Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: payments to clinicians
1,272 clinicians received $159,022 from Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2025; Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (64%) was honoraria, then food and beverage (23%). The largest single recipient (Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, New York) received $10,388.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $159,022 | 1,576 | 1,272 |
| 2024 | $157,036 | 1,006 | 680 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilene Fennoy, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | New York, NY | $10,388 |
| 2 | Ashley Hall Shoemaker, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Nashville, TN | $10,311 |
| 3 | Jesse Richards, D.O. | Internal Medicine | Tulsa, OK | $9,932 |
| 4 | Katie Queen, M.D. | Pediatrics | Bogalusa, LA | $8,803 |
| 5 | Uzoma C. Okorie, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | Marshfield, WI | $8,118 |
| 6 | Milliette Alvarado-Santiago, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Rio Piedras, PR | $7,660 |
| 7 | Juliana Santos Simonetti, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Boston, MA | $7,337 |
| 8 | Jacqueline Chan, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | New York, NY | $6,365 |
| 9 | Jose David Gamez-Godoy, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Edinburg, TX | $5,981 |
| 10 | Mary Jennifer Abuzzahab, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Saint Paul, MN | $5,044 |
| 11 | Joshua Jacob Zaritsky, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | Phoenix, AZ | $4,230 |
| 12 | Odelia Cooper, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Los Angeles, CA | $3,570 |
| 13 | Margaret Aileen Stefater-Richards, MD, PHD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Boston, MA | $3,350 |
| 14 | Angela Kay Fitch, MD | Internal Medicine, Bariatric Medicine | Boston, MA | $3,192 |
| 15 | Alaina Phillips Vidmar, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| 16 | Brian Ballios, MD, PHD | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Boston, MA | $2,827 |
| 17 | Susan Alexandra Phillips, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | San Diego, CA | $2,690 |
| 18 | Lewis Stuart Blevins Jr., MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | San Francisco, CA | $2,579 |
| 19 | Olga Theresa Gupta, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Durham, NC | $2,345 |
| 20 | Shaista Syeda Safder, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology | Orlando, FL | $2,255 |
| 21 | Stephanie Renee Sisley, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Houston, TX | $2,250 |
| 22 | Seema Kumar, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Rochester, MN | $2,180 |
| 23 | Lindsay T. Fourman, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Boston, MA | $1,785 |
| 24 | Donna Ryan, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,674 |
| 25 | Ryan Todd Morgan, D.O. | Hospitalist | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,352 |
| 26 | Benjamin B.A. Bakall, M.D., PH.D. | Ophthalmology, Retina Specialist | Phoenix, AZ | $1,250 |
| 27 | Jaime Paul Almandoz, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Dallas, TX | $1,071 |
| 28 | Eve Summers, PNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Corona, CA | $223.75 |
| 29 | Stacey W. Lip, N.P. | Nurse Practitioner | Loma Linda, CA | $183.18 |
| 30 | Noel Torres, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | San Juan, PR | $151.79 |
| 31 | Angelica Milagros Vazquez | Internal Medicine | San Juan, PR | $151.79 |
| 32 | Melba Feliciano, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | San Juan, PR | $126.79 |
| 33 | David Agustin Lopez Rodriguez | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Mayaguez, PR | $126.79 |
| 34 | Kimberly Joy Buck, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Riverside, CA | $119.96 |
| 35 | Isabel Cristina Arroyo Gomez, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | San Juan, PR | $101.79 |
| 36 | Adriana Carolina Franjul Sanchez, MD | General Practice | San Juan, PR | $100.00 |
| 37 | Jadailine Bermudez Santos | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | San Juan, PR | $100.00 |
| 38 | Khalid M. Bhatti, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Nephrology | Elizabethtown, KY | $98.26 |
| 39 | Lorene Nicole Rodriguez, M.D. | Family Medicine | Norman, OK | $93.12 |
| 40 | Raghuveer Vedala, MD | Family Medicine | Oklahoma City, OK | $93.12 |
| 41 | Krishna Vedala, MD | Internal Medicine | Oklahoma City, OK | $93.12 |
| 42 | Hannah Louise Jelley, MD | Pediatrics | Salt Lake City, UT | $91.77 |
| 43 | Wasim E. Deeb, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Jacksonville, FL | $90.10 |
| 44 | Ania E. Janicka, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Hudson, FL | $86.30 |
| 45 | Imad Mohamad El-Kebbi, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Atlanta, GA | $82.28 |
| 46 | Jennifer Lyn Gilligan, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $82.28 |
| 47 | Reshma Vinod Patel, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $82.28 |
| 48 | Robert R. Quaid, MD | Surgery | Fort Collins, CO | $81.52 |
| 49 | Amanda Patterson, MD | Family Medicine | Washington, DC | $78.70 |
| 50 | Brittany Lea Farquhar, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Oklahoma City, OK | $78.70 |
| 51 | Ankur Rughani, M.D. | Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology | Oklahoma City, OK | $78.70 |
| 52 | Kymberli Kay McClain, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Austin, TX | $76.76 |
| 53 | Kelly Ann Gardiner, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Melbourne, FL | $76.16 |
| 54 | Steven Bruce Leichter, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Columbus, GA | $75.33 |
| 55 | Autumn Deese Davis, P.A.-C | Physician Assistant | Carrollton, GA | $75.33 |
| 56 | Ariana Cristina Cotto | General Practice | Ponce, PR | $75.00 |
| 57 | Christian Rosado Paso, MD | General Practice | Toa Baja, PR | $75.00 |
| 58 | Anette Garces Dominguez, M.D | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Bayamon, PR | $75.00 |
| 59 | Josue Eliezer Collazo-Lopez, MD | Pediatrics | Rio Piedras, PR | $75.00 |
| 60 | Gisela D. Puig Carrion, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | San Juan, PR | $75.00 |
| 61 | Yashira Anais Medina Roman, MD | General Practice | San Juan, PR | $75.00 |
| 62 | Laurianne El Musa Penna, MD, MPH | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Ponce, PR | $75.00 |
| 63 | Amanda Sofia Alvelo, MD | Internal Medicine | San Juan, PR | $75.00 |
| 64 | Maribel Campos Rivera, MD | Integrative Medicine | San Juan, PR | $75.00 |
| 65 | Dannel Diaz Ruiz, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Mayaguez,, PR | $75.00 |
| 66 | Wilfredo De Jesus Rojas, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonology | Cayey, PR | $75.00 |
| 67 | Carla Patricia Rodriguez-Monserrate, MD | Internal Medicine, Adult Congenital Heart Disease | San Juan, PR | $75.00 |
| 68 | Brigida Y. Colon Barreto, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | San Juan, PR | $75.00 |
| 69 | Sharon Marie Velez-Maymi, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | San Juan, PR | $75.00 |
| 70 | Malaika Stephanie Joseph, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Orlando, FL | $74.60 |
| 71 | Eric James Zerla, M.D. | Pediatrics | Lagrange, GA | $74.60 |
| 72 | Milton M. Aponte-Tapia, MD | Pediatrics | Arcadia, FL | $74.60 |
| 73 | Madhushree Desiraju, M.D. | General Practice | Orlando, FL | $74.60 |
| 74 | Macresia Ann Braziel, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Vero Beach, FL | $74.60 |
| 75 | Maria M. Anchundia, MD | Pediatrics | Haines City, FL | $74.60 |
| 76 | Pilar R. Gonzales, M.D. | Pediatrics | Kissimmee, FL | $74.60 |
| 77 | Monika Rosemary Pek, MD | Pediatrics | Great Neck, NY | $74.60 |
| 78 | Jessica Langman Tomaszewski, MD | Hospitalist | Philadelphia, PA | $74.60 |
| 79 | Damani A. Hosey, MD | Family Medicine | Malabar, FL | $74.60 |
| 80 | Valerie Rios-Sanchez, M.D. | Pediatrics | Winter Garden, FL | $74.60 |
| 81 | Nicole M. Gagliano, MD | Pediatrics | Longwood, FL | $74.60 |
| 82 | Angelica Maria Cano Montoya, M.D. | Pediatrics | Kissimmee, FL | $74.60 |
| 83 | Joseph W. Permuy, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Jacksonville, FL | $74.60 |
| 84 | Heather R. Tempest, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Clermont, FL | $74.60 |
| 85 | Pamela Arn, MD | Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics (M.D.) | Jacksonville, FL | $74.60 |
| 86 | Greggy Denis Laroche | Pediatrics | Orlando, FL | $74.60 |
| 87 | Candice Melody Wilson, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Celebration, FL | $74.60 |
| 88 | Marta E. Rodriguez, M.D. | Pediatrics | Kissimmee, FL | $74.60 |
| 89 | Frantzie Michel, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $74.60 |
| 90 | Jennifer L. Seekford, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner | Orlando, FL | $74.60 |
| 91 | Jency Nahomy Polanco, APRN | Pediatrics | St Augustine, FL | $74.60 |
| 92 | Jaclyn Held, DO | Pediatrics | Okeechobee, FL | $74.60 |
| 93 | Henry Harrison Anderson IV, MD | Family Medicine | College Park, GA | $74.60 |
| 94 | Patricia Friedel, ARNP | Pediatrics | Lutz, FL | $74.60 |
| 95 | Andrea Kathleen Rizzetto, AG-ACNP, APRN-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Charleston, SC | $74.30 |
| 96 | Anna Katherine Rich | Specialist | Chapel Hill, NC | $73.62 |
| 97 | Bhairavi Sheshadri, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Raleigh, NC | $73.62 |
| 98 | Abigail Walser Terkeltoub, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Raleigh, NC | $73.62 |
| 99 | Robin Elizabeth Kilpatrick, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Baton Rouge, LA | $70.43 |
| 100 | Minna Cheng, MD | Pediatrics | Riverside, CA | $70.25 |
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