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In 2025, 17,640 Surgery providers had general (non-research) payments reported to CMS. Half received less than $282 for the year, and nine in ten received less than $4,752.
17,640providers with payments in 2025
$282median total for the year
$4,752nine in ten received less than
$3,532average total for the year
Providers with the largest 2025 totals
Ordered by 2025 general-payment totals as reported to CMS. A large total is not evidence of wrongdoing; context is below the table.
| Provider | Location | 2025 general | All payments 2019-2025 including research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter F Ullrich | Appleton, WI | $5,156,899.00 | $17,960,866.55 |
| Timothy A Chuter | San Francisco, CA | $1,691,701.98 | $8,806,245.87 |
| Chase Jett Wehrle | Cleveland, OH | $739,282.40 | $741,343.52 |
| Jonathan R Thompson | West Chester, OH | $702,246.19 | $2,062,033.38 |
| Douglas Roderick Stoddard | Austin, TX | $578,150.71 | $1,377,460.70 |
| Craig M Jarrett | Cleveland, OH | $515,065.36 | $622,401.92 |
| Andy L Hawthorne | Round Rock, TX | $465,142.92 | $843,388.91 |
| Jorge L Florin | Winter Garden, FL | $372,156.41 | $2,233,690.52 |
| Raymond P Onders | Cleveland, OH | $369,028.57 | $1,244,972.46 |
| Paul P Szotek | Indianapolis, IN | $354,243.57 | $2,382,860.52 |
| Philip Andrew Woodworth | Lone Tree, CO | $299,251.98 | $1,347,101.24 |
| Alexander J Nedopil | Lodi, CA | $291,701.43 | $682,193.57 |
| Zachary William Abraham Klaassen | Augusta, GA | $290,517.71 | $779,940.91 |
| Mario J Leyba | Albuquerque, NM | $273,215.44 | $1,244,946.02 |
| Andrea M Pakula | Thousand Oaks, CA | $264,648.08 | $1,401,005.93 |
| Amit K Taggar | Tampa, FL | $263,670.86 | $1,425,681.96 |
| Abhishek Chatterjee | Lebanon, NH | $261,502.37 | $658,891.19 |
| Graham Litchman | Lone Tree, CO | $257,978.79 | $308,639.92 |
| Marshall C Spalding | Columbus, OH | $251,476.50 | $449,711.93 |
| Michael Tarnoff | Boston, MA | $245,535.77 | $1,385,857.77 |
| Natan Zundel | North Miami Beach, FL | $241,014.04 | $595,930.05 |
| Beemen N Khalil | Palo Alto, CA | $239,730.05 | $1,077,776.14 |
| Michael B Harkins | Tomball, TX | $238,254.16 | $2,714,440.34 |
| David J Lourie | Pasadena, CA | $231,804.93 | $1,428,999.60 |
| Dorry Segev | Baltimore, MD | $223,436.03 | $1,235,234.89 |
| Christopher Garnet Ducoin | Tampa, FL | $217,199.47 | $817,733.61 |
| Rock C Liu | Hayward, CA | $214,851.70 | $1,631,075.03 |
| Jose Erbella | Bradenton, FL | $214,608.49 | $738,442.13 |
| Chad Copper | Gainesville, GA | $203,647.03 | $999,007.98 |
| Ari D Kramer | Spartanburg, SC | $200,468.20 | $508,437.33 |
| Paul B Cesanek | Allentown, PA | $198,045.76 | $468,617.47 |
| Vineet Choudhry | Austin, TX | $193,648.31 | $851,497.75 |
| Michael J Ewing | Corpus Christi, TX | $190,213.18 | $450,243.05 |
| Douglas J Jones | Champaign, IL | $188,462.40 | $424,636.94 |
| Eric F Smith | Ashland, KY | $187,393.11 | $1,065,050.54 |
| Rasa Zarnegar | New York, NY | $184,658.34 | $478,137.79 |
| Hadi R Najafian | Sun City, AZ | $184,129.09 | $1,579,027.58 |
| Omar Y Kudsi | Boston, MA | $179,917.57 | $885,867.13 |
| Emad Kandil | Owings Mills, MD | $179,454.62 | $247,203.85 |
| Robert Conrad Perez | Hainesport, NJ | $179,375.53 | $2,028,334.85 |
| Steven M Fass | Austin, TX | $178,410.89 | $988,645.35 |
| Michael Megaly | Minneapolis, MN | $168,000.00 | $168,107.64 |
| Eugene O Dickens | Tulsa, OK | $162,675.88 | $456,029.63 |
| Salvatore Docimo | Tampa, FL | $159,809.54 | $537,015.06 |
| Brian J Coates | Boise, ID | $157,246.97 | $159,194.20 |
| Anthony M Gonzalez | Miami, FL | $157,197.64 | $686,400.19 |
| George M Eid | Pittsburgh, PA | $156,940.84 | $618,591.62 |
| Dana D Portenier | Durham, NC | $152,145.12 | $752,602.49 |
| Michael P Meara | Columbus, OH | $150,106.95 | $808,064.18 |
| Nelson Royall | Gainesville, GA | $149,042.25 | $220,079.35 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026).