Physician profile

James R Deline

Surgery · Denver, CO

NPI 1679679229

$21,495.79

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $1,607 in 2025

The $1,607 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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$5,584.37
Education$4,000.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$2,000.00
Travel and Lodging$1,655.83
Consulting Fee$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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Tela Bio, INC. $12,422.18 2021-2025 Ovitex 2s, Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex)
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $8,163.70 2019-2024 Da Vinci Surgical System
Davol INC. $541.50 2019-2024 Phasix Mesh
Medtronic, INC. $55.55 2021
Conmed Corporation $33.33 2022
Innovation Technologies INC $30.31 2025 Irrisept
Ethicon US, LLC $26.41 2019
Becton, Dickinson and Company $25.62 2023
Allergan, INC. $22.93 2020
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited $22.17 2021
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $21.34 2021
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $21.18 2024
Acell, INC. $19.99 2019
Teleflex LLC $19.61 2019
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $18.11 2023 Bridion
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Covidien LP $14.79 2020
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $12.92 2020
Optinose US, INC. $12.31 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $11.84 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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Payment summary

James R Deline

$21,495.79

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Tela Bio, INC.
Context
The $1,607 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.