Physician profile
Charla Fischer
NPI 1417115767
$103,027.37
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $2,649 in 2025
The $2,649 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: $16K · 2020: $15K · 2021: $61K · 2022: $870 · 2023: $1,000 · 2024: $6,186 · 2025: $2,649.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $6,452 · Food and Beverage: $3,383.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $6,451.57 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,382.91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $28,726.56 | 2019-2021 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $28,496.47 | 2019-2021 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $13,820.37 | 2020-2024 | Excelsius3d Imaging System |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $7,375.91 | 2019-2023 | Reline, Xlif, Modulus |
| Amplify Surgical, INC. | $6,612.03 | 2021-2025 | Dualx and Dualportal, Dualx and Dual Portal |
| Life Spine, INC. | $5,995.37 | 2019-2021 | |
| Innovasis INC | $3,220.00 | 2019 | |
| Altus Partners. LLC | $2,889.28 | 2024 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,284.07 | 2021-2025 | Mazor X System, Cd Horizon Spinal System |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $1,401.63 | 2022-2025 | Solus Alif, Invictus Mis |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $1,071.30 | 2019 | |
| Suvon Surgical LLC | $371.44 | 2025 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $341.12 | 2022 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $150.87 | 2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $139.55 | 2025 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $107.40 | 2023 | Vivigen Mis Delivery System, Viper, Conduit |
| Arthrex, INC. | $24.00 | 2025 |
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 Charla Fischer 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.