | $311.46 |
| 35 | Shelley Marie Vanhoozer, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Omaha, NE | $311.10 |
| 36 | Paul Schmidt, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Ormond Beach, FL | $291.04 |
| 37 | Marc A. Carrion, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Killeen, TX | $290.29 |
| 38 | Bradley A. Wisler, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Keller, TX | $285.73 |
| 39 | Alyn L. Benezette, D.O. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Ormond Beach, FL | $266.60 |
| 40 | Suelane Sousa Do Ouro, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | New York, NY | $262.26 |
| 41 | Kimberly Barry, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Jacksonville Beach, FL | $261.03 |
| 42 | Duby Edith Avila | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Kissimmee, FL | $254.94 |
| 43 | Rafal Krejza, D.O. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Omaha, NE | $249.47 |
| 44 | Peter Pham, MD | Anesthesiology | Altamonte Springs, FL | $237.77 |
| 45 | Alicia Mercedes Rodriguez | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Lake Worth, FL | $235.60 |
| 46 | Douglas S. Lynch, PA | Physician Assistant | Las Vegas, NV | $231.75 |
| 47 | Joseph Abraham Parks, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Wausau, WI | $228.67 |
| 48 | Maria Agueda Babette Punzalan, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Orlando, FL | $227.00 |
| 49 | NPI 1164410650 | — | $225.56 | |
| 50 | Vincent Gerard Alestra, AGPCNP, RN | Nurse Practitioner | Smithtown, NY | $219.54 |
| 51 | Bojan Pavlovic, MD | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Orlando, FL | $218.65 |
| 52 | Sonia Sani | Internal Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | $215.55 |
| 53 | Megan Ann Callanan, MD,MPH | Family Medicine | Hollywood, FL | $215.55 |
| 54 | Jeanette Alvarez, MD | Hospitalist | Hollywood, FL | $215.54 |
| 55 | Kliti Tane, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Sunrise, FL | $215.54 |
| 56 | Alia Werblin, MD, DO | Internal Medicine | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $215.54 |
| 57 | Elizabeth Stoklosa, PA | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Daytona Beach, FL | $213.65 |
| 58 | Jerry Richard Foltz II, MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $213.48 |
| 59 | Christina Decosta, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Smithtown, NY | $210.03 |
| 60 | Renjini R. Chandra, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Overland Park, KS | $209.12 |
| 61 | Rosalba Fico, HOUSE PHYSICIAN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Lake Worth, FL | $207.74 |
| 62 | Todd Anthony Krehbiel, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Edmond, OK | $201.46 |
| 63 | Kurt V. Gold, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Omaha, NE | $200.63 |
| 64 | Jess D. Salinas Jr., MD | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Lake Mary, FL | $200.55 |
| 65 | Neil Nagda, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Daytona Beach, FL | $199.75 |
| 66 | Amanda Klics, PA | Physician Assistant | Smithtown, NY | $197.38 |
| 67 | Angela Claborn, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Omaha, NE | $196.21 |
| 68 | Bao Xuan Hoang, PA | Physician Assistant | Wellington, FL | $190.90 |
| 69 | Dorsey G. Paul, P.A. | Physician Assistant | Overland Park, KS | $188.36 |
| 70 | Kianfa Martinez-Lu, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Hialeah, FL | $187.54 |
| 71 | James Stephens, DO | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Norman, OK | $187.42 |
| 72 | Theodore J. Williams, M.D. | Family Medicine | Stanley, KS | $187.22 |
| 73 | Whitney Leigh Chouteau, D.O. | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Irving, TX | $186.24 |
| 74 | Shawn Marie Kraus | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Georgetown, TX | $185.45 |
| 75 | Mohammed Abdul-Aleem Hadi, D.O. | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Pain Medicine | Levittown, NY | $184.90 |
| 76 | Gabriel A. Rodriguez, MD | Anesthesiology | Plano, TX | $183.26 |
| 77 | Jennifer D. Okidegbe, MSN, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Phoenix, AZ | $181.27 |
| 78 | Marcie Marie Camblin, MSN, ACNPC-AG, CCRN | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | Surprise, AZ | $181.27 |
| 79 | Eric R. Ehlenberger | Emergency Medicine | Kenner, LA | $181.27 |
| 80 | Kurt Brett Giles, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Mesa, AZ | $172.51 |
| 81 | Ricardo Nieves Ramos, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Altamonte Springs, FL | $171.66 |
| 82 | James Michael Fay, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Lubbock, TX | $171.63 |
| 83 | Mark Mangkhalakhili, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Williamsville, NY | $169.77 |
| 84 | Cristian Burgio | Physician Assistant | Olean, NY | $169.77 |
| 85 | Alexandra Bri Owczarzak, DC, MSES | Chiropractor | Williamsville, NY | $169.77 |
| 86 | Ross Louis Guarino, RPAC | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Williamsville, NY | $169.76 |
| 87 | Nathaniel James Brochu, P.A. | Physician Assistant | Rochester, NY | $169.76 |
| 88 | Perry J. Cole, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $168.00 |
| 89 | Orlando Garay Florete Jr., M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $168.00 |
| 90 | Christopher Allen Fisher, MD | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Las Vegas, NV | $167.00 |
| 91 | Tram Tran, P.T. | Physician Assistant | Plainview, NY | $165.71 |
| 92 | Clifford Tsuyoshi Baker, M.D | Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | Sun City, AZ | $162.84 |
| 93 | Anuj Sharma, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Ocala, FL | $161.90 |
| 94 | Isaac M. Minehart, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Arcadia, CA | $160.11 |
| 95 | Nader Sawiris, M.D. | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $159.72 |
| 96 | Melissa Ann Ridella, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Henderson, NV | $159.69 |
| 97 | Atef F. Israel, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Independence, MO | $159.47 |
| 98 | Jeffrey D. Caudill, M.D. | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Jacksonville, FL | $158.50 |
| 99 | Christopher Amen, DO | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Smithtown, NY | $158.49 |
| 100 | Taufiq Ahmed, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Orlando, FL | $158.32 |
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