Physician profile

Robert Eric Isaacs

Neurological Surgery · Durham, NC

NPI 1518041672

$6,628,704.07

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $704K in 2025

The $704K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Royalty Or License$2,711,828.03
Food and Beverage$550.53
Entertainment$74.73
Travel and Lodging$26.60

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
Nuvasive, INC. $4,677,547.31 2019-2023 Precept, Bendini, Vuepoint
Globus Medical, INC. $1,600,224.39 2024-2025 Reline, Bendini, Vuepoint
Integrity Implants INC. $235,953.22 2019-2022 Flarehawk
Integrity Implants INC. Dba Accelus $106,154.64 2023-2024 Flarehawk
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $4,393.98 2019
Alphatec Spine, INC $2,029.66 2019-2021
Spineology INC. $1,043.05 2019-2023 Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System
Si-Bone, INC. $314.25 2021-2025
Biedermann Motech, INC. $287.07 2019
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $245.09 2019
Arthrex, INC. $125.47 2024
Orthofix Medical, INC. $97.05 2019-2020
Nsk America Corporation $74.73 2024
Bioventus LLC $62.48 2024 Bonescalpel & Sonicone (O.R.)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $57.94 2023 Iovera, Zilretta, Exparel
Show all 18 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Coastal Medical Technologies LLC $53.57 2025
Zimvie INC. $23.34 2022
Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. $16.83 2020

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

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

Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Robert Eric Isaacs

$6,628,704.07

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Nuvasive, INC.
Context
The $704K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/22628/robert-eric-isaacs

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

Watch this doctor

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.