Physician profile

Duane W Densler

Neurological Surgery · Louisville, KY

NPI 1376667741

$4,507.83

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $527 in 2025

The $527 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider 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)
Food and Beverage$2,507.47
Travel and Lodging$311.33

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
Medtronic, INC. $1,262.84 2021-2025 O-Arm, Mazor X System, Aquamantys(Tm)
Spinal Elements, INC. $613.33 2019-2023
Zavation Medical Products, LLC $350.36 2023
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $344.19 2024
Medtronic USA, INC. $272.72 2019-2020
Stryker Corporation $260.67 2021-2022
4web, INC. $252.54 2023-2024 Spine Truss System
Sanara Medtech INC. $201.60 2024 Celleraterx
Abbott Laboratories $177.87 2019-2021
Davol INC. $164.84 2025 Arista
Spine Wave, INC. $120.42 2024 Spinal Implant
Boston Scientific Corporation $98.04 2024
Si-Bone, INC. $81.13 2024
Becton, Dickinson and Company $69.46 2022
Corelink, LLC $59.94 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Orthofix Medical, INC. $52.89 2021
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $42.48 2019
Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC $25.13 2019
Innovasis INC $23.13 2021
Pfizer INC. $20.57 2024
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13.68 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Duane W Densler

$4,507.83

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $527 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider 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.