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Christopher A Heck
NPI 1245315308
$166,403.69
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
37 companies · $7,100 in 2025
The $7,100 reported for 2025 was more than what 85% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $7,045 · 2020: $19K · 2021: $44K · 2022: $47K · 2023: $19K · 2024: $23K · 2025: $7,100.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $23K · Travel and Lodging: $16K · Food and Beverage: $10K.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $23,375.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $15,710.42 |
| Food and Beverage | $10,018.39 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $128,439.98 | 2019-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous, Ltp, Solus Alif |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $18,795.50 | 2019-2023 | Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $4,049.98 | 2019-2025 | Modulus, Xlif |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,295.43 | 2019-2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Spectra Wavewriter |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $2,136.17 | 2019-2024 | Zynrelef |
| Life Spine, INC. | $1,685.77 | 2024-2025 | Trulift, Prolift Wedge, Prolift Lateral Helo |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $1,434.22 | 2020-2025 | |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $1,244.16 | 2024-2025 | Aprevo |
| Curiteva, INC. | $881.41 | 2023 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $754.87 | 2019-2024 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $550.30 | 2019-2021 | |
| Amgen INC. | $513.25 | 2019-2024 | Evenity |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. | $497.26 | 2020 | |
| Mml US, INC. | $479.54 | 2023 | Reactiv8 |
| Radius Health, INC. | $418.21 | 2019-2022 |
Show all 37 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $308.59 | 2019-2025 | Vivigen Mis Delivery System, Fibergraft Bg Morsels, Acf |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $208.56 | 2020-2024 | Integra, Integra Duo, Instruments-Orthopedic |
| Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | $196.93 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $187.90 | 2025 | Vistaseal, Stratafix, Dermabond Prineo |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $185.71 | 2025 | Magnetos |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $145.09 | 2023-2025 | Exparel, Iovera, Zilretta |
| Bioventus LLC | $142.97 | 2019-2021 | |
| Spineology INC. | $137.90 | 2022-2025 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $130.71 | 2021 | |
| Spinal Elements, INC. | $117.91 | 2021-2023 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $104.19 | 2020-2024 | Senza |
| Elutia, INC. | $82.38 | 2022 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $62.50 | 2025 | Citrefix |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $57.70 | 2019 | |
| Kerecis Limited | $36.16 | 2025 | Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Graftguide |
| Kyowa Kirin, INC. | $21.42 | 2024 | Crysvita |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $20.94 | 2021 | |
| Conmed Corporation | $20.80 | 2025 | Abc Handpieces, Visiclear |
| Saluda Medical Americas, INC. | $17.79 | 2023 | Evoke Scs |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $16.40 | 2019 | |
| Augmedics INC. | $13.68 | 2020 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $11.41 | 2021 |
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?"
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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.