Physician profile

Steven Girdler

Orthopaedic Surgery · Newport Beach, CA

NPI 1235628173

$30,252.28

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $19K in 2025

The $19K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% 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)
Consulting Fee$14,945.00
Travel and Lodging$10,189.18
Food and Beverage$5,118.10

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
Ethicon US, LLC $14,972.35 2025 Vistaseal, Ethicon, Surgicel Nu-Knit
Synthes Gmbh $4,195.83 2023-2024
Alphatec Spine, INC $4,097.63 2023-2025 Other - Miscellaneous, Invictus Open
Medtronic, INC. $2,193.56 2023-2025 Mazor X System, Graftonand Grafton Plusdemineralized Bone Matrix (Dbm), Unid_pass
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $2,041.00 2024-2025 Evarrest, Velys, Fibergraft Bg Morsels
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $546.01 2023-2025 Trialtis, Fibergraft Bg Morsels, Conduit
Osteocentric Technologies, INC. $366.10 2024-2025 Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St
Kyocera Medical Technologies, INC. $325.18 2024
Nuvasive, INC. $289.54 2023 Reline, Fulfill
Globus Medical, INC. $262.84 2025 Reline, Tlif, Osteocel
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $228.68 2023 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Acuity Surgical Devices, LLC $187.50 2025
Centinel Spine, LLC $154.60 2024 Prodisc C Vivo
Cerapedics INC. $121.60 2024 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $96.95 2023 Arcos
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Orthofix Medical, INC. $50.54 2024 Mariner, Northstar
Curonix LLC $48.98 2025 Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A
Icotec Medical INC. $38.53 2023 Icotec Blackarmor Spine System
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $34.86 2025

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Steven Girdler

$30,252.28

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2023-2025
Top company
Ethicon US, LLC
Context
The $19K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% 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.