Choice Spine, LLC

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$6.6Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
328clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $1.1M
2020 $881K
2021 $829K
2022 $948K
2023 $859K
2024 $1.0M
2025 $1.0M

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Products most associated with its payments

Specialties it works with most

Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $3.3M
Neurological Surgery $1.8M
Orthopaedic Surgery $1.3M
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) $27K
Diagnostic Radiology $7,473
Family Medicine $6,134

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Robert Knetsche Danville, KY Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $1,239,168.33
Jeffrey Schiffman Escondido, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $592,529.10
Julian Price Athens, GA Orthopaedic Surgery $541,777.07
Pradeep Narotam Dunedin, FL Neurological Surgery $365,289.21
Anders Cohen Brooklyn, NY Neurological Surgery $330,627.19
Mitchell Hardenbrook Hopedale, MA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $316,658.31
David Wiles Chattanooga, TN Neurological Surgery $298,278.14
Christopher Blanchard Cumming, GA Orthopaedic Surgery $288,093.10
Paul Jeffords Atlanta, GA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $263,347.00
Thomas Scioscia Richmond, VA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $235,023.85

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.