Physician profile

Hubert Lee Gooch

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Asheville, NC

NPI 1700878212

$8,705.59

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

17 companies · $606 in 2025

The $606 reported for 2025 was less 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.

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)
Consulting Fee$3,000.00
Travel and Lodging$2,724.73
Food and Beverage$1,497.44

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
Choice Spine, LLC $4,841.14 2023-2025 Thunderbolt Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Systems, Stratofuse, Blackhawk Cervical Spacer System
Peerless Surgical INC. $945.04 2024
Medtronic USA, INC. $912.87 2019
Arthrex, INC. $686.98 2024
Carlsmed, INC. $314.54 2022
Lenoss Medical INC $214.26 2023-2025 Osteopearl
Globus Medical, INC. $194.12 2021-2024 Excelsius3d Imaging System
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $176.66 2023
Alphatec Spine, INC $144.11 2023 Invictus Open
Orthofix Medical, INC. $77.28 2023-2025 Spinal-Stim, Physio-Stim
Ulrich Medical USA, INC. $41.67 2022
Si-Bone, INC. $35.43 2020
Spineology INC. $32.10 2019
Bioventus LLC $24.77 2024 Durolane
Camber Spine Technologies LLC $21.81 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Medtronic, INC. $21.64 2024 Aquamantys(Tm)
Abbott Laboratories $21.17 2024 Penta

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Hubert Lee Gooch

$8,705.59

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Choice Spine, LLC
Context
The $606 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.