Physician profile

Joseph L Martinez

Neurological Surgery · Lubbock, TX

NPI 1528398203

$9,935.60

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $2,014 in 2025

The $2,014 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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)
Food and Beverage$1,887.71
Travel and Lodging$1,402.80

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
Spineart USA INC $5,211.10 2019-2023 Perla Tl
Spineology INC. $1,900.50 2025
Stryker Corporation $1,577.72 2019-2024 Na
Medtronic, INC. $446.53 2022-2024 Intellis Adaptivestim, Mazor X System, Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $306.03 2021-2025 Viper, Matrixneuro
Boston Scientific Corporation $191.32 2020-2021
Spinal Elements, INC. $95.69 2024
Flowonix Medical Incorporated $61.74 2019
Vertiflex, INC. $52.39 2019
Cerapedics INC. $32.77 2023 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Nuvasive, INC. $21.24 2020
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $19.87 2020
Neurocrine Biosciences, INC. $18.70 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Joseph L Martinez

$9,935.60

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Spineart USA INC
Context
The $2,014 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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.