Zak Ortho: payments to clinicians

Zak Ortho's payments to clinicians rose 213% in 2025, to $35,758 across 114 people. Most of it (69%) was travel and lodging, then food and beverage (31%). The largest single recipient (Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan) received $2,191.

Program year	Total	Payments	Clinicians paid
2025	$35,758	271	114
2024	$11,421	116	37

Largest recipients in 2025

#	Clinician	Specialty	Location	Amount
1	Jordan Nester	Orthopaedic Surgery	Holland, MI	$2,191
2	Daniel G. Sohn, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Saint Joseph, MI	$1,490
3	Nicholas Loafman, D.O	Orthopaedic Surgery	South Haven, MI	$1,250
4	William Ray Truluck, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery	Okemos, MI	$1,246
5	Richard F. Giannotti Jr.	Family Medicine, Sports Medicine	Midland, MI	$1,117
6	Matthew Kolevar	Orthopaedic Surgery	Pittsburgh, PA	$1,114
7	Kendall D. Hamilton, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	Grand Rapids, MI	$1,090
8	Kyle J. Hazelwood, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Petoskey, MI	$1,038
9	Nathan Krebs, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Saginaw, MI	$1,004
10	Michael James Moutsatson, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Mount Pleasant, MI	$997.55
11	Belal Ahmad Tarakji, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Flint, MI	$913.91
12	Allison Michele Tenfelde, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Lansing, MI	$863.02
13	Stephanie Michaela Batterbee, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Lansing, MI	$844.40
14	David Kevin Lyons Jr., D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Saginaw, MI	$826.37
15	Marci Anne Bartholomew, MD, MS	Orthopaedic Surgery	Rockford, MI	$824.41
16	Andrew Joseph Plaza, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC	Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care	Dearborn, MI	$798.05
17	John Thomas White	Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care	Grand Blanc, MI	$783.52
18	Caylee Christina Bont, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Fremont, MI	$758.65
19	Joshua Michael Goethals, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	Lansing, MI	$747.56
20	Teresa Hall, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Holland, MI	$740.91
21	Sheeba Joseph, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	East Lansing, MI	$678.21
22	Mark L. Davis, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Kingman, AZ	$664.39
23	Alexander James Kelsheimer, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery	Holland, MI	$652.67
24	Paul C. Lewis, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Clarkston, MI	$629.01
25	Krista Kotzeva, D.P.M.	Podiatrist	Southfield, MI	$611.97
26	Toufic Jildeh	Orthopaedic Surgery	East Lansing, MI	$608.50
27	Laura Reitz Sushynski	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Saginaw, MI	$584.63
28	Micah Lissy, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	East Lansing, MI	$579.11
29	Travis Menge, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Grand Rapids, MI	$557.41
30	Jeffrey Hyun-Kyu Choi, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine	Grand Rapids, MI	$500.71
31	Corey John Koll, PA-C	Physician Assistant, Surgical	Grand Rapids, MI	$460.65
32	Katelyn Marie Cleypool, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot Surgery	Rockford, MI	$456.56
33	Robert J. Houser, PA	Physician Assistant	Byron Center, MI	$447.15
34	Tim R. Lenters, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Byron Center, MI	$425.25
35	Vincent Andrew Lefler, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Mt Pleasant, MI	$419.92
36	Danielle C. Duncan, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Saginaw, MI	$409.18
37	Satyajit V. Marawar, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine	Flint, MI	$396.97
38	Thomas M. Matelic, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	Grand Rapids, MI	$365.35
39	Stephen R. O'Neil, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Grand Rapids, MI	$361.44
40	Kenneth J. Easton, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine	Grand Rapids, MI	$332.33
41	Peter C. Theut, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	Grand Rapids, MI	$332.33
42	Eric J. Mancini, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Naples, FL	$275.87
43	Paul Aschmetat, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery	Marshall, MI	$248.39
44	Jason Paul Dieterle, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	Oak Park Heights, MN	$238.26
45	Josiah Aaron Valk, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery	San Diego, CA	$210.93
46	Randy F R Lovell III, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery	Grand Rapids, MI	$167.63
47	James R. Lebolt, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	Grand Rapids, MI	$150.82
48	Jeffrey Youping Lin, DPM	Podiatrist	Dewitt, MI	$146.07
49	Joel A. Strehl, D.O.	Surgery	Traverse City, MI	$130.11
50	Rishi Mahajan, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Taylor, MI	$125.37
51	Krysta Ann Loveland, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Lansing, MI	$125.37
52	Gregory Sheremeta, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Troy, MI	$125.37
53	Kayna Patel, DPM	Podiatrist	Naperville, IL	$116.63
54	Matthew Phillip Mead, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery	Petoskey, MI	$116.54
55	Patrick Keating O'Callaghan, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Charleston, SC	$116.54
56	Hossein Tabrizi, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Lapeer, MI	$113.07
57	Matthew David Schuch	Orthopaedic Surgery	Traverse City, MI	$109.98
58	Victor Putz, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Essexville, MI	$102.27
59	Allen Wang, DPM	Podiatrist	Essexville, MI	$102.27
60	Chase Matthew Leavitt, DPM	Podiatrist	Grand Blanc, MI	$102.27
61	Bryant Castelein, D.P.M.	Podiatrist	Brighton, MI	$102.27
62	Andrew Ryan Kutzner, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Niles, MI	$96.09
63	James Maskill	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Saint Joseph, MI	$96.09
64	Cameron Meyer, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Worthington, OH	$91.92
65	Rachel Michelle Warner	Podiatrist	Okemos, MI	$91.92
66	John Adam Driscoll	Orthopaedic Surgery	Kalamazoo, MI	$71.37
67	Courtney Lauren Schmidt, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Grand Rapids, MI	$65.65
68	Marisha Irene Stawiski, D.P.M	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Grand Rapids, MI	$55.81
69	Jeffrey Donald Osborne, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine	Saginaw, MI	$55.71
70	Christopher James Kennedy, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Detroit, MI	$49.11
71	Jonathon M. Rayman, DPM	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Lansing, MI	$43.96
72	Kristen Lynne Patterson, D.P.M	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Clinton Township, MI	$43.80
73	Rebecca Ann Sundling, DPM, MPH	Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery	Rockford, MI	$43.80
74	Nathan Bouwkamp, C-FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Grand Rapids, MI	$42.89
75	Michael Thomas Fry, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Saint Clair Shores, MI	$39.76
76	Adam Z. Cote	Orthopaedic Surgery	Carson City, MI	$33.70
77	Benjamin Clay Dorenkamp, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine	Lansing, MI	$33.39
78	Eric Lerche, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Traverse City, MI	$32.15
79	Jordan Brand, M.D.	Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma	Saginaw, MI	$30.67
80	Joshua Veenstra, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Bloomington, MN	$27.50
81	James Richard Kosiur, D.O.	Orthopaedic Surgery	Sandusky, MI	$25.14
82	Hunter Ross, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery	Muskegon, MI	$24.95
83	Tyler S. Fry, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Holland, MI	$24.95
84	Thomas Freeman Jr., MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Traverse City, MI	$24.64
85	Suzanne J. Jager, PA	Physician Assistant, Surgical	Midland, MI	$23.40
86	Velora Kimball, PA-C	Physician Assistant, Medical	Lansing, MI	$23.40
87	Bridgette R. Arnal, NP	Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care	Lansing, MI	$23.40
88	Peter I. Rossi, MD	Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)	Valparaiso, IN	$23.40
89	Marcella Sue Welker, N.P.	Nurse Practitioner, Family	Saginaw, MI	$23.05
90	Carolyn Dianne Leadholm-Wittke, N.P.	Nurse Practitioner, Family	Saginaw, MI	$23.05
91	Matthew David Eagleson, D.O.	Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine	Saginaw, MI	$23.05
92	Michael Duane Papenfuse, D.O.	Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine	Saginaw, MI	$23.05
93	Caleb James Ortega, M.D.	Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine	Saginaw, MI	$23.05
94	Megan Molly Snyder, NURSE PRACTITIONER	Nurse Practitioner	Saginaw, MI	$23.05
95	Kirk Bryant Welsh, MD	Orthopaedic Surgery	Grand Rapids, MI	$20.17
96	Lee Majeski, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Holland, MI	$20.17
97	Winston W. Yen, DO	Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program	Wyoming, MI	$19.85
98	Adrian Michael Ressing	Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program	Wyoming, MI	$19.85
99	Matthew Jeffrey Klassen, DO	Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program	Wyoming, MI	$19.85
100	Matthew Michael Gibbs, DO	Orthopaedic Surgery	Twin Falls, ID	$19.85

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