Physician profile
Hieu T Ball
NPI 1568544328
$112,425.52
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
27 companies · $2,429 in 2025
The $2,429 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $33K · 2020: $29K · 2021: $27K · 2022: $6,697 · 2023: $10K · 2024: $3,337 · 2025: $2,429.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $8,500 · Royalty Or License: $4,489 · Food and Beverage: $1,901 · Travel and Lodging: $1,133.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $8,500.00 |
| Royalty Or License | $4,489.27 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,901.36 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,133.22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $55,572.39 | 2019-2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $22,156.03 | 2019-2025 | Oracle |
| Integrity Implants INC. | $13,169.70 | 2019-2022 | |
| Zimvie INC. | $7,779.95 | 2023-2024 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,768.64 | 2019-2024 | Proclaim, Eterna |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $2,559.28 | 2020-2022 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $2,217.67 | 2019-2025 | Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Senza |
| Ctl Medical Corporation | $2,030.63 | 2019-2021 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $1,913.03 | 2021-2025 | |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $463.98 | 2024-2025 | Spine-None, Vital, Mobi-C Plug & Fit US |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $418.12 | 2025 | Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device) |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $347.88 | 2019-2020 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $174.39 | 2022-2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Intracept |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $168.62 | 2021 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $104.64 | 2020-2022 |
Show all 27 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terumo Bct, INC. | $100.59 | 2020-2021 | |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $94.86 | 2021-2023 | Prodisc C Vivo |
| Stryker Corporation | $90.56 | 2019-2020 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $61.88 | 2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $45.05 | 2021 | |
| Davol INC. | $43.15 | 2020 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $31.08 | 2022 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $29.82 | 2020 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $25.95 | 2025 | Celleraterx |
| Spineology INC. | $22.18 | 2020 | |
| Nanohive Medical LLC | $22.05 | 2022 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $13.40 | 2021 |
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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- "I saw Hieu Ball 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.