Trilliant Surgical LLC.: payments to clinicians
194 clinicians received $858,064 from Trilliant Surgical LLC. in 2025; Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (54%) was consulting fees, then royalties and licenses (33%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, North Carolina) received $85,327.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $858,064 | 606 | 194 |
| 2024 | $844,636 | 932 | 267 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Bruce Adams Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Durham, NC | $85,327 |
| 2 | Jason Daniel Nowak, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Redding, CA | $69,950 |
| 3 | Ariel Palanca, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Stanford, CA | $67,686 |
| 4 | Adam Paul Schiff, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Maywood, IL | $61,270 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Holmes, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $37,134 |
| 6 | Matthew David Sorensen, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Elgin, IL | $36,042 |
| 7 | David G. Blancho, DPM | Podiatrist | Galena, KS | $30,758 |
| 8 | Robert B. Weinstein, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fayetteville, GA | $29,982 |
| 9 | Michael S. Lee, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Des Moines, IA | $28,533 |
| 10 | Christopher Juels, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Cookeville, TN | $27,839 |
| 11 | Carlton Craig Cranford, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Denison, TX | $24,686 |
| 12 | Matthew John Herring, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma | Des Moines, IA | $23,365 |
| 13 | Tyler Aaron Gonzalez, M.D., M.B.A. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Columbia, SC | $23,356 |
| 14 | Benjamin D. Overley Jr., D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Hilton Head Island, SC | $22,041 |
| 15 | Brian John Burgess, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Naperville, IL | $18,858 |
| 16 | Rishin Jatin Kadakia, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $17,810 |
| 17 | Garrett Manfred Wobst, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Aberdeen, SD | $16,229 |
| 18 | Cary B. Chapman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Plantation, FL | $13,576 |
| 19 | Gary Alexander Simpson, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Colorado Springs, CO | $13,435 |
| 20 | Keith J. Hill, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Beaumont, TX | $12,622 |
| 21 | Gregory C. Berlet, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Worthington, OH | $12,418 |
| 22 | David B. Thordarson, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Los Angeles, CA | $11,326 |
| 23 | Gerard J. Cush, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lewisburg, PA | $11,100 |
| 24 | Dalton Ryba, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Burleson, TX | $11,078 |
| 25 | Brian Chun-Wah Law, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Neenah, WI | $10,189 |
| 26 | Britton Scott Plemmons, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Longview, TX | $9,732 |
| 27 | Daniel J. Patton, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Redlands, CA | $9,335 |
| 28 | Deena Blair Horn, D.P.M | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $8,798 |
| 29 | Jerome Keith Steck, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Tucson, AZ | $8,154 |
| 30 | Brian Gerald Elliott, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Shelbyville, IN | $7,667 |
| 31 | Benjamin David Umbel, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Morganton, NC | $5,838 |
| 32 | Vinod Kumar Panchbhavi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Galveston, TX | $5,423 |
| 33 | Benjamin Collier Watson, D.O. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Columbus, GA | $5,225 |
| 34 | Corine Leigh Creech, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Fairfax, VA | $4,730 |
| 35 | Christian T. Royer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Dallas, TX | $4,561 |
| 36 | John Zhihao Zhao, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Sugar Land, TX | $3,807 |
| 37 | Bradley P. Abicht, DPM | Podiatrist | La Crosse, WI | $3,729 |
| 38 | Christopher B. Hirose, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Boise, ID | $3,084 |
| 39 | Vytautas Ringus, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Norman, OK | $3,012 |
| 40 | Anthony Ndu, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $2,791 |
| 41 | Thomas Aloysius McDonald, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Enfield, CT | $2,525 |
| 42 | Jason Charles Snyder, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $2,485 |
| 43 | Leroy Butler, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Frisco, TX | $2,279 |
| 44 | Justin Tsai | Orthopaedic Surgery | Staten Island, NY | $2,250 |
| 45 | Sunny Sajjad, DPM, MS | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Corpus Christi, TX | $2,241 |
| 46 | Calvin Rushing, DPM | Podiatrist | Sunnyvale, TX | $1,625 |
| 47 | Kyle S. Peterson, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Bartlett, IL | $1,500 |
| 48 | Cameron Meyer, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Worthington, OH | $1,500 |
| 49 | John J. Doolan, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $1,474 |
| 50 | Amiethab Aiyer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $1,292 |
| 51 | Ana Beatriz Silva Martorell, DPM | Podiatrist | Hialeah, FL | $1,149 |
| 52 | Ronald Troxell, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Trinity, FL | $1,142 |
| 53 | Vanisaben Patel, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Melbourne, FL | $1,050 |
| 54 | Pauline P. Fu, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | New York, NY | $976.22 |
| 55 | Kavita Iyengar, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Panama City, FL | $962.89 |
| 56 | Steve Brian Behrens, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $937.94 |
| 57 | Jonathan Richards, DPM | Podiatrist | New York, NY | $905.07 |
| 58 | Miimii Thae, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Homestead, FL | $870.97 |
| 59 | Meghan Kelly, MD, PHD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $845.98 |
| 60 | Jacob Randall Dougherty, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $838.36 |
| 61 | Brandon Patrick Adrian, DPM | Podiatrist | Fayetteville, NC | $799.97 |
| 62 | Mark Andrew Prissel, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Worthington, OH | $774.87 |
| 63 | Jalpen Patel, DPM | Podiatrist | Orlando, FL | $750.99 |
| 64 | Herman Zarate, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Takoma Park, MD | $722.96 |
| 65 | Carla Arnette Martin, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Olive Branch, MS | $711.36 |
| 66 | Nicole Rachel Baxter, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Decatur, GA | $705.72 |
| 67 | Cerise Adams, DPM | Podiatrist | Syosset, NY | $663.68 |
| 68 | Anik Paul, DPM | Podiatrist | East Setauket, NY | $642.41 |
| 69 | Taylor N. Saucier, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Victoria, TX | $635.67 |
| 70 | Jeremy Cade Christensen, D.P.M. | Podiatrist | Castle Rock, CO | $604.24 |
| 71 | Ben Stuart Wehrli, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Palm Desert, CA | $592.40 |
| 72 | Alexa Taylor Bykowski, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Naperville, IL | $585.21 |
| 73 | Brandon Selby Blanken, DPM | Podiatrist | Silver Spring, MD | $578.97 |
| 74 | Rahim Ullah Khan, DPM | Podiatrist | Covington, LA | $575.97 |
| 75 | Meghan Connor Roby, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Shelbyville, IN | $550.16 |
| 76 | Naohiro Shibuya, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Harlingen, TX | $500.00 |
| 77 | Jeffrey J. Rocco, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Washington Terrace, UT | $488.10 |
| 78 | Alexandra S. Rocco, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Washington Terrace, UT | $488.10 |
| 79 | Benjamin McManus, DPM | Podiatrist | Naples, FL | $467.43 |
| 80 | Saba Hajimollaali Kani, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Prescott, AZ | $441.35 |
| 81 | Shalvi Prasad, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Carmichael, CA | $389.87 |
| 82 | Neil Satish Upadhyay, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Cartersville, GA | $384.26 |
| 83 | Henna Sarah Akbarzai, DPM | Podiatrist | Mountain View, CA | $378.95 |
| 84 | Diego Alfonso Peralta, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Plano, TX | $325.16 |
| 85 | Gregory Andrew Lundeen, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Reno, NV | $298.21 |
| 86 | Michelle Coleman, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Houston, TX | $290.48 |
| 87 | Ridvan Husic, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Myers, FL | $288.69 |
| 88 | Sang Hyub Kim, DPM, MPH | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $278.90 |
| 89 | Rebecca Lynn Varney, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $278.89 |
| 90 | Matthew Stephen Conti, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $276.01 |
| 91 | Gavriil Khaimov, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Lee, NJ | $272.02 |
| 92 | Roshni B. Patel, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Grove City, OH | $270.96 |
| 93 | Steven C. Sheskier, M. D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $267.68 |
| 94 | Joseph A. Manzi, D.P.M. | Podiatrist, Foot Surgery | Delmar, NY | $222.86 |
| 95 | Hyunji Boo, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | New York, NY | $205.56 |
| 96 | Patrick Cole McGregor, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Lawrence, KS | $183.25 |
| 97 | Dustin David Riddle, DC,DPM,MHA | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Appleton, WI | $176.59 |
| 98 | Brent Stephen Banks, DPM | Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery | Fort Worth, TX | $170.27 |
| 99 | Bryan G. Vopat, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Kansas City, KS | $153.69 |
| 100 | William A. Tucker, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Surgery | Kansas City, KS | $151.50 |
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