---
title: What industry pays physicians in Vermont (CMS Open Payments 2024)
state: Vermont
program_year: 2024
general_payments: 1387198
physicians: 487
source: CMS — Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act), program year 2024
sourceId: src:cms:open-payments:py2024
---

# Industry payments to physicians — Vermont (2024)

In Vermont, drug and device makers reported **$1,387,198** in general payments to **487** covered recipients (physicians and other clinicians) for program year 2024 (mean $2,848 each), plus $5,368,116 tied to research and $33,992 in ownership interests.

**A payment is a disclosed financial tie, not proof of wrongdoing** — many are research grants, consulting fees, or device royalties. Transparency, not a verdict.

## Top specialties

| Specialty | Total | Physicians | Mean per physician |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orthopaedic Trauma | $397,376 | 4 | $99,344 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | $137,692 | 18 | $7,650 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $116,538 | 1 | $116,538 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | $112,544 | 10 | $11,254 |
| Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | $111,869 | 3 | $37,290 |
| Neurology | $90,840 | 15 | $6,056 |
| Unspecified | $80,394 | 18 | $4,466 |
| Ophthalmology | $35,120 | 8 | $4,390 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | $34,533 | 4 | $8,633 |
| Interventional Cardiology | $34,365 | 4 | $8,591 |
| Sports Medicine | $15,367 | 3 | $5,122 |
| Nephrology | $14,436 | 6 | $2,406 |

## Highest-paid physicians (general payments)

| Physician | Specialty | Total | Top payer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Craig Bartlett | Orthopaedic Trauma | $326,975 | SI-BONE, Inc. |
| John Braun | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $116,538 | Highridge Medical LLC |
| Duke Kasprisin | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | $111,869 | Xtant Medical Inc |
| John Macy | Orthopaedic Surgery | $83,984 | Shoulder Innovations, Inc. |
| Michael Blankstein | Orthopaedic Trauma | $53,077 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
| Peter Cherouny | Unspecified | $51,255 | Xtant Medical Inc |
| Harold Dauerman | Cardiovascular Disease | $35,376 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Christopher Connor | Ophthalmology | $34,119 | Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), Inc. (dba Corza Medical) |
| Thomas Gilliland | Cardiovascular Disease | $33,411 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Daniel Lustgarten | Cardiovascular Disease | $28,408 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Sergey Leshchinskiy | Diagnostic Radiology | $26,797 | Pfizer Inc. |
| Andrew Solomon | Neurology | $26,261 | Genzyme Corporation |
| Rony Lahoud | Interventional Cardiology | $25,786 | Medtronic, Inc. |
| Michael Hehir | Neurology | $20,102 | ARGENX US, INC. |
| Noah Kolb | Neurology | $17,588 | ARGENX US, INC. |
| Patrick Schottel | Orthopaedic Trauma | $14,309 | Synthes GmbH |
| Bryan Huber | Orthopaedic Surgery | $13,077 | restor3d, inc. |
| Michael Danaher | Unspecified | $12,932 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
| Nathaniel Nelms | Orthopaedic Surgery | $11,967 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. |
| Gregory Holmes | Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology | $11,214 | Immedica Pharma US, Inc. |
| Nikoletta Sidiropoulos | Molecular Genetic Pathology | $11,014 | Illumina, Inc. |
| Richard Colletti | Pediatric Gastroenterology | $10,980 | Janssen Research & Development, LLC |
| Gurpreet Lamba | Hematology & Oncology | $10,896 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
| Chantal Roy-Hewitson | Neurology | $10,342 | EMD Serono, Inc. |
| Matthew Gilbert | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism | $9,855 | Novo Nordisk Inc |

RECORDED CMS Open Payments amounts/counts; totals, means, and rankings are DERIVED. A disclosure record — not evidence of improper influence, not a measure of physician quality, not advice. To verify a physician, search openpaymentsdata.cms.gov. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/

Structured data: `/care/open-payments/vt.jsonld` · National: `/care/open-payments`