Spineology Inc.: payments to clinicians
359 clinicians received $486,514 from Spineology Inc. in 2025; Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Consulting fees was the largest category at 28%, then compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me (27%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine, Tennessee) received $47,504.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $486,514 | 1,033 | 359 |
| 2024 | $489,114 | 1,275 | 317 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Benjamin Wells, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Knoxville, TN | $47,504 |
| 2 | John Ernest Lamacchia, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Rochester, MI | $30,133 |
| 3 | Clifford B. Tribus, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Madison, WI | $28,358 |
| 4 | Christopher Yeung, M.D. | Specialist | Phoenix, AZ | $28,049 |
| 5 | Christoph Paul Hofstetter, M.D., PH.D. | Neurological Surgery | Seattle, WA | $25,025 |
| 6 | Michael Yung-Shun Wang, MD | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $22,470 |
| 7 | Jeremy M. Shore, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Peabody, MA | $20,980 |
| 8 | Betsy H. Grunch, MD | Neurological Surgery | Gainesville, GA | $20,332 |
| 9 | Mark Alexander Mahan, MD | Neurological Surgery | Salt Lake City, UT | $17,966 |
| 10 | Samuel Abraham Joseph Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Safety Harbor, FL | $17,470 |
| 11 | Jeffrey Moore, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Oklahoma City, OK | $17,284 |
| 12 | Josha Woodward | Neurological Surgery | Portland, OR | $16,102 |
| 13 | Michael H. Song, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Reno, NV | $15,298 |
| 14 | Andrew G. Cordista, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Moultrie, GA | $14,055 |
| 15 | Ali Hazama, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Syracuse, NY | $13,908 |
| 16 | Venkat Sethuraman, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Dallas, TX | $11,944 |
| 17 | Michael Y. Oh, MD | Neurological Surgery | Orange, CA | $8,631 |
| 18 | Mark B. Kerner, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Suffolk, VA | $8,590 |
| 19 | Amber Shea Gordon, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Mobile, AL | $8,097 |
| 20 | Richard M. Ozuna, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Peabody, MA | $7,809 |
| 21 | Lawrence Maccree, D.O. | Neurological Surgery | Oak Ridge, TN | $6,301 |
| 22 | Michael Venezia, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Clearwater, FL | $5,770 |
| 23 | Dwight S. Tyndall, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Crown Point, IN | $4,763 |
| 24 | Sanjay Konakondla, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $4,465 |
| 25 | Dean E. Smith, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | El Paso, TX | $3,799 |
| 26 | William Daniel Bradley, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Meridian, ID | $3,750 |
| 27 | Saqib Hasan, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Oakland, CA | $3,683 |
| 28 | Jack I. Jallo, MD | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $3,200 |
| 29 | Sven Markus Hochheimer, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Wichita Falls, TX | $3,120 |
| 30 | Mohamad Bydon, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $2,624 |
| 31 | Chester John Donnally III, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Addison, TX | $2,570 |
| 32 | Osama Iqbal Ahmed, MD | Neurological Surgery | Live Oak, TX | $2,486 |
| 33 | Manaf H S Younis, M.D., MPH, FACS | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Paris, TX | $2,235 |
| 34 | Mayur Jayarao, M.D., M.SC. | Neurological Surgery | Springfield, MO | $2,232 |
| 35 | Michael Sungshick Yoon, MD | Neurological Surgery | Willow Grove, PA | $2,164 |
| 36 | David McKeon Prior, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Phoenix, AZ | $1,958 |
| 37 | Joseph Lionel Martinez, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Lubbock, TX | $1,901 |
| 38 | Aaron Rapp, MD | Neurological Surgery | Waterford, MI | $1,826 |
| 39 | Vikram Mayuran, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gilbert, AZ | $1,797 |
| 40 | Atya Alfllouse, MD | Neurological Surgery | Flint, MI | $1,695 |
| 41 | Chester E. Sutterlin III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gainesville, FL | $1,496 |
| 42 | Michael W. Hasz, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Reston, VA | $1,441 |
| 43 | Hayder Jaffer, MD | Neurological Surgery | Merrillville, IN | $1,336 |
| 44 | Steven M. Rapp, MD | Neurological Surgery | Waterford, MI | $1,270 |
| 45 | Timothy Y. Wang, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $1,184 |
| 46 | Jason Christopher Tinley, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Fort Worth, TX | $1,180 |
| 47 | Brian J. Park, MD | Neurological Surgery | Columbus, OH | $1,085 |
| 48 | Abdullah Khaled Al-Arfaj, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jackson, MI | $1,068 |
| 49 | Pierce D. Nunley, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Shreveport, LA | $960.06 |
| 50 | Selma Kominek, MD | Neurological Surgery | Johnson City, TN | $921.64 |
| 51 | Scott Allen McCarty, M.D., PHARMD. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Livonia, MI | $881.42 |
| 52 | Edward Thomas Cullom III, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Flowood, MS | $877.28 |
| 53 | Tariq Theeb Lamki, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Bronx, NY | $851.85 |
| 54 | Ryan Joseph Seal, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Blue Ash, OH | $850.77 |
| 55 | Racheal Irene Peterson, MD | Neurological Surgery | Ocala, FL | $839.78 |
| 56 | John J. Venezia, DO | Preventive Medicine, Aerospace Medicine | Fort Rucker, AL | $751.68 |
| 57 | Michael Minche Wang, MD | Internal Medicine | Covina, CA | $698.48 |
| 58 | Ahmad Moustafa Elakil, MD, MBA | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $643.33 |
| 59 | Nathan Scott Mauser, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Saint Albans, VT | $617.97 |
| 60 | Emilio Carreon Tayag, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Moreno Valley, CA | $516.79 |
| 61 | Joey Kevin Grochmal, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | The Woodlands, TX | $510.96 |
| 62 | Vittorio M. Morreale, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Shelby Twp, MI | $494.99 |
| 63 | Brooke Van Veghel, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Mobile, AL | $396.38 |
| 64 | Jared F. Brandoff, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | White Plains, NY | $395.40 |
| 65 | Warren D. Yu | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Washington, DC | $384.16 |
| 66 | Jonas Joaquin Gopez, MD | Neurological Surgery | Willow Grove, PA | $329.59 |
| 67 | Bailey Raine Yekzaman, MD | Neurological Surgery | Kansas City, KS | $328.83 |
| 68 | Catalino Dominic Dureza, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Fresno, CA | $328.21 |
| 69 | Lee Selznick, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Winchester, VA | $300.20 |
| 70 | Steven C. Anagnost, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Tulsa, OK | $261.05 |
| 71 | Avikshitha Sudhakara, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Detroit, MI | $258.50 |
| 72 | Tapan K. Daftari, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austell, GA | $253.81 |
| 73 | J Rafe Sales, MD, PC | Orthopaedic Surgery | Portland, OR | $242.09 |
| 74 | Garrett Robert Leonard, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $241.12 |
| 75 | Dustin Heath Massel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Skokie, IL | $239.32 |
| 76 | Michael Daniel Monterey, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Miami, FL | $236.21 |
| 77 | David A. Fessler, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Washington, DC | $225.67 |
| 78 | Matthew T. Philippi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Salt Lake City, UT | $224.14 |
| 79 | Sean M. Brown, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Portland, OR | $215.38 |
| 80 | Kolten William Paryzek, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Portland, OR | $215.37 |
| 81 | Matthew Maserati, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chambersburg, PA | $207.01 |
| 82 | Alfred F. Faust, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Rockville Centre, NY | $204.61 |
| 83 | Todd Lee Harshbarger, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Burbank, CA | $203.70 |
| 84 | John E. Gee, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Valdosta, GA | $197.11 |
| 85 | Sohrab Virk, M.D. | Surgery | New York, NY | $188.48 |
| 86 | Hansen Bow, MD | Neurological Surgery | Orange, CA | $188.18 |
| 87 | Richard David Fessler, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | South Bend, IN | $184.99 |
| 88 | Dave S. Atteberry, MD | Neurological Surgery | Sunnyside, WA | $184.70 |
| 89 | Tiffany Rogers, M.D., M.P.T. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Torrance, CA | $179.09 |
| 90 | Matthew Morris, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Vero Beach, FL | $170.41 |
| 91 | Jasvinder Singh Nangiana, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $168.90 |
| 92 | Paul Richard Clark, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Homewood, AL | $168.85 |
| 93 | Charles L. Wolff III, MD | Neurological Surgery | Pensacola, FL | $166.78 |
| 94 | Travis C. Hill, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Seattle, WA | $163.30 |
| 95 | Jian Shen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Latham, NY | $163.29 |
| 96 | Joseph Domino, MD | Neurological Surgery | Kansas City, KS | $160.76 |
| 97 | Anthony Michael Alvarado, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Kansas City, KS | $160.76 |
| 98 | Christopher Miller, MD | Neurological Surgery | Kansas City, KS | $160.75 |
| 99 | Stephanie N. Serva | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $159.01 |
| 100 | Hassan Saad | Neurological Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $159.01 |
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