Physician profile
Blake W Berman
NPI 1023164365
$74,082.58
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
26 companies · $648 in 2025
The $648 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $27K · 2020: $20K · 2021: $818 · 2022: $3,900 · 2023: $8,516 · 2024: $13K · 2025: $648.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $10K · Consulting Fee: $8,250 · Food and Beverage: $2,267 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $1,500.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $10,332.58 |
| Consulting Fee | $8,250.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,266.54 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $1,500.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulrich Medical USA, INC. | $44,477.07 | 2019-2020 | |
| Clariance, INC. | $23,423.37 | 2019-2025 | Idys-Alif, Idys-C Zp 3dti, Erisma-Lp |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $2,780.42 | 2019-2022 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $876.22 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $541.00 | 2022-2025 | Cd Horizon Spinal System |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $256.11 | 2019-2021 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $194.99 | 2019-2020 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $188.55 | 2019 | |
| Innovasis INC | $153.78 | 2019 | |
| Clariance Sas | $140.95 | 2024 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $118.94 | 2019 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $117.81 | 2021 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $108.99 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $105.06 | 2019 | |
| Biedermann Motech, INC. | $96.77 | 2019 |
Show all 26 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | $79.69 | 2020 | |
| Misonix INC | $76.83 | 2019-2020 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $75.49 | 2022 | |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $71.96 | 2019 | |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $68.45 | 2019-2020 | |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | $30.16 | 2019 | |
| Axogen | $22.42 | 2020 | |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. | $22.05 | 2019 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $20.25 | 2019 | |
| Saol Therapeutics INC. | $18.87 | 2019 | |
| Analogic Corporation | $16.38 | 2019 |
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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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.