Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC: payments to clinicians
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC's payments to clinicians rose 33% in 2025, to $80,900 across 2,060 people. Most of it (66%) was food and beverage, then compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me (18%). The largest single recipient (Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Nevada) received $10,171.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $80,900 | 3,009 | 2,060 |
| 2024 | $60,869 | 2,949 | 1,898 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ann Childress | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Las Vegas, NV | $10,171 |
| 2 | Michele Novella, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Danbury, CT | $5,330 |
| 3 | Carolyn Margaret Lentzsch-Parcells, MD | Pediatrics | Fort Worth, TX | $5,048 |
| 4 | Birgit Amann, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Troy, MI | $1,600 |
| 5 | Valerie K. Arnold, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Memphis, TN | $1,600 |
| 6 | Brian A. Harris, MD | Pediatrics, Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics | Orlando, FL | $1,332 |
| 7 | Gabriel Anzueto, MD | Pediatrics, Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics | Houston, TX | $1,320 |
| 8 | Sara Jones, PHD, APRN, PMHNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Little Rock, AR | $1,200 |
| 9 | Tanikqua Denyale Moore, M.D. | Pediatrics | Birmingham, AL | $182.46 |
| 10 | Lindsey Marie Hawkins-Alprin, M.D. | Pediatrics | San Antonio, TX | $181.84 |
| 11 | Dov Y. Shapiro | Pediatrics | Lincolnshire, IL | $161.77 |
| 12 | Jonathan Miller Wachtel, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | White Plains, NY | $161.12 |
| 13 | Brian Walter Temple, M.D. | Pediatrics | Austin, TX | $153.66 |
| 14 | Freddie M. Marton | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology | Cedarhurst, NY | $142.56 |
| 15 | Thomas Matthews, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | San Antonio, TX | $141.13 |
| 16 | Keith Edward Campbell, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Austin, TX | $138.55 |
| 17 | James C. Wiley, M.D. | Pediatrics | Mobile, AL | $127.38 |
| 18 | Ashley Brooke Stone | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Mobile, AL | $127.38 |
| 19 | Alan Wachtel, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | White Plains, NY | $121.23 |
| 20 | Ifeanyi Mbadugha, M.D. | Pediatrics | Beeville, TX | $118.06 |
| 21 | Carmen Laker Oloya-Edge | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Temple, TX | $117.41 |
| 22 | Herold Abellard, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Bronx, NY | $112.57 |
| 23 | Melissa Ann Granberry, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Portland, TX | $105.44 |
| 24 | Bradley M. Pechter, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Melrose Park, IL | $105.24 |
| 25 | Nadia Khan | Physician Assistant | Austin, TX | $103.68 |
| 26 | Keanan Beierle, PA | Physician Assistant | Katy, TX | $102.48 |
| 27 | Raghavendra Rao Siragavarapu, M.D | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Cherry Hill, NJ | $100.93 |
| 28 | Marco Antonio Renazco, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Katy, TX | $97.06 |
| 29 | Norma Montserrat Moncayo, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | San Antonio, TX | $96.62 |
| 30 | John D. Bruns, MD | Pediatrics | Cincinnati, OH | $91.36 |
| 31 | Jessica Brzozowski, RN, MSN, PMHNP | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Austin, TX | $91.10 |
| 32 | Lindsay Erin Elton, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Cedar Park, TX | $90.77 |
| 33 | Rachael Greensides, PMHNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Mesa, AZ | $90.56 |
| 34 | Zhan Yang | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Buda, TX | $90.46 |
| 35 | Lakeisha Colter, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Phoenix, AZ | $90.22 |
| 36 | Richard A. Turner, M.D. | Pediatrics | Brookville, IN | $89.18 |
| 37 | Keith Allan Stowers, MD | Pediatrics | Burlington, KY | $89.18 |
| 38 | Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D. | Pediatrics | Corpus Christi, TX | $87.51 |
| 39 | Divyansu Dhirendra Patel, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Austin, TX | $87.05 |
| 40 | Laura Pilar Hymel, APRN CPNP PC | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | San Antonio, TX | $86.83 |
| 41 | Kenneth Oshiokhayamhe Etokhana, M.D | Pediatrics | San Antonio, TX | $86.83 |
| 42 | Vittorio D'Andrea Marin, MD | Pediatrics | Corpus Christi, TX | $86.36 |
| 43 | Sheralyn Deborah Wood, M.D. | Pediatrics | Boerne, TX | $85.78 |
| 44 | Roshan Varghese Kurien, PA-C | Physician Assistant | West Islip, NY | $85.46 |
| 45 | Mary Ann Fleming Hubbard, FNP-C | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Hurst, TX | $85.42 |
| 46 | Claire Gardner | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Hurst, TX | $85.42 |
| 47 | David Frank Dohi, D.O. | Pediatrics | Corpus Christi, TX | $83.44 |
| 48 | Martin Innis Frazee III, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Woburn, MA | $82.63 |
| 49 | Alexander Kozlovsky, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Salem, MA | $82.63 |
| 50 | Maria Claudia Younes, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Cumberland, RI | $81.22 |
| 51 | Janie Maria Ramirez | Physician Assistant | Corpus Christi, TX | $81.00 |
| 52 | Victor Octavio Diaz De Leon Jr., M.D. | Pediatrics | San Antonio, TX | $80.78 |
| 53 | Laura Requenez, PA | Physician Assistant | Selma, TX | $80.78 |
| 54 | Olivia Noelle Westhoven, MD | Pediatrics | Pickerington, OH | $80.71 |
| 55 | Sonya S. Wakil, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Loveland, CO | $80.21 |
| 56 | Alain Katic, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Bellaire, TX | $78.48 |
| 57 | Kathleen Tierney-Oconnor, M.D. | Pediatrics | Great Neck, NY | $78.47 |
| 58 | Victor D. Turow, M.D. | Pediatrics | Great Neck, NY | $78.47 |
| 59 | Zev Ash | Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine | Cedarhurst, NY | $77.67 |
| 60 | Cheryl Ann Donovan-Hunt, M.D. | Pediatrics | Deerfield, IL | $77.33 |
| 61 | Ashley Neal, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Stratford, CT | $76.17 |
| 62 | Kendall Foster Tucker, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Mobile, AL | $76.06 |
| 63 | Taz Thomas, P.A. | Physician Assistant | Kingwood, TX | $75.62 |
| 64 | Alberto Escallon, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Yonkers, NY | $75.23 |
| 65 | Brad T. Pfau, MD | Pediatrics | Newark, OH | $74.39 |
| 66 | John Charles Steffek, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Spring, TX | $73.66 |
| 67 | Dina M. Froustis, APRN, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner | Libertyville, IL | $73.53 |
| 68 | Eileen Cawley Paynton, CRNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Hatboro, PA | $72.39 |
| 69 | Stephanie Marie Chandler, MD | Pediatrics | Katy, TX | $72.28 |
| 70 | Heather Kathleen Lewis | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Austin, TX | $72.26 |
| 71 | Sana Amelia Powell | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Austin, TX | $71.78 |
| 72 | Aditya Sharma, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Dallas, TX | $71.75 |
| 73 | Heather A. Schievelbein, P.A. | Physician Assistant | McKinney, TX | $71.75 |
| 74 | Tiffany Nichol Jordan, PMHNP | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Tempe, AZ | $71.51 |
| 75 | Melissa Anne Ramirez, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Phoenix, AZ | $71.51 |
| 76 | Chung Trinh, MD | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Gilbert, AZ | $71.40 |
| 77 | Batul Lukmanji, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Houston, TX | $71.10 |
| 78 | Megan Elbon, MD | Pediatrics | Snellville, GA | $71.09 |
| 79 | Ryan Boeck, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | Cedar Park, TX | $70.76 |
| 80 | Sandra Marie Coleman, MSN, APRN, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Dallas, TX | $70.63 |
| 81 | Shakaibullah Sharief, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Floral Park, NY | $70.49 |
| 82 | Charles Thomas Sweet, M.D., M.P.H. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Austin, TX | $70.28 |
| 83 | Nathan Bradley Payne, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Phoenix, AZ | $69.92 |
| 84 | Ariel Gliksberg | Pediatrics | Chicago, IL | $69.78 |
| 85 | Amy Nash, MD | Pediatrics | Denver, CO | $69.44 |
| 86 | Daniel R. Kelleher, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Danbury, CT | $66.38 |
| 87 | Jennifer Glamann, M.D. | Pediatrics | Brighton, MI | $66.29 |
| 88 | Timothy Matthew Richer, M.D. | Pediatrics | Wauwatosa, WI | $66.29 |
| 89 | Kristi Bates, RN, PMHNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Lawrenceburg, IN | $66.11 |
| 90 | Ashlie Collins | Nurse Practitioner, Psych/Mental Health | Middletown, OH | $66.11 |
| 91 | Forrest Clark Cantrell Jr., M.D. | Pediatrics | Marietta, GA | $65.86 |
| 92 | Maria Carmen V. Gonzales-Vigilar, MD, MS | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Ashburn, VA | $65.35 |
| 93 | Farhan Masrur Khan, M.D.,M.P.H. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Katy, TX | $65.07 |
| 94 | David M. Castro, MD | Pediatrics | San Antonio, TX | $64.48 |
| 95 | Andreea Seicean, MD PHD MPH | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Rockville, MD | $64.08 |
| 96 | Christine Nunez Rivera, M.D. | Pediatrics | Corpus Christi, TX | $63.42 |
| 97 | Ashley Brannon, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Austin, TX | $63.24 |
| 98 | Kimberley G. French, PNP | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Corpus Christi, TX | $63.11 |
| 99 | Emanuel S. Chris, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Walpole, MA | $63.07 |
| 100 | Andrey Gagarin, M.D. | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry | Brockton, MA | $62.97 |
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