Physician profile

Rudolph Buckley

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Hamilton, NY

NPI 1235121633

$145,181.29

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

41 companies · $10K in 2025

The $10K reported for 2025 was more 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)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$21,450.00
Travel and Lodging$15,232.26
Food and Beverage$8,984.77
Education$269.96

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
Boston Scientific Corporation $74,690.96 2019-2025 Superion Indirect Decompression System, Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, General - Pain Management
Nuvasive, INC. $33,548.62 2019-2022
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $10,322.23 2021-2025 Persona, Avenir, Oss Orthopedic Salvage System
Medicrea USA, Corp. $4,496.22 2019
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $4,046.66 2019-2021
Encore Medical, LP $3,956.73 2025 Djo Surgical
Abbott Laboratories $3,068.27 2020-2024 Proclaim
Intrinsic Therapeutics $2,314.16 2023-2025 Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device)
Medacta USA, INC. $2,162.61 2023-2025 Amistem, Myspine, Gmk Sphere
Si-Bone, INC. $830.59 2019-2025
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $749.55 2021-2024 Monovisc, Orthovisc
4web, INC. $628.91 2019-2023 Spine Truss System
Smith+Nephew, INC. $459.96 2021-2022
Spr Therapeutics, INC $415.93 2024-2025 Sprint Pns System
Stryker Corporation $370.43 2019-2025 Tritanium, Exeter, Triathlon
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cerapedics INC. $337.22 2019-2025 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Medtronic USA, INC. $331.74 2019-2020
Clariance, INC. $306.54 2021-2023 Idys-Alif
Spinal Simplicity, LLC $260.38 2024 Ha Minuteman G3-R
Relievant Medsystems, INC. $236.06 2021-2022
Life Spine, INC. $199.60 2019
Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC $183.97 2022-2025
Globus Medical, INC. $165.92 2021-2024 Excelsius Deformity
Medtronic, INC. $158.06 2021-2024 Intellis Adaptivestim
Orthalign INC $149.90 2025 Orthalign Plus
Biedermann Motech, INC. $103.74 2022
Elevation Spine, INC. $102.83 2023
Saluda Medical Americas, INC. $92.22 2025 Evoke
Brainlab, INC. $60.63 2022
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $59.15 2024 Zynrelef
Alphatec Spine, INC $54.62 2020
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $51.08 2023-2024 Exparel, Zilretta, Iovera
Orthofix Medical, INC. $50.52 2024-2025 Spinal-Stim, Cervical-Stim
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $46.88 2024-2025
Nevro Corp. $31.38 2024 Senza
Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, INC. $31.04 2020
Spineology INC. $29.34 2021
Ebi, LLC $25.27 2025 Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System
Highridge Medical LLC $21.12 2024 Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System
Novo Nordisk INC $15.45 2025 Wegovy
Fidia Pharma USA INC. $14.80 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Rudolph Buckley

$145,181.29

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Boston Scientific Corporation
Context
The $10K reported for 2025 was more 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.