Physician profile

Michele M Johnson

Neurological Surgery · Atlanta, GA

NPI 1295861342

$540,077.78

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $30K in 2025

The $30K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% 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)
Consulting Fee$62,350.00
Royalty Or License$50,000.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$34,280.00
Travel and Lodging$14,693.69
Food and Beverage$1,390.28

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
Nuvasive, INC. $278,258.66 2019-2023 Pulse
Globus Medical, INC. $139,418.62 2019-2025 Elsa, Excelsius Gps, Quartex
Medtronic, INC. $90,732.13 2021-2023 Stealthstation S8 Platform
Stryker Corporation $16,138.16 2019-2023 Everest Spinal System, Xia 3
Medtronic USA, INC. $14,650.61 2019-2020
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $209.80 2019-2021
Boston Scientific Corporation $164.22 2021
Microvention, INC. $115.20 2019
Ethicon US, LLC $112.82 2025 Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $60.41 2019-2023 Biodfactor, Medihoney, Biodoptix
Baxter Healthcare $53.13 2022-2023 Floseal
Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation $35.92 2021
Si-Bone, INC. $27.65 2019
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $24.50 2022
Orthofix Medical, INC. $23.34 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Radius Health, INC. $18.88 2021
Vyaire Medical, INC. $18.10 2023
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $15.63 2023 Anastoclip Gc 8cm (Medium)

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

Michele M Johnson

$540,077.78

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Nuvasive, INC.
Context
The $30K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% 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.