Susan Orabovic, DPM
Podiatrist · Ashtabula, OHNPI 1649462813
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 27 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Melinta Therapeutics, LLC at 59.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $279 and has fallen 88.3% since, to $33 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for podiatrist clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $945.
Across 27 payments — averaging $17.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Melinta Therapeutics, LLC$275
- AbbVie$39
- Smith+Nephew$33
- Hartmann USA, Inc.$21
- Stryker$19
- Bioventus LLC$17
- plus $60 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$465100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 15 | $275 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $39 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $33 |
| Hartmann USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Stryker | 1 | $19 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$465 in reported general payments places this provider in the 35th percentile of 397 podiatrist providers in Ohio.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Other podiatrist in Ashtabula
- Mark HardyAvon$2.1M
- Lawrence DidomenicoBoardman$1.1M
- Ralph NapolitanoNew Albany$494K
- Thomas GronerNiles$193K
- Michael MaierCleveland$120K
- Eric StortsLondon$101K
- Daniel LoganGahanna$83K
- Howard KimmelBrookpark$67K
- James HayesCleveland$31K
- Nathan RossiCleveland$31K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.