Orthopaedic Surgery in California
1,808 providers, $209,289,225 in total reported payments from drug and device makers. Ranked below by lifetime general payments. The median provider in this group received $2,531.
Ranking high here usually means a consulting or royalty arrangement, not wrongdoing. Payments to device inventors and trial investigators are legal, disclosed, and concentrated in a small number of people — which is exactly why a list like this has a steep top and a long flat tail.
Ranked by reported payments
- 1Bradford HackArcadia$18,296,082
- 2Robert GorabOrange$14,461,173
- 3Kelly VinceLos Angeles$9,552,585
- 4Stephen HowellSacramento$9,425,246
- 5Thomas CoonRed Bluff$9,170,173
- 6Peter NewtonSan Diego$7,008,008
- 7Nirav AminPlacentia$5,821,370
- 8Tom NorrisSan Francisco$5,321,813
- 9Jay LiebermanLos Angeles$4,803,558
- 10Sigurd BervenSan Francisco$4,073,660
- 11Robert Eastlackla Jolla$4,050,147
- 12Brad PenenbergBeverly Hills$3,997,735
- 13Thomas SchmalzriedLos Angeles$3,962,120
- 14Christopher KreulenSacramento$3,847,314
- 15Alan HiraharaSacramento$3,352,199
- 16Erik SpaydeThousand Oaks$3,314,523
- 17Stefano BiniOakland$3,222,025
- 18Vedat DevirenSan Francisco$2,912,957
- 19Behrooz Akbarniala Jolla$2,646,764
- 20David ThordarsonLos Angeles$2,609,769
- 21Joseph JankiewiczSan Diego$2,601,290
- 22Mark McBrideSan Diego$2,584,922
- 23David SkaggsLos Angeles$2,568,369
- 24Jeffrey MastMammoth Lakes$2,180,621
- 25Amandeep BhallaLong Beach$2,056,171
- 26Ben Duboisla Mesa$2,007,002
- 27Eric HansonFresno$1,766,990
- 28Patrick St PierreRancho Mirage$1,735,679
- 29John CostourosRedwood City$1,582,747
- 30Andrew WassefLakewood$1,571,047
- 31Edward McPhersonLos Angeles$1,317,308
- 32Erik SchnaserRancho Mirage$1,281,228
- 33Tiffany RogersTorrance$1,280,707
- 34Steven BarnettOrange$1,182,335
- 35Andrew SpitzerLos Angeles$1,160,605
- 36Christopher ProctorSanta Barbara$1,119,351
- 37Hafiz KassamNewport Beach$1,088,345
- 38James Bruffeyla Jolla$1,073,799
- 39Daniel AllisonLos Angeles$1,073,368
- 40Connor TellesFresno$1,044,733
- 41James KellySan Francisco$1,008,582
- 42Eugene WolfSan Francisco$988,011
- 43Charles MoonLos Angeles$985,772
- 44Peter Hansonla Mesa$967,305
- 45Justin SalimanLos Angeles$947,936
- 46Neeraj GuptaPomona$890,657
- 47Stuart GoldTorrance$872,264
- 48John SkubicRedlands$776,727
- 49Jeffrey ZarinSanta Monica$723,231
- 50Alexander TheologisSan Francisco$719,356
- 51Yashar JavidanLos Angeles$684,563
- 52Geoffrey MarecekLos Angeles$675,625
- 53Paul BurtonRedlands$658,024
- 54Jonah Hebert DaviesOrange$652,621
- 55Armen MartirosianClovis$648,912
- 56Christopher HajnikEncinitas$647,125
- 57Jonathan KaplanOrange$634,766
- 58Ariel PalancaStanford$633,375
- 59John ItamuraPasadena$628,112
- 60Julia LeeFresno$587,549