Surgical Theater. Inc.: payments to clinicians
Surgical Theater. Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 102% in 2025, to $295,275 across 78 people. Consulting fees was the largest category at 49%, then royalties and licenses (42%). The largest single recipient (Neurological Surgery, California) received $227,020.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $295,275 | 137 | 78 |
| 2024 | $145,938 | 129 | 50 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert George Louis Jr., M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Newport Beach, CA | $227,020 |
| 2 | Gregory Thomas Poulter, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Indianapolis, IN | $21,096 |
| 3 | Walter Jean | Neurological Surgery | Allentown, PA | $9,293 |
| 4 | Avery L. Buchholz, M.D., MPH | Neurological Surgery | Alexandria, VA | $9,064 |
| 5 | Gary Kenneth Steinberg, MD | Neurological Surgery | Palo Alto, CA | $7,500 |
| 6 | David Baskin, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $6,249 |
| 7 | Miguel Saez Alegre, MD | Neurological Surgery | Rochester, MN | $2,345 |
| 8 | Jonathan H. Sherman, MD | Neurological Surgery | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,030 |
| 9 | Ian Spencer Mutchnick, MD | Neurological Surgery | Louisville, KY | $518.94 |
| 10 | Juan Martin Valdivia Valdivia, MD | Neurological Surgery | Tampa, FL | $419.24 |
| 11 | Thomas P. Schleeter, MD | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Anderson, IN | $400.14 |
| 12 | Dale Ding, MD | Neurological Surgery | Charlottesville, VA | $360.18 |
| 13 | Redi Rahmani, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Lancaster, PA | $360.18 |
| 14 | Brian J. Williams, MD | Neurological Surgery | Louisville, KY | $360.18 |
| 15 | Christopher Duma, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Newport Beach, CA | $317.26 |
| 16 | Kurtis Ian Auguste, MD | Neurological Surgery | Oakland, CA | $296.90 |
| 17 | Jacob L. Freeman, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Ocala, FL | $291.73 |
| 18 | Thomas C. Steineke, MD | Neurological Surgery | Edison, NJ | $288.10 |
| 19 | Ramin Amirnovin, MD | Neurological Surgery | Pomona, CA | $264.85 |
| 20 | Bernard Bendok, MD | Neurological Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $264.60 |
| 21 | Jed S. Vanichkachorn, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Richmond, VA | $262.74 |
| 22 | Christopher P. Ames, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Francisco, CA | $258.98 |
| 23 | Tien Trong Nguyen, MD | Neurological Surgery | Fountain Valley, CA | $253.82 |
| 24 | Ivan H. El-Sayed, M.D. | Otolaryngology | San Francisco, CA | $246.58 |
| 25 | Mihir M. Patel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Indianapolis, IN | $246.14 |
| 26 | Martin D. Herman, M.D., PH.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $245.65 |
| 27 | Omer Moshe Doron, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $245.65 |
| 28 | David Evan Smolar, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Hollywood, FL | $236.20 |
| 29 | Erez Nossek, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $236.20 |
| 30 | Stephan Munich, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $236.20 |
| 31 | Muralidhara R. Raju, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Boise, ID | $236.20 |
| 32 | Karim Basem Kareem Hafazalla, MD | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $231.69 |
| 33 | Matthew Lang, DO | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Pittsburgh, PA | $231.69 |
| 34 | Joshua E. Heller, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $231.69 |
| 35 | Christopher Robert Demassi, MD | Neurological Surgery | Hollywood, FL | $229.00 |
| 36 | Griffin Santarelli, MD | Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck | Phoenix, AZ | $223.50 |
| 37 | Huy The Duong, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $211.79 |
| 38 | Nathan J. Lee, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chicago, IL | $210.10 |
| 39 | Salvador F. Aguirre, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | El Paso, TX | $192.82 |
| 40 | Franco Rubino, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $192.82 |
| 41 | Devi Prasad Patra, MD | Neurological Surgery | Indianapolis, IN | $177.57 |
| 42 | Charles Joseph Prestigiacomo, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Cincinnati, OH | $174.56 |
| 43 | Jesse C. Selber, MD | Plastic Surgery | Royal Oak, MI | $150.11 |
| 44 | Kongkrit Chaiyasate, MD | Plastic Surgery | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $150.11 |
| 45 | Gohar Majeed, D.O | Neurological Surgery | Portland, OR | $145.85 |
| 46 | Shashank Vijay Gandhi, MD | Neurological Surgery | Lawrenceville, GA | $142.18 |
| 47 | Barunashish Brahma, MD | Neurological Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $137.81 |
| 48 | Miguelangelo Perez Cruet, MD | Specialist | Waterford, MI | $135.87 |
| 49 | Paul J. Holman, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Houston, TX | $134.87 |
| 50 | Shawn Singh Rai, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Ocala, FL | $122.61 |
| 51 | Andrew David Fine, MD | Neurological Surgery | Sarasota, FL | $118.61 |
| 52 | Hanna Algattas, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $92.44 |
| 53 | Michael Y. Oh, MD | Neurological Surgery | Orange, CA | $89.70 |
| 54 | Chad Elliot Aarons, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Richmond, VA | $85.08 |
| 55 | Hesham A. Hassaballa, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Aurora, IL | $83.33 |
| 56 | Maziyar Arya Kalani, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $73.58 |
| 57 | Anthony A. Catanzano Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Diego, CA | $68.16 |
| 58 | Cj Kleck, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Aurora, CO | $68.16 |
| 59 | Brandon Wade Cook, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Walton Beach, FL | $54.51 |
| 60 | Frank R. Farokhi, MD | Neurological Surgery | Pensacola, FL | $54.51 |
| 61 | Rudolph J. Schrot, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $54.29 |
| 62 | Asha Muthuraman Iyer, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | Sacramento, CA | $54.29 |
| 63 | Jeremy Steinberger, MD | Neurological Surgery | Teaneck, NJ | $50.82 |
| 64 | Elias Dakwar, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $49.02 |
| 65 | Daniel Donoho, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $47.17 |
| 66 | Yevgenia Shekhtman, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Edison, NJ | $44.58 |
| 67 | Brian T. Jankowitz, MD | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $44.58 |
| 68 | Yasser Jeelani, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Edison, NJ | $44.58 |
| 69 | Timothy O'Connor | Neurological Surgery | Boca Raton, FL | $40.64 |
| 70 | Joao Paulo Cavalcante De Almeida, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $36.92 |
| 71 | Zeeshan Mohammad Sardar, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $34.85 |
| 72 | Miles Allen Hudson | Neurological Surgery | Scottsdale, AZ | $28.35 |
| 73 | Sharona Ben-Haim, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | San Diego, CA | $24.00 |
| 74 | Michael P. Glotzbecker, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $19.63 |
| 75 | Nathan Ranalli, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $18.16 |
| 76 | Alexandra Beier, DO | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $18.16 |
| 77 | Anand Kaul, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Allentown, PA | $4.98 |
| 78 | Roger Murayi, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Allentown, PA | $1.88 |
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