Vital Connect, Inc: payments to clinicians
770 clinicians received $146,927 from Vital Connect, Inc in 2025; Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (83%) was consulting fees, then food and beverage (16%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, California) received $122,503.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $146,927 | 996 | 770 |
| 2024 | $141,536 | 832 | 639 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis J. Sheehan, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Redwood City, CA | $122,503 |
| 2 | Vineet Kumar, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Falls Church, VA | $1,500 |
| 3 | Bhudev Sharma, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Edison, NJ | $209.57 |
| 4 | Raj Ballal, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Edison, NJ | $204.47 |
| 5 | Rajasekhar Nekkanti, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Greenville, NC | $198.45 |
| 6 | Madho K. Sharma, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Edison, NJ | $188.69 |
| 7 | Lalji S. Chudasama, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Clark, NJ | $188.69 |
| 8 | Usha Sharma, MD | Family Medicine | Fords, NJ | $188.69 |
| 9 | Jon Andrew Grammes, DO | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Norfolk, VA | $157.80 |
| 10 | Amir Piracha, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Silver Spring, MD | $151.53 |
| 11 | Thomas Edison Skinner III, MSN, ACNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care | Birmingham, AL | $111.61 |
| 12 | Ashok A. Patel, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Bridgewater, NJ | $108.59 |
| 13 | Donny R. Stokes, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Jackson, MS | $100.00 |
| 14 | Ravi Kailash Chandra Sharma, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Louisville, KY | $98.02 |
| 15 | Deborah Elkin Gravil, APRN | Nurse Practitioner | Bowling Green, KY | $92.38 |
| 16 | Alan Mack Taylor II, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Mansfield, TX | $91.78 |
| 17 | Andre Gabriel, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Port St John, FL | $90.75 |
| 18 | Kim Denise Brown, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Cedar Park, TX | $90.42 |
| 19 | Meghana Venkat Vallabhaneni, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Greenville, NC | $88.42 |
| 20 | Joshua Wolf Peltz, MD | Internal Medicine | Greenville, NC | $88.42 |
| 21 | Anjani Muthyala, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Richmond, VA | $88.42 |
| 22 | Adam Nathaniel Clark, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Greenville, NC | $88.42 |
| 23 | Sei Iwai, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Hawthorne, NY | $87.10 |
| 24 | Robert Pass | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | New York, NY | $87.10 |
| 25 | Suneet Mittal, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Paramus, NJ | $87.10 |
| 26 | Jason Jacobson, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Hawthorne, NY | $87.10 |
| 27 | Alexander Raymond Chavez, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Columbus, GA | $86.98 |
| 28 | Melody R. Nash, ARNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bowling Green, KY | $85.91 |
| 29 | Joydeep Ghosh, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Brooklyn, NY | $85.04 |
| 30 | Stephen Dickson, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Independence, MO | $82.36 |
| 31 | Mark Anthony Mitchell, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Winston Salem, NC | $81.67 |
| 32 | Ibrahim Fahsah, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Louisville, KY | $79.27 |
| 33 | Michelle R. Black, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bowling Green, KY | $75.76 |
| 34 | Katherine Duncan Napier, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bowling Green, KY | $75.76 |
| 35 | Tina S. Graham, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bowling Green, KY | $75.76 |
| 36 | Wesley Lane Davis, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology | Chattanooga, TN | $75.69 |
| 37 | Tim T. Issac, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Dallas, TX | $75.04 |
| 38 | Alicia Valdiviezo | Physician Assistant | Garland, TX | $75.04 |
| 39 | Ravi Chandrasekhara, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Dallas, TX | $75.04 |
| 40 | Leopoldo M. Muniz, M.D. | Family Medicine | Aiken, SC | $72.59 |
| 41 | Robyn F. Fallaw, M.D. | Family Medicine | Aiken, SC | $72.59 |
| 42 | Tiffany Renee' Bryan, DO | Family Medicine | Aiken, SC | $72.59 |
| 43 | Lana Marie Elliott | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Mc Donald, TN | $72.11 |
| 44 | Jan Menezes Lopes | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | El Paso, TX | $71.62 |
| 45 | Alireza Ghajar, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Cambridge, MA | $71.62 |
| 46 | NPI 1689723280 | — | $71.37 | |
| 47 | Suzette Francis Chastain | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Dalton, GA | $69.35 |
| 48 | Amber Starr Poynter, APRN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Louisville, KY | $68.67 |
| 49 | Babu Makkena, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Denton, TX | $68.31 |
| 50 | Amit Kumar Sharma, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Merritt Island, FL | $67.41 |
| 51 | Andrea Natale, MD | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Austin, TX | $67.05 |
| 52 | Naresh K. Solankhi, MD | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Louisville, KY | $64.81 |
| 53 | David A. Cusick, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Berwyn, IL | $63.44 |
| 54 | Anand S. Kenia, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Dalton, GA | $62.45 |
| 55 | Saumil Vinubhai Patel, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Norfolk, VA | $62.35 |
| 56 | Olivia Ann Simpson, NP | Registered Nurse, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility | Moultrie, GA | $60.54 |
| 57 | Melanie Reyer Markey, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Charlotte, NC | $59.22 |
| 58 | Ethan Raymond Kenney, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | Physician Assistant | Charlotte, NC | $59.22 |
| 59 | Sameer Sadashiv Chaudhari, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Charlotte, NC | $59.22 |
| 60 | Sarabjeet Singh Suri, M.D | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Louisville, KY | $59.12 |
| 61 | Russell G. Fisher, DO | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Bedford, TX | $58.48 |
| 62 | Robin M. Singh, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Norman, OK | $57.62 |
| 63 | Marco S. Mazzella, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Grandview, MO | $56.03 |
| 64 | Bernardine M. King, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Gainesville, GA | $55.63 |
| 65 | Kelli Spivey | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Gainesville, GA | $55.63 |
| 66 | Charles Edward Millwood III, MD | Family Medicine | Aiken, SC | $55.32 |
| 67 | David Wayne Zimmerman, M.D. | Family Medicine | Aiken, SC | $55.32 |
| 68 | Kevin Kurian, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Austin, TX | $54.98 |
| 69 | Rakesh Sahni, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Clark, NJ | $54.55 |
| 70 | Jason Seth Reingold, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Alpharetta, GA | $54.19 |
| 71 | Kristen Elizabeth Kerr, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Hermitage, TN | $54.09 |
| 72 | Amit Guttigoli, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Duncanville, TX | $52.98 |
| 73 | Norman E. Risinger, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Austin, TX | $52.90 |
| 74 | Bruce L. Fisher, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Louisville, KY | $52.69 |
| 75 | Joseph H. Levine, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Roslyn, NY | $52.65 |
| 76 | Vinod K. Jayam, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Roslyn, NY | $52.65 |
| 77 | Joshua D. Stern, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Roslyn, NY | $52.65 |
| 78 | Scott Koerber, DO | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Independence, MO | $50.43 |
| 79 | Ektaa Patel | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Sandy Springs, GA | $49.59 |
| 80 | Lauren Whitney Powell, MD | Family Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $49.59 |
| 81 | David E. Montgomery, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Sandy Springs, GA | $49.59 |
| 82 | Rakesh Passi, M.D., | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | East Brunswick, NJ | $49.49 |
| 83 | Naga Venkata Krishna Chand Pothineni, M.D | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Overland Park, KS | $49.03 |
| 84 | Ranjit Suri, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | New York, NY | $48.31 |
| 85 | Candice Young, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Thomaston, GA | $48.25 |
| 86 | Fotini Maria Chalkias, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Austin, TX | $47.37 |
| 87 | Mian Yousuf, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Denton, TX | $47.11 |
| 88 | Eliezer Hernandez, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Wellington, FL | $47.07 |
| 89 | Thao Duong, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Independence, MO | $47.01 |
| 90 | Sarat Chandra Pachalla, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Independence, MO | $47.01 |
| 91 | Paul Ren Chu, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Independence, MO | $47.01 |
| 92 | Hakop Hrachian Haftevani, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Miami, FL | $46.72 |
| 93 | John Horatio Smith II, M.D. | Specialist | Atlanta, GA | $46.65 |
| 94 | Amanda Kayla Kahler, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Jacksonville, NC | $45.88 |
| 95 | Sara Szynal, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | La Porte, IN | $45.72 |
| 96 | Amanda Ritthaler, NP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Michigan City, IN | $45.72 |
| 97 | William George Espar Jr., M.D. | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Michigan City, IN | $45.72 |
| 98 | Kimberly Hoilman, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Lynchburg, VA | $45.54 |
| 99 | Ashish Ambavi Bhimani, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology | Atlanta, GA | $44.97 |
| 100 | Steven K. Austin, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology | Dalton, GA | $44.83 |
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