Pinnacle, Inc

Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.

Total Payments
$3.3M
Doctors Paid
1,371
Transactions
8,834
2024 Total
$89,612

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$197,833 (6.0%)
Food & Beverage$189,053 (5.7%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $2.9M 2,765 88.3%
Travel and Lodging $197,833 752 6.0%
Food and Beverage $189,053 5,316 5.7%
Gift $25.71 1 0.0%

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Orthopaedic Surgery $1.5M 472 $3,241
Foot & Ankle Surgery $506,866 210 $2,414
Sports Medicine $279,917 72 $3,888
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $260,401 109 $2,389
Podiatrist $245,202 114 $2,151
Hand Surgery $51,078 23 $2,221
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $48,335 20 $2,417
Orthopaedic Trauma $41,445 12 $3,454
Physician Assistant $36,298 61 $595.05
Family Medicine $28,651 22 $1,302
Surgery $24,326 25 $973.05
Specialist $22,160 12 $1,847
Surgery of the Hand $21,044 14 $1,503
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine $19,885 13 $1,530
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $18,696 15 $1,246
Emergency Medicine $17,575 6 $2,929
General Practice $13,708 7 $1,958
Foot and Ankle Surgery $11,856 8 $1,482
Plastic Surgery $10,938 10 $1,094
Foot Surgery $10,428 6 $1,738
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $7,929 4 $1,982
Nurse Practitioner $7,548 7 $1,078
Pain Medicine $7,182 9 $797.97
Surgical $7,086 14 $506.16
Military Health Care Provider $6,729 1 $6,729
Primary Podiatric Medicine $6,094 9 $677.15
Interventional Pain Medicine $4,686 2 $2,343
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $4,571 4 $1,143
Neurological Surgery $3,949 13 $303.75
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM $3,705 1 $3,705
Medical $3,542 7 $505.95
Athletic Trainer $2,406 1 $2,406
Family $2,085 8 $260.61
Dentist $2,077 1 $2,077
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $1,861 8 $232.58
Vascular & Interventional Radiology $1,613 1 $1,613
Internal Medicine $1,273 5 $254.58
Psychiatry $1,250 2 $624.86
Nuclear Imaging & Therapy $775.00 1 $775.00
Emergency $601.21 1 $601.21
Anesthesiology $261.14 7 $37.31
Cardiovascular Disease $153.15 2 $76.57
Otolaryngology $149.97 4 $37.49
Hematology $120.83 1 $120.83
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered $105.52 4 $26.38
Obstetrics & Gynecology $69.31 2 $34.66
Facial Plastic Surgery $58.69 1 $58.69
Otology & Neurotology $47.71 1 $47.71
Hospitalist $25.31 1 $25.31
Neonatal $23.50 1 $23.50
Hematology & Oncology $22.78 1 $22.78
Acute Care $21.04 1 $21.04
Psychiatric/Mental Health $20.60 1 $20.60
Ophthalmology $13.92 1 $13.92
Dermatology $12.74 1 $12.74
Adult Health $12.17 1 $12.17

Top Paid Doctors — Page 6

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2022
Dr. Blake Fenkell, D.o, D.O Orthopaedic Surgery Troy, MI $6,307 $0
Karun Amar, Md, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Kalamazoo, MI $6,305 $0
Dr. Jeffrey Carroll, D.o, D.O Orthopaedic Surgery Harper Woods, MI $6,290 $0
Sean Bak, Md, MD Sports Medicine Dearborn, MI $6,249 $0
Dr. Joseph Guettler, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Bingham Farms, MI $6,249 $0
Charles Day, M.d, M.D Hand Surgery Detroit, MI $6,227 $0
Kirk Cleland, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Saint Clair Shores, MI $6,201 $0
Alexander Colen, D.o, D.O Orthopaedic Surgery Farmington Hills, MI $6,139 $0
Dr. J Michael Wiater, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Beverly Hills, MI $6,130 $0
Aaron Hess, Do, DO Emergency Medicine Garden City, MI $6,126 $0
Karen Nelson, Do, DO Orthopaedic Surgery Las Vegas, NV $6,120 $0
Dr. Mohomad Al Sawah, Dpm, DPM Foot & Ankle Surgery Dearborn, MI $6,093 $0
Christopher Valkier, Dpm, DPM Foot & Ankle Surgery Adrian, MI $6,090 $0
Michael Supanich, Do, DO Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Mount Clemens, MI $6,068 $0
Husein Husein, Dpm, DPM Foot & Ankle Surgery Wadsworth, OH $6,048 $0
Dr. William Athens, D.o, D.O Orthopaedic Surgery Brownstown, MI $6,022 $0
Dr. Stephanie Muh, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Detroit, MI $6,013 $0
Hussein Saad Orthopaedic Surgery Dearborn, MI $5,994 $0
Ramotsumi Makhene, Md, MD Plastic Surgery Grand Blanc, MI $5,949 $0
John Samani, Md, MD Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Auburn Hills, MI $5,800 $0
Dr. Trevor Tooley, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Taylor, MI $5,792 $0
James Mueller, Do, DO Orthopaedic Surgery Jackson, MI $5,784 $0
Dr. Brendan Comer, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Wallingford, CT $5,784 $0
Brian Rill, M.d, M.D Specialist Detroit, MI $5,735 $0
Nicholas Moore, M.d, M.D Family Medicine Novi, MI $5,734 $0

About Pinnacle, Inc

Pinnacle, Inc has made $3.3M in payments to 1,371 healthcare providers, recorded across 8,834 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2024, the company paid $89,612.

Payments were distributed across 56 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Orthopaedic Surgery ($1.5M to 472 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($189,053), Travel & Lodging ($197,833).