Physician profile

Abdullah Al-Arfaj

Neurological Surgery · Flint, MI

NPI 1780384875

$7,500.91

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $4,256 in 2025

The $4,256 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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)
Travel and Lodging$6,721.03
Food and Beverage$779.88

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
Spineart USA INC $2,239.47 2025
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $1,909.93 2023 Symphony
Alphatec Spine, INC $1,207.64 2023-2025 Other - Miscellaneous
Spineology INC. $1,067.66 2025 Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System
Synthes Gmbh $606.81 2023
Nevro Corp. $163.85 2024 Senza
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $140.27 2025
Medtronic, INC. $91.83 2024 Intellis Adaptivestim
Si-Bone, INC. $39.86 2025
Impactortho, INC. $19.59 2024
Theragen, INC. $14.00 2025 Actastim-S

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Abdullah Al-Arfaj

$7,500.91

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2023-2025
Top company
Spineart USA INC
Context
The $4,256 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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.