Doctors who received the most from drug & device makers
Ranked by total general payments reported under the Sunshine Act across all published program years.
How to read this list. Large totals at the top of this list are usually royalties paid to physicians who invented a device, or consulting for companies whose products they helped develop. That is legal, disclosed, and often the reason the device exists. A high rank here is not an accusation.
Ranked
| 1 | Tait ShanafeltHematology · California | $441,418,573 |
| 2 | Jennifer WoyachHematology · Ohio | $406,141,959 |
| 3 | Elias JabbourHematology & Oncology · Texas | $264,059,018 |
| 4 | Stephen BurkhartOrthopaedic Surgery · Texas | $185,316,401 |
| 5 | James DoroshowMedical Oncology · Maryland | $177,276,883 |
| 6 | Kevin FoleyNeurological Surgery · Tennessee | $167,888,247 |
| 7 | Robert MedoffOrthopaedic Surgery · Hawaii | $166,428,217 |
| 8 | Monica BertagnolliSurgery · Massachusetts | $155,258,300 |
| 9 | Nader SanaiNeurological Surgery · Arizona | $142,702,794 |
| 10 | Otto MetzgerMedical Oncology · Massachusetts | $141,870,977 |
| 11 | William BinderPlastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck · California | $136,444,658 |
| 12 | Vladimir CoricPsychiatry · Connecticut | $133,688,760 |
| 13 | Gust BardyClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Washington | $130,728,739 |
| 14 | Norman WolmarkSurgical Oncology · Pennsylvania | $119,902,577 |
| 15 | Alain AlgaziHematology & Oncology · California | $119,221,056 |
| 16 | Wafaa El SadrInfectious Disease · New York | $119,050,678 |
| 17 | Peter WinkleGastroenterology · California | $116,702,737 |
| 18 | Hugh ColemanFamily Medicine · Florida | $115,509,249 |
| 19 | Amina HaggagFamily Medicine · California | $112,772,150 |
| 20 | Karl KlamarPediatric Rehabilitation Medicine · Ohio | $109,765,538 |
| 21 | Ted LoveCardiovascular Disease · California | $102,778,624 |
| 22 | Andrew CooperOrthopaedic Surgery · Florida | $101,955,793 |
| 23 | Ivan OsorioNeurology · Kansas | $101,682,645 |
| 24 | Hagop KantarjianMedical Oncology · Texas | $100,512,537 |
| 25 | Yaneicy Gonzalez RojasInternal Medicine · Florida | $93,538,807 |
| 26 | Brandon EssinkFamily Medicine · Nebraska | $92,777,448 |
| 27 | Randall BatemanNeurology · Missouri | $92,316,741 |
| 28 | Charles GoodisEndodontics · New Mexico | $91,568,309 |
| 29 | Suzanne GeorgeMedical Oncology · Massachusetts | $88,496,112 |
| 30 | Hessam AazamiGeneral Practice · California | $88,359,317 |
| 31 | Richard SchilskyHematology & Oncology · Illinois | $87,149,989 |
| 32 | Nicola KleinPediatrics · California | $81,886,582 |
| 33 | Nitin GoyalAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery · Virginia | $81,510,979 |
| 34 | Luhua WangHematology & Oncology · Texas | $79,611,186 |
| 35 | Michael SherlingDermatology · Florida | $78,893,050 |
| 36 | John AlexanderCardiovascular Disease · North Carolina | $76,786,958 |
| 37 | Matthew DavisFamily Medicine · New York | $76,627,627 |
| 38 | Paul BradleyInternal Medicine · Georgia | $76,382,506 |
| 39 | Courtney DinardoHematology & Oncology · Texas | $74,042,456 |
| 40 | Charles WykoffOphthalmology · Texas | $73,415,283 |
| 41 | Danielle ArmasFamily Medicine · Arizona | $73,012,323 |
| 42 | Evanthia GalanisMedical Oncology · Minnesota | $72,262,239 |
| 43 | Jose CardonaGeneral Practice · Florida | $71,001,492 |
| 44 | Edwin PosadasHematology & Oncology · Illinois | $70,850,691 |
| 45 | Kathleen DoisyPediatrics · Missouri | $70,442,571 |
| 46 | Alexander WhiteFamily Medicine · Florida | $69,709,914 |
| 47 | Alexander SpiraMedical Oncology · Virginia | $69,492,595 |
| 48 | Gene VoskuhlInfectious Disease · Texas | $69,456,116 |
| 49 | Carlos FierroGeneral Practice · Kansas | $69,328,494 |
| 50 | Douglas DenhamFamily Medicine · Texas | $68,546,786 |
| 51 | Roger JacksonOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Missouri | $68,489,177 |
| 52 | Pasi Antero JanneMedical Oncology · Massachusetts | $67,159,421 |
| 53 | Juan Carlos RondonInternal Medicine · Florida | $66,802,405 |
| 54 | Maureen O'BrienPediatric Hematology-Oncology · Colorado | $65,996,025 |
| 55 | Martin KankamInternal Medicine · Kansas | $63,436,379 |
| 56 | Neal ShoreUrology · South Carolina | $63,322,967 |
| 57 | Hyun BaeOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · California | $62,200,837 |
| 58 | Laura EssermanSurgical Oncology · California | $60,928,791 |
| 59 | Adam BroszFamily Medicine · Nebraska | $59,974,146 |
| 60 | Eric LawitzGastroenterology · Texas | $59,485,366 |
| 61 | Jorge Cortes-FrancoHematology & Oncology · Texas | $59,394,974 |
| 62 | William WierdaHematology & Oncology · Texas | $58,668,969 |
| 63 | Matthew DavidsHematology & Oncology · Massachusetts | $58,574,929 |
| 64 | Vicki MillerFamily Medicine · Texas | $58,323,767 |
| 65 | Timothy YapMedical Oncology · Texas | $56,735,590 |
| 66 | Andrew ChengInternal Medicine · California | $55,070,539 |
| 67 | Archie BowieTexas | $55,063,819 |
| 68 | Todd BertochAnesthesiology · Arizona | $54,771,174 |
| 69 | Robert KreitmanHematology & Oncology · Maryland | $54,202,094 |
| 70 | Steven ReynoldsFamily Medicine · California | $53,003,809 |
| 71 | Shishir KhetanInternal Medicine · Maryland | $52,099,685 |
| 72 | Erica MayerMedical Oncology · Massachusetts | $51,816,576 |
| 73 | David BrownOphthalmology · Texas | $51,664,920 |
| 74 | Kimball JohnsonInternal Medicine · Georgia | $51,149,074 |
| 75 | Robert RiesenbergPsychiatry · Georgia | $51,122,485 |
| 76 | Neal ElattracheSports Medicine · California | $50,985,895 |
| 77 | Alex HerreraHematology · California | $50,926,803 |
| 78 | Helena YuInternal Medicine · New York | $50,903,366 |
| 79 | William SmithInternal Medicine · Louisiana | $50,456,531 |
| 80 | Elly LeePsychiatry · California | $49,839,927 |
| 81 | Charles DecookOrthopaedic Surgery · Georgia | $48,346,319 |
| 82 | George MaxwellPlastic Surgery · Tennessee | $48,280,251 |
| 83 | Allen HuOphthalmology · Maryland | $47,868,342 |
| 84 | Carl LandgrenHematology & Oncology · Florida | $47,845,634 |
| 85 | Sharon NachmanPediatric Infectious Diseases · New York | $47,622,858 |
| 86 | Kevin CannonHospitalist · North Carolina | $47,520,772 |
| 87 | Jeanelle KamClinical Pharmacology · Texas | $47,443,022 |
| 88 | Nicholas SiebersInternal Medicine · Wisconsin | $47,311,741 |
| 89 | Paul BarrHematology · New York | $47,286,313 |
| 90 | Jan BurgerInternal Medicine · Texas | $47,268,365 |
| 91 | Howard HassmanFamily Medicine · New Jersey | $47,133,315 |
| 92 | Duane AndersonGynecology · Nevada | $46,391,248 |
| 93 | Frank EderFamily Medicine · New York | $46,248,527 |
| 94 | Melissa JohnsonMedical Oncology · Tennessee | $45,973,133 |
| 95 | Arshad KhananiOphthalmology · Nevada | $45,834,530 |
| 96 | Jaynier MoyaInternal Medicine · Florida | $45,414,587 |
| 97 | Erika HamiltonHematology & Oncology · Tennessee | $45,350,019 |
| 98 | Sameer ParikhHematology · Minnesota | $44,607,485 |
| 99 | Jeffrey NortonPain Medicine · Massachusetts | $44,361,232 |
| 100 | James AndersonGeneral Practice · Utah | $44,077,795 |
| 101 | Priyantha WijewardaneInternal Medicine · Arkansas | $43,605,729 |
| 102 | David BerzHematology & Oncology · California | $43,325,259 |
| 103 | Irene MirkinInternal Medicine · Wisconsin | $42,877,235 |
| 104 | Scott BartleyPsychiatry · Texas | $42,731,097 |
| 105 | Lawrence GalitzGeneral Practice · Florida | $42,460,811 |
| 106 | Steven BollingThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Michigan | $42,402,803 |
| 107 | Andrzej JakubowiakMedical Oncology · Illinois | $41,982,872 |
| 108 | Martin GutierrezMedical Oncology · New Jersey | $41,832,211 |
| 109 | Yasir ElaminMedical Oncology · Texas | $41,288,246 |
| 110 | Ian FlinnHematology & Oncology · Tennessee | $41,159,148 |
| 111 | Thomas MarburyNephrology · Florida | $41,141,476 |
| 112 | James MinCardiovascular Disease · New York | $41,122,245 |
| 113 | Paul PickrellRheumatology · Texas | $40,946,626 |
| 114 | Mark TurnerFamily Medicine · Idaho | $40,504,759 |
| 115 | Anthony MatoMedical Oncology · New York | $40,305,985 |
| 116 | Darin BrimhallInternal Medicine · Nevada | $39,653,530 |
| 117 | Kerry RogersHematology · Ohio | $39,616,388 |
| 118 | Koji SasakiHematology & Oncology · Texas | $39,186,065 |
| 119 | Lilia Roque-GuerreroPediatrics · Florida | $39,099,823 |
| 120 | Howard SchwartzGastroenterology · Florida | $38,775,686 |
| 121 | Glenn JaffeOphthalmology · North Carolina | $38,510,681 |
| 122 | Lawrence SherPediatrics · California | $38,442,159 |
| 123 | Ronald SurowitzFamily Medicine · Florida | $38,344,332 |
| 124 | Scott RasmussenInternal Medicine · Nebraska | $38,068,303 |
| 125 | Daneshvar SolankiAnesthesiology · Texas | $38,023,319 |
| 126 | Kathryn LucasEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · North Carolina | $37,936,017 |
| 127 | Laurence ChuOtolaryngology · Texas | $37,444,989 |
| 128 | David FriedInternal Medicine · Rhode Island | $37,160,858 |
| 129 | Mazyar ShadmanHematology & Oncology · Washington | $36,784,474 |
| 130 | Bruce RankinFamily Medicine · Florida | $36,688,200 |
| 131 | Manish JainRheumatology · Illinois | $36,522,129 |
| 132 | Jeffrey BakerObstetrics & Gynecology · Idaho | $36,088,953 |
| 133 | Mark GoldsteinNeurology · Florida | $36,072,352 |
| 134 | Dan BarouchInfectious Disease · Massachusetts | $35,791,221 |
| 135 | Robert CallAllergy · Virginia | $35,779,455 |
| 136 | Terry O'ReillyFamily Medicine · Arizona | $35,778,790 |
| 137 | Jonathan GoldmanHematology & Oncology · California | $35,744,140 |
| 138 | Mark KutnerInternal Medicine · Florida | $35,732,920 |
| 139 | Arifulla KhanPsychiatry · Washington | $35,582,169 |
| 140 | Gilberto JimenezInternal Medicine · Florida | $35,568,482 |
| 141 | Emma GuttmanDermatology · New York | $35,296,715 |
| 142 | Richard HynesOrthopaedic Surgery · Florida | $34,979,357 |
| 143 | Joel NeutelInternal Medicine · California | $34,877,046 |
| 144 | Michael MauroHematology · New York | $34,858,072 |
| 145 | Ahad SabetInternal Medicine · Utah | $34,495,880 |
| 146 | David EichenbaumOphthalmology · Florida | $34,404,335 |
| 147 | Donald BrandonInternal Medicine · California | $34,000,421 |
| 148 | Stefan GravensteinGeriatric Medicine · Virginia | $33,958,346 |
| 149 | Sanjiv SharmaInternal Medicine · New Jersey | $33,884,900 |
| 150 | Joseph BeckHematology & Oncology · Arkansas | $33,801,182 |
| 151 | Keila HooverFamily Medicine · Florida | $33,740,960 |
| 152 | Ulka VaishampayanInternal Medicine · Michigan | $33,731,742 |
| 153 | David EnszFamily Medicine · Nebraska | $33,257,545 |
| 154 | Lewis SilvermanPediatric Hematology-Oncology · New York | $33,240,121 |
| 155 | Nitin JainInternal Medicine · Texas | $33,238,416 |
| 156 | Timothy CloughesyNeurology · California | $33,090,253 |
| 157 | Nisha AcharyaOphthalmology · California | $32,973,657 |
| 158 | Robert MotzerMedical Oncology · New York | $32,840,736 |
| 159 | Luciano CostaHematology & Oncology · Alabama | $32,762,985 |
| 160 | Nadine TungHematology & Oncology · Massachusetts | $32,408,367 |
| 161 | Neeraj AgarwalHematology & Oncology · Utah | $32,387,176 |
| 162 | Alan HoMedical Oncology · New York | $32,048,617 |
| 163 | Brandon LenoxAnesthesiology · Florida | $31,908,267 |
| 164 | Jeffrey OvercashEmergency Medicine · California | $31,831,104 |
| 165 | Hansen YuanOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · New York | $31,720,255 |
| 166 | David HongMedical Oncology · Texas | $31,569,845 |
| 167 | Guillermo Garcia-ManeroMedical Oncology · Texas | $31,556,766 |
| 168 | David AndorskyHematology & Oncology · Colorado | $31,483,522 |
| 169 | Mark FrankleOrthopaedic Surgery · Florida | $31,429,820 |
| 170 | Tanios Bekaii-SaabHematology & Oncology · Arizona | $31,393,729 |
| 171 | Stephanie RutrickNeurology · Massachusetts | $31,385,670 |
| 172 | Christopher PieczonkaUrology · New York | $31,221,199 |
| 173 | Jorge CastilloHematology & Oncology · Massachusetts | $31,207,365 |
| 174 | Marc SabatineCardiovascular Disease · Massachusetts | $31,182,910 |
| 175 | David RussellNeurology · Connecticut | $31,164,205 |
| 176 | Charles HarperInternal Medicine · Nebraska | $31,082,219 |
| 177 | Michael KorenCardiovascular Disease · Florida | $31,004,846 |
| 178 | Zeynep ErogluMedical Oncology · Florida | $30,929,522 |
| 179 | John NardandreaFamily Medicine · Florida | $30,777,345 |
| 180 | Jason WestinMedical Oncology · Texas | $30,751,054 |
| 181 | Pamela SolimanGynecologic Oncology · Texas | $30,681,231 |
| 182 | Muhammad IrfanInternal Medicine · Texas | $30,623,985 |
| 183 | Aung NaingInternal Medicine · Texas | $30,557,771 |
| 184 | Michael MorrisMedical Oncology · New York | $30,437,029 |
| 185 | Hareshkumar BogharaFamily Medicine · Texas | $30,299,013 |
| 186 | Timothy JenningsFamily Medicine · Missouri | $30,159,032 |
| 187 | Larkin WadsworthSports Medicine · Missouri | $30,135,357 |
| 188 | Earl MartinFamily Medicine · Texas | $30,093,120 |
| 189 | Lisa HollowayFamily Medicine · Texas | $30,064,362 |
| 190 | Sawsan RashdanMedical Oncology · Texas | $29,917,200 |
| 191 | David NguyenCalifornia | $29,868,177 |
| 192 | Lucia MasarovaMedical Oncology · Texas | $29,739,778 |
| 193 | Manish PatelMedical Oncology · Florida | $29,719,339 |
| 194 | David SpigelMedical Oncology · Tennessee | $29,707,537 |
| 195 | Shaji KumarHematology · Minnesota | $29,625,766 |
| 196 | Mira BaronInternal Medicine · Florida | $29,592,042 |
| 197 | Danielle DuffyCardiovascular Disease · Pennsylvania | $29,523,025 |
| 198 | Luke NordquistHematology & Oncology · Nebraska | $29,263,496 |
| 199 | Stephen WiviottCardiovascular Disease · Massachusetts | $29,206,857 |
| 200 | William SanchezInternal Medicine · Florida | $28,902,880 |
| 201 | Jon FinleySports Medicine · Georgia | $28,833,649 |
| 202 | Nelia Sanchez-CrespoInternal Medicine · Florida | $28,831,970 |
| 203 | Abiodun AdefurinHospitalist · Tennessee | $28,812,413 |
| 204 | Daniel DeangeloHematology & Oncology · Massachusetts | $28,530,815 |
| 205 | Johanna BendellHematology & Oncology · Tennessee | $28,455,686 |
| 206 | Toni ChoueiriMedical Oncology · Massachusetts | $28,307,863 |
| 207 | Sandra PagnussatRheumatology · Nevada | $28,275,366 |
| 208 | Seth FormanDermatology · Florida | $28,221,196 |
| 209 | Carl GriffinFamily Medicine · Oklahoma | $28,205,334 |
| 210 | Jordi Rodon AhnertMedical Oncology · Texas | $28,135,737 |
| 211 | Matthew GalskyMedical Oncology · New York | $28,080,028 |
| 212 | Dinesh KhannaRheumatology · Michigan | $27,999,888 |
| 213 | Jordan WhatleyDermatology · Louisiana | $27,856,229 |
| 214 | Barbara RizzardiInternal Medicine · Utah | $27,817,897 |
| 215 | Antoinette PragalosInternal Medicine · Ohio | $27,790,473 |
| 216 | Mikhail KosiborodCardiovascular Disease · Missouri | $27,757,944 |
| 217 | Toby MaherPulmonary Disease · California | $27,646,382 |
| 218 | Robert FalconeOccupational Medicine · New Jersey | $27,583,079 |
| 219 | Kwabena AyesuInternal Medicine · Florida | $27,575,524 |
| 220 | Derrick RobertsonNeurology · Florida | $27,563,487 |
| 221 | William SegerFamily Medicine · Texas | $27,462,750 |
| 222 | Michael SchweizerMedical Oncology · Washington | $27,445,747 |
| 223 | William TownerInternal Medicine · California | $27,352,103 |
| 224 | Young JuhnPediatrics · Minnesota | $27,240,115 |
| 225 | Manesh PatelInternal Medicine · North Carolina | $27,223,910 |
| 226 | Vicky MakkerHematology & Oncology · New York | $27,115,100 |
| 227 | Alan KivitzRheumatology · Pennsylvania | $27,076,137 |
| 228 | Shawn SearleFamily Medicine · Arizona | $27,004,110 |
| 229 | Anthony RomeoOrthopaedic Surgery · New York | $26,953,536 |
| 230 | Lawrence LenkeOrthopaedic Surgery · New York | $26,768,117 |
| 231 | Chad CrystalEmergency Medicine · Texas | $26,756,562 |
| 232 | Rizwana MohseniFamily Medicine · California | $26,745,060 |
| 233 | Brett SmithPublic Health & General Preventive Medicine · California | $26,697,496 |
| 234 | George KonisFamily Medicine · Arkansas | $26,619,309 |
| 235 | Jerrold OlefskyEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · California | $26,549,750 |
| 236 | Patrick DennisEmergency Medical Services · Louisiana | $26,509,294 |
| 237 | David Fitz-PatrickEndocrinology · Hawaii | $26,374,636 |
| 238 | Scott PlotkinNeurology · Massachusetts | $26,337,722 |
| 239 | Aaron BerezNeuroradiology · California | $26,218,766 |
| 240 | Sarmad SadeghiMedical Oncology · California | $26,113,510 |
| 241 | Sarina Piha PaulMedical Oncology · Texas | $25,966,268 |
| 242 | Stephen SharpEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism · Tennessee | $25,946,921 |
| 243 | Bharat MocherlaNuclear Imaging & Therapy · Nevada | $25,785,897 |
| 244 | Beth SafirsteinNeurology · Florida | $25,667,348 |
| 245 | Robert BassInternal Medicine · Texas | $25,606,625 |
| 246 | Sukhmani PaddaMedical Oncology · Pennsylvania | $25,556,790 |
| 247 | Regis HaidNeurological Surgery · Georgia | $25,494,721 |
| 248 | Wungki ParkMedical Oncology · New York | $25,461,637 |
| 249 | John BurkeHematology & Oncology · Colorado | $25,410,041 |
| 250 | Dennis LevinsonInternal Medicine · Illinois | $25,338,226 |