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Melanie B Kinchen
NPI 1134142029
$254,238.79
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
37 companies · $3,412 in 2025
The $3,412 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
See the full distribution for Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $84K · 2020: $43K · 2021: $65K · 2022: $47K · 2023: $6,439 · 2024: $5,528 · 2025: $3,412.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $5,513 · Consulting Fee: $5,510 · Travel and Lodging: $4,357.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,512.50 |
| Consulting Fee | $5,510.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,356.61 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuse Medical, INC. | $162,783.62 | 2019-2022 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $28,083.85 | 2019 | |
| Zavation Medical Products, LLC | $18,119.88 | 2021-2025 | |
| Nexxt Spine LLC | $11,792.84 | 2020-2024 | Connexx System, Nexxt Spine Product Portfolio, Connexx System |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. | $7,273.02 | 2021-2025 | Magellan |
| Innovasis INC | $6,397.14 | 2019-2021 | |
| Corelink, LLC | $4,970.36 | 2021-2022 | |
| Precision Spine, INC. | $3,319.68 | 2021-2025 | |
| 4web, INC. | $3,131.24 | 2024-2025 | Spine Truss System |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $2,441.98 | 2019-2020 | |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $1,780.02 | 2021-2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,156.28 | 2019-2022 | |
| Integrity Implants INC. | $543.67 | 2019-2022 | |
| Spine Wave, INC. | $430.29 | 2022-2024 | Spinal Implant, Salvo Spine System, Ni-Lock Anterior Cervical Plate System |
| Kalitec Direct LLC | $250.81 | 2021-2022 |
Show all 37 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Spine USA, INC. | $202.42 | 2022 | |
| Spr Therapeutics, INC | $194.07 | 2024-2025 | Sprint Pns System |
| Cpm Medical Consultants, LLC | $167.81 | 2019-2021 | |
| Elevation Spine, INC. | $162.61 | 2024 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $124.30 | 2021-2024 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $121.01 | 2020 | |
| Spinal Elements, INC. | $112.31 | 2022 | |
| Ossdsign USA Incorporated | $109.33 | 2025 | Ossdsign Catalyst |
| Camber Spine Technologies LLC | $79.49 | 2019 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $77.89 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $74.05 | 2023-2024 | N/A, Avs Navigator |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $71.24 | 2025 | |
| Ge Healthcare | $52.14 | 2021 | |
| Djo, LLC | $39.38 | 2024 | Cmf |
| Bioventus LLC | $30.25 | 2023 | Nexus |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $29.95 | 2022 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $27.96 | 2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $22.86 | 2023 | Floseal |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $19.86 | 2024 | Harvest, Allocate |
| Painteq LLC | $18.94 | 2022 | |
| Biocomposites INC | $13.36 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $12.88 | 2019 |
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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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.