Physician profile
Vikram A Kumar
NPI 1295758035
$12,114.13
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $6,452 in 2025
The $6,452 reported for 2025 was more than what 82% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $530 · 2020: $259 · 2021: $769 · 2022: $1,521 · 2023: $1,734 · 2024: $848 · 2025: $6,452.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $5,934 · Food and Beverage: $3,100.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $5,934.44 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,099.63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $3,319.39 | 2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,408.46 | 2019-2024 | Capri Corpectomy Cage System, N/A, Stryker Nav3i |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $2,259.22 | 2025 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $968.54 | 2024-2025 | |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $947.02 | 2023 | Activl |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $858.67 | 2022-2025 | Creo Threaded, Creo |
| Abbott Laboratories | $452.77 | 2019-2021 | |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $233.82 | 2024 | Prodisc L |
| Brainlab, INC. | $186.15 | 2019 | |
| Icotec Medical INC. | $158.59 | 2023 | Icotec Blackarmor Spine System |
| Microtransponder, INC. | $134.57 | 2024 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $95.91 | 2019-2021 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $33.73 | 2019 | |
| Terumo Bct, INC. | $21.76 | 2020 | |
| Monteris Medical Corporation | $16.06 | 2019 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biogen, INC. | $15.33 | 2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $4.14 | 2020 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Vikram Kumar listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "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.