Physician profile

Sami Alaraj

Orthopaedic Surgery · Galveston, TX

NPI 1134797764

$6,068.51

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $4,200 in 2025

The $4,200 reported for 2025 was more than what 81% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$3,175.85
Travel and Lodging$2,188.82

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Exactech, INC. $2,982.58 2025
Stryker Corporation $1,415.14 2021-2025 Mako, T2, Prophecy
Medinc of Texas $421.74 2025
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $345.81 2021
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $186.83 2025 Motoband, Na
Axogen $177.92 2024-2025 Axoguard Nerve Protector, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Cap
Alafair Biosciences, INC. $159.49 2025 Versawrap
Sanara Medtech INC. $147.93 2023 Celleraterx
Linvatec Corporation $112.42 2025 Biobrace 23mm
Globus Medical, INC. $63.34 2024 Creo Threaded
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $33.94 2025
Bioventus LLC $21.37 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Sami Alaraj

$6,068.51

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Exactech, INC.
Context
The $4,200 reported for 2025 was more than what 81% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.