Physician profile

Emily C Nguyen

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Portland, OR

NPI 1225293285

$13,822.72

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $138 in 2025

The $138 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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)
Travel and Lodging$4,354.63
Food and Beverage$1,283.07

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
Globus Medical, INC. $5,077.50 2019-2024 Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Creo 5.5, Excelsius3d Imaging System
Cerapedics INC. $4,759.91 2021-2025 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Steelhead Surgical INC $2,397.16 2023-2024
Arthrex, INC. $1,277.00 2024
Xtant Medical INC $87.80 2024
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $53.50 2023-2025 Na, Symphony, Expedium Verse
Djo, LLC $44.19 2024 Cmf
Nalu Medical, INC. $31.42 2024 Nalu Neurostimulation System
Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. $29.76 2019
Ethicon US, LLC $20.82 2025 Stratafix, Dermabond Prineo
Si-Bone, INC. $15.74 2019
Biogen, INC. $14.52 2022
Smith+Nephew, INC. $13.40 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Emily C Nguyen

$13,822.72

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Globus Medical, INC.
Context
The $138 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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.