Physician profile
Lee Kaback
NPI 1518976174
$100,468.70
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
18 companies · $24K in 2025
The $24K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $8,284 · 2020: $1,583 · 2021: $17K · 2022: $17K · 2023: $12K · 2024: $22K · 2025: $24K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $36K · Travel and Lodging: $7,637 · Food and Beverage: $6,998 · Consulting Fee: $6,636.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $36,235.49 |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,636.80 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,997.99 |
| Consulting Fee | $6,636.46 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Orthoscience | $35,128.73 | 2019-2025 | Catalyst Csr Shoulder System, R1 Reverse Total Shoulder, Archer 3d Software |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $28,931.11 | 2022-2025 | Ijs, Geminus, Align |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $20,662.94 | 2019-2025 | Alliance, Comprehensive Shoulder System, Comprehensive |
| Shoulder Innovations, INC. | $4,196.04 | 2023-2024 | Inset System |
| Biedermann Motech, INC. | $3,354.30 | 2019-2022 | |
| Lima USA, INC. | $2,930.17 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,038.94 | 2021-2025 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Aequalis Perform, Axsos |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $1,945.79 | 2019 | |
| Exactech, INC. | $419.40 | 2019-2024 | |
| Prodigy Surgical Distribution, INC. | $285.52 | 2023-2025 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $237.48 | 2019-2024 | Aetos Shoulder System |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $148.44 | 2019-2023 | Inhance |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $43.13 | 2025 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $36.06 | 2023 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Axogen | $34.28 | 2023 | Avance Nerve Graft |
Show all 18 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $28.33 | 2019 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $26.95 | 2025 | Senza |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | $21.09 | 2022 |
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.
Research and ownership
$246,876.78 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.