Life Spine, INC.

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

$3.5Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
460clinicians 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 $1.5M
2020 $399K
2021 $191K
2022 $389K
2023 $412K
2024 $327K
2025 $230K

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 $2.0M
Neurological Surgery $987K
Orthopaedic Surgery $321K
Surgery $52K
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $25K
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $12K

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)
Zeshan Hyder Crown Point, IN Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $1,083,333.42
John Czerwein Johnston, RI Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $348,489.72
Ali Mesiwala Rancho Cucamonga, CA Neurological Surgery $211,041.14
Richard Weiner Plano, TX Neurological Surgery $142,050.98
Bryan Barnes Athens, GA Neurological Surgery $118,819.32
Adam Lewis Corpus Christi, TX Neurological Surgery $86,980.59
Simon Chao North Easton, MA Orthopaedic Surgery $83,304.06
Steven Leckie Plymouth, MA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $76,716.66
Andrew Fanous Alexandria, VA Neurological Surgery $70,530.68
David Lee Hattiesburg, MS $62,957.70

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.