Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc.: payments to clinicians
Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s payments to clinicians rose 31% in 2025, to $383,347 across 3,370 people. Speaking and faculty fees was the largest category at 39%, then food and beverage (35%). The largest single recipient (Urology, Puerto Rico) received $30,128.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $383,347 | 6,123 | 3,370 |
| 2024 | $293,357 | 4,640 | 2,614 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto J. Ramirez, MD | Urology | Dorado, PR | $30,128 |
| 2 | Luis Ambert, MD | Urology | Guaynabo, PR | $24,000 |
| 3 | Claudio P. Bernaschina Bobadilla, MD, FACS | Urology | Ponce, PR | $24,000 |
| 4 | Antonio Yulian Valentin, MD | Urology | Caguas, PR | $18,010 |
| 5 | Jorge Crespo Carrillo, M.D. | Urology | Rio Piedras, PR | $18,000 |
| 6 | Ricardo J. Saade, M.D. | Urology | Manati, PR | $18,000 |
| 7 | Rafael Bouet Blasini, M.D. | Urology | San Juan, PR | $18,000 |
| 8 | Mohit Khera, M.D. | Urology | Houston, TX | $16,486 |
| 9 | Parviz K. Kavoussi, MD | Urology | Austin, TX | $14,050 |
| 10 | Irwin Goldstein, MD | Urology | San Diego, CA | $11,920 |
| 11 | Martin M. Miner, M.D. | Family Medicine | Providence, RI | $8,256 |
| 12 | Misha Denham, DO | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Coral Gables, FL | $7,810 |
| 13 | Andrey P. Seluzhitskiy, MD | Family Medicine | New Carlisle, IN | $7,011 |
| 14 | Hossein Sadeghi Nejad, M.D. | Urology | New York, NY | $6,726 |
| 15 | Sandeep Dhindsa, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Saint Louis, MO | $6,636 |
| 16 | Jose Antonio Saavedra-Belaunde, M.D. | Urology | San Juan, PR | $4,870 |
| 17 | Ashish Verma, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Shelby Twp, MI | $4,792 |
| 18 | Michael Douglas White, P.A-C | Physician Assistant | Arlington, TX | $4,027 |
| 19 | Keith V. Regets, PA.C | Physician Assistant | Los Angeles, CA | $3,847 |
| 20 | David Scott Morris, MD | Urology | Hendersonville, TN | $2,034 |
| 21 | Kishore Mattappilly Lakshman, MD,MPH | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Fall River, MA | $1,034 |
| 22 | Madhumitha C. Reddy, D.O | Urology | Murrieta, CA | $350.98 |
| 23 | Aaron Blake Becker, M.D. | Urology | Louisville, KY | $338.50 |
| 24 | Aaron D. Berger, M.D. | Urology | Chicago Ridge, IL | $332.27 |
| 25 | Alvin Lopez-Pujals, M.D. | Urology | Caguas, PR | $330.94 |
| 26 | Jeremy Lee Wilt, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Charlestown, IN | $324.37 |
| 27 | Mia Weitman Neustein, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Women's Health | Rancho Mirage, CA | $299.85 |
| 28 | Jorge Luis Rivera-Herrera, MD | Urology | Santurce, PR | $291.37 |
| 29 | Michael Lewitton, M.D. | Urology | Houston, TX | $287.11 |
| 30 | Alan E. Hananel, MD | Urology | Houston, TX | $281.23 |
| 31 | Carrie Burke Chesher, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Jeffersonville, IN | $277.29 |
| 32 | Ganesh S. Rao, MD | Urology | Jeffersonville, IN | $277.08 |
| 33 | Matthew P. Mene, DO | Urology | Seaford, NY | $254.61 |
| 34 | Ewa Hanna Konca, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Pomona, CA | $254.05 |
| 35 | Mohamad Al Sayed, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Riverside, CA | $254.05 |
| 36 | John J. Cudecki, MD | Urology | Chicago, IL | $253.06 |
| 37 | Ganesh Krishna Kartha, M.D. | Urology | Jeffersonville, IN | $250.69 |
| 38 | John C. Lin, MD | Urology | Gilbert, AZ | $246.64 |
| 39 | Eduardo Ignacio Canto, MD | Urology | San Juan, PR | $234.62 |
| 40 | Lev Elterman, M.D. | Urology | Skokie, IL | $230.39 |
| 41 | Roberto Vazquez Ramos, M.D. | Urology | Aguadilla, PR | $228.76 |
| 42 | Aaron Solomon Bloch | Urology | Murrieta, CA | $221.03 |
| 43 | Ramon Gerardo Ramos-Cartagena, MD | Urology | Caguas, PR | $211.01 |
| 44 | Alina Garaeva | Nurse Practitioner | Skokie, IL | $210.51 |
| 45 | Freddy R. Mendez Torres, MD | Urology | Cayey, PR | $202.59 |
| 46 | Patrick S. Bucayu, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Jeffersonville, IN | $197.40 |
| 47 | Frederick Antwi | Nurse Practitioner | Pleasant Prairie, WI | $194.86 |
| 48 | Evan R. Goldfischer, MD | Urology | Poughkeepsie, NY | $189.12 |
| 49 | Terrance L. Blackford, MD | Urology | Louisville, KY | $180.96 |
| 50 | Opada Alzohaili, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Dearborn, MI | $179.33 |
| 51 | Johnnie Lyles, M.D., M.B.A. | General Practice | Charlotte, NC | $178.46 |
| 52 | Victor W. Matthews, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Winter Garden, FL | $176.58 |
| 53 | Saied Ebrahim Shemiranei, MD | General Practice | Orlando, FL | $176.29 |
| 54 | David William Brandli, MD | Urology | Summerville, SC | $173.01 |
| 55 | Matthew David Burger, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Monroeville, PA | $172.78 |
| 56 | Sunil K. Purohit, MD | Urology | Covington, LA | $172.56 |
| 57 | Gregory Clyde Mitchell, M.D. | Urology | Atlanta, GA | $172.01 |
| 58 | Rajesh Gobind Laungani, M.D. | Urology | Atlanta, GA | $172.01 |
| 59 | Matthew Adam Sand, M.D. | Urology | Atlanta, GA | $172.01 |
| 60 | Jonathan L. Masel, MD | Urology | Hollywood, FL | $170.82 |
| 61 | Jason S. Krumholtz, MD | Urology | Poughkeepsie, NY | $170.13 |
| 62 | Leena Suchitra John, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Atlanta, GA | $168.21 |
| 63 | Nazia Quresh Bandukwala, D.O. | Urology | Atlanta, GA | $168.20 |
| 64 | Corby L. Barkhaus, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Atlanta, GA | $168.20 |
| 65 | Donald D. Berry, PA | Physician Assistant | Troy, MI | $166.99 |
| 66 | James Michael Weinberger | Urology | Beverly Hills, CA | $166.32 |
| 67 | Greg Barme, MD | Urology | Berkeley, CA | $164.93 |
| 68 | Samantha Delfeld, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Seaford, DE | $163.06 |
| 69 | Jan Vazquez | Urology | Ponce, PR | $160.28 |
| 70 | John J. Britton Jr., M. D. | Urology | Charleston, SC | $159.72 |
| 71 | Daniel Roberto Martinez, MD | Urology | Miami, FL | $158.67 |
| 72 | David Warren Law, DO | Urology | Brownstown Twp, MI | $156.87 |
| 73 | John Naitoh, MD | Urology | La Jolla, CA | $156.54 |
| 74 | Bradley W. Steele, M. D. | Urology | Charleston, SC | $155.44 |
| 75 | Andrew Marc Stevens, MD | Family Medicine | Syracuse, UT | $155.03 |
| 76 | Christopher Gatlin Keith, M.D. | Urology | Atlanta, GA | $154.36 |
| 77 | Johnny D. Hickson III, M.D. | Urology | Oklahoma City, OK | $154.00 |
| 78 | Ramesh Unni, MD | Urology | Merrillville, IN | $153.74 |
| 79 | Steven Craig Kester, MD | Urology | Pompano Beach, FL | $153.60 |
| 80 | Eric M. Hochberg, MD | Urology | Glen Cove, NY | $153.13 |
| 81 | Spencer I. Kozinn, M.D. | Urology | Atlanta, GA | $152.70 |
| 82 | Shelby Parker Shimberg, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Surgical | Atlanta, GA | $152.19 |
| 83 | Daniel Todd Zoeteman, MD | Family Medicine | Phoenix, AZ | $151.99 |
| 84 | Jonas Samuel Benson, MD | Urology | Wheaton, IL | $150.86 |
| 85 | Sheldon Jay Freedman, MD | Urology | Las Vegas, NV | $150.78 |
| 86 | Gary D. Goldberg, MD | Urology | Manhasset, NY | $150.75 |
| 87 | Cameron F. Chan, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | San Diego, CA | $150.15 |
| 88 | Eric Hyiam Thall, M.D. | Urology | Rockville Centre, NY | $147.37 |
| 89 | Matthew Samuel Musikanth, PA-C | Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | Los Angeles, CA | $147.21 |
| 90 | Ryan J. Malone, M.D. | Urology | Jeffersonville, IN | $146.98 |
| 91 | Carl Gerardi, MD | Urology | Yonkers, NY | $146.50 |
| 92 | Danielle Terese Shanahan, PA-C | Physician Assistant | San Leandro, CA | $146.49 |
| 93 | Christopher Joon Ki Kim, MD, PHARMD | Urology | Lawrenceville, GA | $146.33 |
| 94 | Bolaji S. Sofola, M.D. | Urology | Ardmore, OK | $145.77 |
| 95 | Maria Magdalena Belean, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Hollywood, FL | $145.20 |
| 96 | Jonas Leibowitz, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Yonkers, NY | $141.96 |
| 97 | Ashley B. Bowen, M.D.,M.B.A. | Urology | Oklahoma City, OK | $141.04 |
| 98 | Donica Alexa Loney, PA | Physician Assistant | Canyon Lake, CA | $140.05 |
| 99 | Hemant Chaparala, M.D. | Urology | Decatur, GA | $139.91 |
| 100 | Faysal Anas Yafi, MD | Urology | Orange, CA | $139.86 |
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