Purdue Pharma L.P.: payments to clinicians
Purdue Pharma L.P.'s payments to clinicians rose 200% in 2025, to $107,038 across 242 people. Most of it (67%) was consulting fees, then education (21%). The largest single recipient (Specialist, Ohio) received $15,426.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107,038 | 269 | 242 |
| 2024 | $35,739 | 275 | 236 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Apseloff, M.D. | Specialist | Columbus, OH | $15,426 |
| 2 | Gary Evan Lemack, MD | Urology | Dallas, TX | $6,600 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Paul Weiss, MD | Urology | Brooklyn, NY | $6,600 |
| 4 | Benjamin M. Brucker, MD | Urology | New York, NY | $6,600 |
| 5 | Sandip P. Vasavada, MD | Urology | Cleveland, OH | $6,600 |
| 6 | Kevin McVary, MD | Urology | Springfield, IL | $6,600 |
| 7 | James Quentin Clemens, MD | Urology | Ann Arbor, MI | $6,600 |
| 8 | Eric S. Rovner, MD | Urology, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery | Charleston, SC | $6,600 |
| 9 | Roger Dmochowski, MD | Urology | Nashville, TN | $5,200 |
| 10 | Christopher Chermansky, M.D. | Urology | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,125 |
| 11 | Rahul V. Nene, MD, PHD | Emergency Medicine | San Diego, CA | $3,178 |
| 12 | Justin Seltzer, MD | Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology | San Diego, CA | $3,178 |
| 13 | Christian A. Tomaszewski, MD | Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology | San Diego, CA | $3,178 |
| 14 | Karan Ravindra Kumar, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Durham, NC | $2,373 |
| 15 | Michael Alexander Gardiner, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine | San Diego, CA | $2,000 |
| 16 | Richard A. Reutter, M.D. | Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine | Long Branch, NJ | $1,908 |
| 17 | Philip M. Hanno, MD | Urology | Stanford, CA | $1,728 |
| 18 | Rachael S. Rzasa-Lynn, MD | Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine | Aurora, CO | $1,706 |
| 19 | Jeffrey Galinkin, MD | Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology | Aurora, CO | $1,706 |
| 20 | Kenneth M. Peters, MD | Urology | Royal Oak, MI | $1,230 |
| 21 | John W. Berkenbosch, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine | Louisville, KY | $956.25 |
| 22 | Jeffrey M. Goodloe, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Tulsa, OK | $600.00 |
| 23 | Marshall Edward Eidenberg, D.O. | Emergency Medicine | Hays, KS | $600.00 |
| 24 | Amber D. Rice, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Tucson, AZ | $600.00 |
| 25 | Joshua Thomas Bucher, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | New Brunswick, NJ | $600.00 |
| 26 | Eric Stein Bronsky, M.D | Emergency Medicine | Roswell, NM | $600.00 |
| 27 | David Alan Miramontes, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | San Antonio, TX | $600.00 |
| 28 | Irina Fox Brennan, MD, PHD | Emergency Medicine | Alexandria, VA | $500.00 |
| 29 | Jonathan G. Austin, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Linville, NC | $500.00 |
| 30 | Akash Bhatnagar, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Staten Island, NY | $500.00 |
| 31 | Chase Michael Donaldson, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Cleveland, OH | $500.00 |
| 32 | Morgan Victoria Hanel, PA | Physician Assistant | Schenectady, NY | $500.00 |
| 33 | Khristopher Robert Faiss | Emergency Medicine | El Paso, TX | $500.00 |
| 34 | Nancy J. Ferguson, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Grantham, NH | $500.00 |
| 35 | Amar Shah, MD, MPH | Emergency Medicine | West Hollywood, CA | $500.00 |
| 36 | Kevin Hu, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Bellport, NY | $500.00 |
| 37 | Adeel Kamal, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Plainfield, IL | $450.00 |
| 38 | David R. Drover, MD | Anesthesiology | Stanford, CA | $295.00 |
| 39 | Robert Barnowsky, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Sheffield, AL | $58.05 |
| 40 | Joshua Koplon, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Orlando, FL | $51.33 |
| 41 | Jennifer Coker, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Greenville, AL | $48.46 |
| 42 | Jasmine Necole Abebe, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Montgomery, AL | $47.23 |
| 43 | Sampson Ogbuchi, MD | Emergency Medicine | Gadsden, AL | $46.59 |
| 44 | Michael Adebayo Ajakaiye, MD | Emergency Medicine | Dunn, NC | $46.38 |
| 45 | John Mark Irby, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | McComb, MS | $41.91 |
| 46 | Frederick Albert Pich III, D.O. | Emergency Medicine | Dothan, AL | $37.54 |
| 47 | Nelson D. Agee | Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services | Bessemer, AL | $37.41 |
| 48 | Anthony Lee Shields Jr., MD | Emergency Medicine | Baton Rouge, LA | $37.37 |
| 49 | Bruce Eric Hill, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | McComb, MS | $36.45 |
| 50 | Timothy A. Crump, N.P | Clinical Nurse Specialist, Acute Care | Sylacauga, AL | $35.87 |
| 51 | Brett Wynn, M.D. | Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services | Carrollton, GA | $34.62 |
| 52 | Brett Ferman, MD | Emergency Medicine | McComb, MS | $33.96 |
| 53 | Simmons T. Copeland, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Gloster, MS | $33.96 |
| 54 | Temidayo Olugbenga Odugbesan, M.D., SA-C | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Montgomery, AL | $33.23 |
| 55 | Jeffrey Shawn Pierson, D.O. | Family Medicine | Columbus, GA | $32.24 |
| 56 | Sunni Lee Beeck, D.O. | Family Medicine | Columbus, GA | $31.42 |
| 57 | Michael Coulthard | Family Medicine | Columbus, GA | $28.34 |
| 58 | Nikhil Shankar, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Goldsboro, NC | $24.10 |
| 59 | David Drew Alexander | Emergency Medicine | Oklahoma City, OK | $23.80 |
| 60 | Jymirah Morris, MD | Emergency Medicine | Austell, GA | $23.80 |
| 61 | Justin Oswald Franz, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Searcy, AR | $23.80 |
| 62 | Jeffery William Steele, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Searcy, AR | $23.80 |
| 63 | Brandon Grant Godwin, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Goldsboro, NC | $23.52 |
| 64 | Seyed Alireza Sadeghi, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Oakdale, CA | $23.49 |
| 65 | Bryan Michael Corbett | Emergency Medicine | San Diego, CA | $23.45 |
| 66 | Parker Jenkins, M.D. | Family Medicine | Pine Bluff, AR | $23.42 |
| 67 | Michelle Ann Orange, NP | Nurse Practitioner | Benton, AR | $23.42 |
| 68 | Brian Scott Burks, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Benton, AR | $23.42 |
| 69 | Minh Huu Nguyen Huynh, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Cullman, AL | $23.34 |
| 70 | Emily Suzanne Brown, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Carrollton, GA | $23.34 |
| 71 | William Samuel Herring, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Clanton, AL | $23.31 |
| 72 | Derek Alan Patterson, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Mountain Brk, AL | $23.31 |
| 73 | Benjamin Kyle Abney | Physician Assistant | Bessemer, AL | $22.49 |
| 74 | Richard H. Smith, M.D. | Family Medicine | Biloxi, MS | $22.20 |
| 75 | Chrystie Lee Smith, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Plymouth, NC | $21.65 |
| 76 | Lois Joyce Roberson, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Plymouth, NC | $21.65 |
| 77 | John T. Meredith, MD | Emergency Medicine | Greenville, NC | $21.65 |
| 78 | Cameron Blake Smith, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Belhaven, NC | $21.65 |
| 79 | Kari Kulp, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $21.52 |
| 80 | Elysa Kolvek | Physician Assistant | Philadelphia, PA | $21.52 |
| 81 | Hannah Griffiths, DO | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Philadelphia, PA | $21.52 |
| 82 | William Bennett Sanders IV | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Piney Flats, TN | $21.49 |
| 83 | Chance Wright | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Tulsa, OK | $21.49 |
| 84 | Michael Anthony Boyer, DO | Emergency Medicine | Gainesville, FL | $21.44 |
| 85 | Frederick Taylor Lynch, MD | Emergency Medicine | Los Angeles, CA | $21.40 |
| 86 | Christopher Patrick Gallegos | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Greenville, SC | $21.40 |
| 87 | Sean A. Chrystal, DO | Hospitalist | Dyer, IN | $21.19 |
| 88 | Ruth Anne Pecot | Physician Assistant | Auburn, AL | $20.92 |
| 89 | Chad Edward Gibbs, DO | Emergency Medicine | Opelika, AL | $20.85 |
| 90 | Dustin Letson | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Florence, AL | $20.69 |
| 91 | Lauren Powell, DO | Emergency Medicine | Corinth, MS | $20.69 |
| 92 | Rebecca Shepard, PA | Physician Assistant | Durham, NC | $20.54 |
| 93 | Christopher Keith Power, MD | Emergency Medicine | Oneonta, AL | $20.44 |
| 94 | Robert C. Balandis, DPM | Podiatrist | Davie, FL | $20.23 |
| 95 | Margaret Mary Tisdale Steed | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Troy, AL | $19.98 |
| 96 | Adolfo Robledo, M.D. | Family Medicine | Troy, AL | $19.98 |
| 97 | Scott Farr Smith, M.D. | Emergency Medicine | McComb, MS | $19.71 |
| 98 | Jonathan Michael Davis, M.D. | Family Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $19.56 |
| 99 | Michael Russell Klemme, MD | Emergency Medicine | Chapel Hill, NC | $19.46 |
| 100 | Jaime Evans Carroll, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Cary, NC | $19.46 |
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