Spinal Elements, Inc.: payments to clinicians
231 clinicians received $46,110 from Spinal Elements, Inc. in 2025; Neurological Surgery is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. All of it was food and beverage. The largest single recipient (Neurological Surgery, Illinois) received $2,407.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,110 | 567 | 231 |
| 2024 | $50,591 | 850 | 412 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Michael Johnson, D.O. | Neurological Surgery | Normal, IL | $2,407 |
| 2 | Ernest Earl Braxton Jr., M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Edwards, CO | $2,157 |
| 3 | Neel Anand, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Los Angeles, CA | $1,781 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Todd Smith, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $1,393 |
| 5 | Stephen Andrew Chung, MD | Anesthesiology | Phoenix, AZ | $1,163 |
| 6 | Vikram Mayuran, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gilbert, AZ | $963.37 |
| 7 | Charles Marvin Gordon Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Daphne, AL | $962.56 |
| 8 | Kristy Walton Barrentine, ACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Critical Care Medicine | Daphne, AL | $932.28 |
| 9 | Aaron Todd Creek, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Miramar Beach, FL | $916.60 |
| 10 | Samuel Kim | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $905.02 |
| 11 | Jerry Emmett Robinson III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Harrisburg, PA | $758.92 |
| 12 | David Gendelberg, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $641.26 |
| 13 | Kevin McCarthy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hollywood, FL | $633.63 |
| 14 | Richard Glenn Fessler, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $593.12 |
| 15 | Joshua E. Heller, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $579.68 |
| 16 | Brooks Robert Osburn, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Temple Terrace, FL | $565.19 |
| 17 | Oluwatomi Lanre-Amos, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Sacramento, CA | $564.77 |
| 18 | Ram Raj Vasudevan, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Austin, TX | $531.56 |
| 19 | David McKeon Prior, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Phoenix, AZ | $523.67 |
| 20 | Alexander Richard Vaccaro, M.D., PH.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $466.59 |
| 21 | Jorge Eduardo Isaza, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baton Rouge, LA | $457.10 |
| 22 | Rory Richard Mayer, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Dallas, TX | $456.56 |
| 23 | Augustus John Rush III, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Dallas, TX | $421.85 |
| 24 | Shivam Narendra Upadhyaya, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Port Saint Lucie, FL | $409.28 |
| 25 | Mark Steven Eskenazi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Delray Beach, FL | $409.22 |
| 26 | Todd Kramer Volkman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Mobile, AL | $402.67 |
| 27 | Eric Hooley, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Logan, UT | $395.92 |
| 28 | Adil Abdus Samad, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Temple Terrace, FL | $394.96 |
| 29 | Samer George Saqqa, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Clair Shores, MI | $363.85 |
| 30 | Pierce D. Nunley, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Shreveport, LA | $360.50 |
| 31 | John Terrill Main, DO | Neurological Surgery | Ocala, FL | $344.78 |
| 32 | Neel Anand Mansukhani, M.D. | Surgery, Vascular Surgery | Chicago, IL | $343.81 |
| 33 | Stephen M. Pirris, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $332.18 |
| 34 | Brian Mason, M.D. | Radiology, Vascular & Interventional Radiology | Springfield, IL | $331.92 |
| 35 | Dallas Christopher Smith, D.O. | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Goodyear, AZ | $327.36 |
| 36 | James W. Silverthorn, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $327.23 |
| 37 | Garrick W. Cason, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Panama City, FL | $308.98 |
| 38 | Alejandro Daniel Castellvi, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $308.46 |
| 39 | John Ernest Lamacchia, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Rochester, MI | $307.20 |
| 40 | Kevin D. Richardson, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Antonio, TX | $303.03 |
| 41 | Domagoj Coric, MD | Neurological Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $297.17 |
| 42 | Ashish K. Sahai, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Boca Raton, FL | $296.50 |
| 43 | Jonathan Allen Hyde, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Miami Beach, FL | $295.05 |
| 44 | Mukund I. Gundanna, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | College Station, TX | $291.24 |
| 45 | Brian Anthony Cole, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Englewood, NJ | $289.56 |
| 46 | Brian Andrew O'Shaughnessy, MD | Neurological Surgery | Nashville, TN | $269.62 |
| 47 | Daniel Younghoe Kim, MD | Family Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $264.90 |
| 48 | Richard David Fessler, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | South Bend, IN | $259.36 |
| 49 | Ahmer K. Ghori, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Fort Wayne, IN | $258.00 |
| 50 | Daniel L. Peterson, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Austin, TX | $255.54 |
| 51 | George A. Frey, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Denver, CO | $248.92 |
| 52 | Brian Robert Braaksma, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Ft Worth, TX | $248.64 |
| 53 | Mokbel K. Chedid, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Pensacola, FL | $247.46 |
| 54 | Peter Louis Bono, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Southfield, MI | $244.88 |
| 55 | Colin B. Harris, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Wayne, NJ | $232.96 |
| 56 | Muwaffak Mohammad Abdulhak, M.D | Specialist | Detroit, MI | $226.03 |
| 57 | Gina Nicole Guglielmi, DO | Neurological Surgery | Normal, IL | $222.74 |
| 58 | Jose Humberto Jimenez - Almonte | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Debary, FL | $216.03 |
| 59 | Ali Chahlavi, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $212.87 |
| 60 | Gregory M. Bailey, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | State College, PA | $207.58 |
| 61 | Louis (Trey) C. Trosclair III, LSA | Specialist/Technologist, Other, Surgical Assistant | Nederland, TX | $205.39 |
| 62 | Bonaventure B. Ngu, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Houston, TX | $205.39 |
| 63 | Gabriel Tender, MD | Neurological Surgery | New Orleans, LA | $205.39 |
| 64 | Yogish D. Kamath, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Wichita Falls, TX | $205.39 |
| 65 | Joshua David Huss, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Katy, TX | $205.39 |
| 66 | Matthew William Wasserman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Katy, TX | $205.39 |
| 67 | John Benjamin Cale | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Keller, TX | $192.81 |
| 68 | Keven Scott Burns, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Scottsdale, AZ | $192.81 |
| 69 | Jonathan Boyce, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Scottsdale, AZ | $192.80 |
| 70 | Saman Shabani | Neurological Surgery | Orange, CA | $187.16 |
| 71 | Mohammad S. Shukairy, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Merrillville, IN | $184.89 |
| 72 | Andrew Michael Cordover, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Birmingham, AL | $181.90 |
| 73 | Michael H. Song, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Reno, NV | $180.46 |
| 74 | John G. Devine, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Augusta, GA | $178.61 |
| 75 | Justin Jay Reagh, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Apo, AE | $178.61 |
| 76 | John C. France, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Morgantown, WV | $178.60 |
| 77 | Max C. Lee, MD | Neurological Surgery | Milwaukee, WI | $177.87 |
| 78 | Joseph Mark Graham, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery | St Augustine, FL | $176.91 |
| 79 | Eric Momin, MD | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $176.59 |
| 80 | Hamad Issam Farhat, MD | Neurological Surgery | Oak Lawn, IL | $173.05 |
| 81 | Shalin Tarun Shah, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Hazlet, NJ | $171.35 |
| 82 | Douglas Crowther, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $170.10 |
| 83 | Joseph Keith Preston, MD | Neurological Surgery | Paris, TX | $170.09 |
| 84 | Osmond Chia-Liang Wu, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | South Bend, IN | $161.07 |
| 85 | Kelly Broussard | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | Slidell, LA | $159.15 |
| 86 | Gautham Prabhakar, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $158.65 |
| 87 | Morteza Sadeh, MD | Neurological Surgery | Lakeland, FL | $155.33 |
| 88 | Terrence T. Crowder, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Gilbert, AZ | $150.75 |
| 89 | Uzondu Francis Agochukwu, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Augusta, GA | $150.00 |
| 90 | Eric R. Jamrich, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lone Tree, CO | $148.00 |
| 91 | Jose Antonio Canseco, M.D./PH.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bordentown, NJ | $147.12 |
| 92 | Fabien D. Bitan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New York, NY | $146.70 |
| 93 | Jonathan Pishoi Nakhla, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Providence, RI | $146.70 |
| 94 | Brian Fiani, D.O., F.A.C.O.S. | Neurological Surgery | Shelby Township, MI | $145.41 |
| 95 | Mohan Ys, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Rochester Hills, MI | $145.40 |
| 96 | Kingsley Otsioren Abode-Iyamah, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $145.01 |
| 97 | Brett Alan Schlifka, D.O. | Neurological Surgery | Lake Worth, FL | $142.50 |
| 98 | Amrendra Singh Miranpuri, MD | Neurological Surgery | Urbana, IL | $141.54 |
| 99 | Timothy A. Holt, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Montgomery, AL | $141.45 |
| 100 | Robert S. Bray Jr., M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Marina Del Rey, CA | $139.55 |
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