Physician profile

Erik David Brink

Surgery · Mason City, IA

NPI 1396942116

$22,282.23

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $3,691 in 2025

The $3,691 reported for 2025 was more than what 88% 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)
Education$17,270.00
Travel and Lodging$4,296.26
Food and Beverage$715.97

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $21,857.13 2023-2025 Davinci Xi, Da Vinci Surgical System
Tela Bio, INC. $89.10 2023-2024 Ovitex 2s, Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex)
Medtronic, INC. $87.24 2023 Pivox Oblique Lateral Spinal System, Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology, Gi Genius
Globus Medical, INC. $55.47 2024 Alif
Csl Behring $37.35 2024 Kcentra
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $31.90 2025
Kerecis Limited $26.65 2024 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $24.89 2024 Voquezna
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $24.74 2024 Trident Specimen Radiography System, Trunode, Localizer
Microline Surgical INC $17.96 2024
Kci USA, INC. $15.45 2023 Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo Cleanse Choice, Abthera Advance
Stryker Corporation $14.35 2024 Spy-Phi System

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Erik David Brink

$22,282.23

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2023-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $3,691 reported for 2025 was more than what 88% 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.