Vivus LLC: payments to clinicians
2,128 clinicians received $222,193 from Vivus LLC in 2025; Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology is the most common specialty among the largest recipients. Most of it (52%) was consulting fees, then food and beverage (42%). The largest single recipient (Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Minnesota) received $59,199.
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $222,193 | 4,087 | 2,128 |
| 2024 | $182,364 | 3,638 | 2,141 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andres Jose Acosta, M.D., PH.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Rochester, MN | $59,199 |
| 2 | Anthony M. Auriemma, M.D., J.D. | Family Medicine | Westmont, IL | $29,536 |
| 3 | Robert Kushner, MD | Internal Medicine | Chicago, IL | $16,400 |
| 4 | Steven David Rubin, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Merrick, NY | $14,255 |
| 5 | Karlijn Burridge, PA | Physician Assistant | Westmont, IL | $4,142 |
| 6 | Steven Mark Kawut, MD | Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $2,475 |
| 7 | Yevgeniy Mikityanskiy, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Brooklyn, NY | $2,433 |
| 8 | Oscar L. Chien, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine | San Gabriel, CA | $1,440 |
| 9 | Anna Ryan Hemnes, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Nashville, TN | $600.00 |
| 10 | Geovanna Deese, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Charlotte, NC | $388.52 |
| 11 | Thadeus Dapash, D.O | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Charlotte, NC | $330.76 |
| 12 | Christina Frances Christensen, NURSE PRACTITIONER | Nurse Practitioner | Charlotte, NC | $321.87 |
| 13 | Ronnie Cyzner, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Charlotte, NC | $318.53 |
| 14 | Fred Charles Fowler, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Charlotte, NC | $311.29 |
| 15 | Eric Bennett Thompson, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Charlotte, NC | $275.39 |
| 16 | Rebecca Anne Fox, MSN, APRN-BC | Nurse Practitioner | Charlotte, NC | $265.74 |
| 17 | Maha Zikra, M.D | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Orlando, FL | $255.07 |
| 18 | Chun Tung Wong, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | New York, NY | $235.39 |
| 19 | Laping Xu | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | New York, NY | $231.09 |
| 20 | Cathryn McCollom Wlodyka, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Charlotte, NC | $226.62 |
| 21 | Srinivas S. Vasireddi, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Metuchen, NJ | $223.58 |
| 22 | Victoria Maldonado Rothwell, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Charlotte, NC | $222.28 |
| 23 | Po Cheng Chu, MD | Specialist | Brooklyn, NY | $205.81 |
| 24 | Shivinder Narwal, MD | Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology | Tampa, FL | $202.66 |
| 25 | Steven David Gronowitz, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Clifton, NJ | $198.69 |
| 26 | Neil C. Nagaria, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Toms River, NJ | $195.97 |
| 27 | Rachel G. Louis, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Charlotte, NC | $193.36 |
| 28 | Marika W. Hartman | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Langhorne, PA | $189.77 |
| 29 | Scott S. Chae, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Edison, NJ | $187.36 |
| 30 | Zamir S. Brelvi, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Newark, NJ | $187.32 |
| 31 | Farhad Zangeneh, MD | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | Sterling, VA | $182.86 |
| 32 | Haleh Pazwash, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Ridgewood, NJ | $180.73 |
| 33 | Peter Heit, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Denville, NJ | $180.01 |
| 34 | Anna M. Korkis, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Ridgewood, NJ | $171.43 |
| 35 | Angel M. Rosario, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Tampa, FL | $169.44 |
| 36 | Darlene S. Negbenebor, M.D. | Specialist | Stamford, CT | $169.18 |
| 37 | Israel Crespo, M D | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Tampa, FL | $168.72 |
| 38 | Edward J. Barbarito, MD | Specialist | Denville, NJ | $168.40 |
| 39 | Andrea Lynn Hartzag, FNP, RN-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | New Egypt, NJ | $166.70 |
| 40 | Pui-Ching Esther Mak, NP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology | Brooklyn, NY | $166.17 |
| 41 | Jennifer Lin, PA-C | Physician Assistant | Apopka, FL | $161.34 |
| 42 | Daniil Libman, APN | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Fort Myers, FL | $160.70 |
| 43 | Nitesh Vachhani, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Richmond, TX | $159.72 |
| 44 | Kristin Phillips, A.R.N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Tampa, FL | $157.05 |
| 45 | Lindsey Brunner, A.R.N.P. | Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics | Tampa, FL | $157.05 |
| 46 | Peter V. Lang, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Houston, TX | $157.01 |
| 47 | Amy Kien Tra, PA-C | Physician Assistant, Medical | Sarasota, FL | $152.95 |
| 48 | Alexandra Lynne McAlvany, PA | Physician Assistant | Tampa, FL | $152.95 |
| 49 | David J. Novak, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Ashtabula, OH | $152.21 |
| 50 | Vladimir Alexandrovich Grebennikov, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Richardson, TX | $152.14 |
| 51 | Timothy Lebron Huggins, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Weatherford, TX | $146.48 |
| 52 | Terry M. Lee, M.D. | Family Medicine | Monterey Park, CA | $145.71 |
| 53 | Adam L. Palance, MD | Specialist | Teaneck, NJ | $145.69 |
| 54 | Garrett Greenan, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Davidson, NC | $145.37 |
| 55 | Megan Solis, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Fort Worth, TX | $145.10 |
| 56 | Valeri Koganski, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Langhorne, PA | $144.97 |
| 57 | Stephanie Yee, MD | Family Medicine | Alhambra, CA | $144.75 |
| 58 | Henry C. Yee, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Alhambra, CA | $144.75 |
| 59 | Joven P. Dungo, MD | Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease | Jersey City, NJ | $143.20 |
| 60 | Soo Woong Kang | Internal Medicine | Buena Park, CA | $142.56 |
| 61 | Daniel Paul Stupak, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Trumbull, CT | $140.33 |
| 62 | Abigail Pauline Woodruff, PAC | Physician Assistant | Conyers, GA | $140.16 |
| 63 | Li Q. Zhang, PA | Physician Assistant | New York, NY | $139.31 |
| 64 | Elise Maro, PA-C | Physician Assistant | North Haven, CT | $137.94 |
| 65 | Samuel Cho, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Flushing, NY | $137.89 |
| 66 | Yu-Hsiang Sam Lee, D.O. | Family Medicine | Monterey Park, CA | $136.20 |
| 67 | Rachel Gravina | Nurse Practitioner | Garden City, NY | $135.78 |
| 68 | Stacy Allison Meuth, MSN, ANP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Richmond, TX | $134.75 |
| 69 | Meredith Butler, A.R.N.P | Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health | Tampa, FL | $133.26 |
| 70 | Richard Anthony Dumois, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Orlando, FL | $132.17 |
| 71 | Damien B. Mallat, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Dallas, TX | $132.02 |
| 72 | Angel Anael Tejada, MD | Internal Medicine | Houston, TX | $130.68 |
| 73 | Christin Demierre, FNP | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Bourbonnais, IL | $130.23 |
| 74 | Parthiv V. Raval, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Clifton, NJ | $129.64 |
| 75 | Alaa Abousaif, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Orange, CA | $129.25 |
| 76 | Luis J. Lopez, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Tampa, FL | $128.45 |
| 77 | Eddy A. Castillo | Specialist | Fairfield, CT | $127.06 |
| 78 | Herbert I. Pasternak, D.O. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Massapequa, NY | $125.72 |
| 79 | Avigail Itzkowitz | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Greenwich, CT | $125.72 |
| 80 | Sagar Harshad Patel, M.D. | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Charlotte, NC | $125.54 |
| 81 | Dasom Chun | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Los Angeles, CA | $125.00 |
| 82 | Hsiao- Fen Chen, M.D | Family Medicine | San Gabriel, CA | $125.00 |
| 83 | Fang Rong Wang, M.D. | Family Medicine | San Gabriel, CA | $125.00 |
| 84 | David Y. Lin, DO | Internal Medicine | Rosemead, CA | $125.00 |
| 85 | James Y. Lin, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Arcadia, CA | $125.00 |
| 86 | Yenchih George Lin, MD | Internal Medicine | Chino, CA | $125.00 |
| 87 | Alvin Zachariah, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Stockton, CA | $125.00 |
| 88 | Oleg Katcher, MD | Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology | Brooklyn, NY | $124.21 |
| 89 | Nikola Cengelova Conrad, M.D. | Family Medicine | Jasper, IN | $120.29 |
| 90 | Mavola Tench, MD | Family Medicine | Glassboro, NJ | $120.29 |
| 91 | Victoria Ann Bottone, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Gambrills, MD | $120.29 |
| 92 | Cherie Lynn Dowell, MPAS | Physician Assistant | Fargo, ND | $120.29 |
| 93 | Farnel F. Backer, M.D. | Hospitalist | Greenville, SC | $120.29 |
| 94 | Jennifer M. Staley, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Gainesville, VA | $120.29 |
| 95 | Alondra Solorio | Nurse Practitioner | Culpeper, VA | $120.29 |
| 96 | Steve Shah, MD | Family Medicine | Bridgeport, CT | $120.29 |
| 97 | Quratul-Ain Qaiser, MD | Internal Medicine | Riverside, RI | $120.29 |
| 98 | Jessica Leigh Frederick, FNP-BC | Nurse Practitioner, Family | Jefferson City, MO | $120.29 |
| 99 | David P. Visco, MD | Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | Cape May Court House, NJ | $120.29 |
| 100 | Gregory Stas | Physician Assistant, Medical | Monroeville, PA | $120.29 |
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