Globus Medical, Inc.: payments to clinicians
As reported by the company to CMS Open Payments (general payments).
| Program year | Total | Payments | Clinicians paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35,819,713 | 55,914 | 14,214 |
| 2024 | $26,536,994 | 23,153 | 4,506 |
Largest recipients in 2025
| # | Clinician | Specialty | Location | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regis William Haid Jr., M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $1,712,680 |
| 2 | Frank La Marca, MD | Neurological Surgery | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,107,151 |
| 3 | John D. Dorchak, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Columbus, GA | $1,022,753 |
| 4 | Robert Isaacs | Neurological Surgery | Durham, NC | $703,766 |
| 5 | Frank M. Phillips, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Chicago, IL | $701,819 |
| 6 | Choll Wan Kim, M.D., PH.D | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Diego, CA | $675,619 |
| 7 | Randall Frederick Dryer, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Austin, TX | $666,138 |
| 8 | Steven C. Ludwig, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Baltimore, MD | $655,594 |
| 9 | Robert K. Eastlack, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | La Jolla, CA | $473,011 |
| 10 | Akhil J. Khanna, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Washington, DC | $460,531 |
| 11 | Christopher Tomaras, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $458,586 |
| 12 | Steven Charles Poletti, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Mt Pleasant, SC | $442,226 |
| 13 | Donald R. Johnson II, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Mt Pleasant, SC | $442,002 |
| 14 | Anthony J. Kwon, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $373,459 |
| 15 | James Billys, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Odessa, FL | $344,072 |
| 16 | Gregory Michael Mundis Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | La Jolla, CA | $338,132 |
| 17 | Hamid Hassanzadeh, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bethesda, MD | $330,412 |
| 18 | Rick C. Sasso, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Carmel, IN | $327,389 |
| 19 | David O. Okonkwo, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $298,984 |
| 20 | Donald John Blaskiewicz, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Boise, ID | $298,267 |
| 21 | Mladen Djurasovic, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Louisville, KY | $297,208 |
| 22 | Brian Kwon, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Waltham, MA | $296,485 |
| 23 | Roger Kirk Owens II, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Louisville, KY | $294,558 |
| 24 | John Abraham Thomas, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Burleson, TX | $294,385 |
| 25 | Mark Allen Freeborn, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Kirkland, WA | $291,782 |
| 26 | Paul C. McAfee, M.D., MBA | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Baltimore, MD | $285,341 |
| 27 | Tyler Koski, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $280,348 |
| 28 | K Daniel Riew, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $279,255 |
| 29 | Vincent C. Traynelis, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $276,655 |
| 30 | Joseph Raymond O'Brien, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Bethesda, MD | $245,494 |
| 31 | Behrooz A. Akbarnia, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | La Jolla, CA | $227,236 |
| 32 | Chad J. Prusmack, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Lone Tree, CO | $222,429 |
| 33 | Juan S. Uribe, MD | Neurological Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $217,956 |
| 34 | Dan Scott Cohen, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Miami Beach, FL | $193,499 |
| 35 | Adam Kanter | Neurological Surgery | Pittsburgh, PA | $181,319 |
| 36 | Antoine G. Tohmeh, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Spokane, WA | $175,983 |
| 37 | Christopher Chaput, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $174,060 |
| 38 | Andrew L. Clavenna, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Dallas, TX | $167,715 |
| 39 | K Brandon Strenge, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Paducah, KY | $166,586 |
| 40 | Todd James Albert, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New York, NY | $160,694 |
| 41 | Sheeraz A. Qureshi, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | New York, NY | $157,419 |
| 42 | Justin V. Bundy, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Augusta, GA | $157,251 |
| 43 | Brian Coates, D.O. | Surgery | Boise, ID | $157,111 |
| 44 | Roland Stanley Kent, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Post Falls, ID | $155,093 |
| 45 | Richard Francis Frisch Jr., M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Mt Pleasant, SC | $151,738 |
| 46 | Paul Park, MD | Neurological Surgery | Memphis, TN | $150,564 |
| 47 | John Michael Simpson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Richmond, VA | $146,300 |
| 48 | Farhan Naveed Siddiqi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Odessa, FL | $146,071 |
| 49 | Nicholas Theodore, MD | Neurological Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $141,654 |
| 50 | Jeffrey B. Phelps, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | North Richland Hills, TX | $140,261 |
| 51 | Eric William Nottmeier, MD | Neurological Surgery | Jacksonville, FL | $139,983 |
| 52 | Abdi Alex Mohit, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Cleveland, OH | $139,236 |
| 53 | Vikram Udani, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Diego, CA | $139,084 |
| 54 | Abid Qureshi, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Walnut Creek, CA | $138,838 |
| 55 | Mark H. Bilsky, MD | Neurological Surgery | New York, NY | $138,569 |
| 56 | Ashish Patel, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Elmhurst, IL | $135,354 |
| 57 | Arnold Bradley Vardiman, MD | Neurological Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $131,594 |
| 58 | John Alexander Thomas, MD | Neurological Surgery | Wilmington, NC | $127,611 |
| 59 | Stefan Mindea, MD | Neurological Surgery | Stanford, CA | $121,082 |
| 60 | Todd M. Doerr, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Scottsdale, AZ | $120,512 |
| 61 | Cary Robert Templin, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Joliet, IL | $118,752 |
| 62 | John E. O'Toole, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Chicago, IL | $116,798 |
| 63 | Jason David Zook, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Morganton, NC | $116,379 |
| 64 | Daniel Barba, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Escondido, CA | $114,307 |
| 65 | Paul K. Kim, MD | Neurological Surgery | Charlotte, NC | $113,816 |
| 66 | Jean-Jacques Abitbol, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | San Diego, CA | $113,396 |
| 67 | Bennett Douglas Grimm, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Marietta, GA | $113,093 |
| 68 | Joseph T. Brown, DO | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Grand Rapids, MI | $112,762 |
| 69 | William C. Tally, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Athens, GA | $112,754 |
| 70 | Wilson Zachary Ray, MD | Neurological Surgery | Saint Louis, MO | $111,939 |
| 71 | Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD | Neurological Surgery | Durham, NC | $108,948 |
| 72 | Jens R. Chapman, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Seattle, WA | $107,636 |
| 73 | Kevin Scott Cahill, MD, PHD | Neurological Surgery | Supply, NC | $106,515 |
| 74 | Nitin Khanna, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Munster, IN | $105,296 |
| 75 | Micah W. Smith, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fort Wayne, IN | $99,194 |
| 76 | William Dean Hunter, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Gastonia, NC | $97,612 |
| 77 | Charles S. Theofilos, M.D. P.A. | Neurological Surgery | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $96,975 |
| 78 | John Y. Choi, M.D. | Ophthalmology | Waldorf, MD | $93,200 |
| 79 | Jeremy Scott Smith, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Orange, CA | $93,092 |
| 80 | Alpesh Ashwin Patel, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Chicago, IL | $91,910 |
| 81 | Alexander Escobar, M.D | Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | Toledo, OH | $90,866 |
| 82 | Victor Hayes, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Odessa, FL | $89,957 |
| 83 | Lawrence F. Cohen, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Danville, VA | $89,942 |
| 84 | Jacob Maciej Buchowski, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Saint Louis, MO | $89,717 |
| 85 | Dror Paley, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | West Palm Beach, FL | $89,164 |
| 86 | Burt Yaszay, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Seattle, WA | $88,169 |
| 87 | Hyun Woo Bae, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Santa Monica, CA | $87,297 |
| 88 | Charles Hopkins Crawford III, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Louisville, KY | $86,306 |
| 89 | Raymond W. Hwang, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Chestnut Hill, MA | $82,525 |
| 90 | Jad Georges Khalil, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Southfield, MI | $82,074 |
| 91 | Amer Samdani, MD | Neurological Surgery | Philadelphia, PA | $80,765 |
| 92 | Javier Alberto Reto, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Huntsville, AL | $77,834 |
| 93 | Samuel Ray Schroerlucke, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Memphis, TN | $77,834 |
| 94 | Steve Won-Tze Chang, MD | Neurological Surgery | Chandler, AZ | $77,312 |
| 95 | Virgilio Matheus, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Orlando, FL | $76,351 |
| 96 | Brandon Bert Carlson, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Post Falls, ID | $75,312 |
| 97 | Stephen In-Sun Ryu, MD | Neurological Surgery | Stanford, CA | $74,797 |
| 98 | Harvinder S. Bhatti, M.D. | Orthopaedic Surgery | Conyers, GA | $70,563 |
| 99 | Stephen Matthew Quinnan, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | West Palm Beach, FL | $70,440 |
| 100 | Faheem A . Sandhu, M.D. | Neurological Surgery | Clinton, MD | $70,347 |
Open Payments covers payments from drug and device makers to physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and some other clinicians: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, education and similar. Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing, and amounts can include payments disputed by the recipient. Source: CMS Open Payments general payment data. Original records:openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.