Physician profile

Charles L Newman

Surgery · Gadsden, AL

NPI 1093772162

$122,834.01

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $30K in 2025

The $30K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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)
Consulting Fee$91,212.50
Travel and Lodging$18,960.69
Food and Beverage$5,406.38
Gift$16.25

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
Convatec INC. $113,950.37 2023-2025
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $6,570.73 2021-2023 Da Vinci Surgical System
Prime Surgical, LLC $618.32 2023
Ethicon US, LLC $557.98 2019-2025 Evarrest, Vistaseal, Mega Soft
Arthrex, INC. $252.08 2023
Davol INC. $241.35 2019-2022
Triad Life Sciences INC. $185.48 2021-2022
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $63.57 2021-2022
Axonics, INC. $62.41 2023-2024 Axonics, Bulkamid
Medtronic, INC. $46.67 2024 Venaseal
Kci USA, INC. $42.81 2020-2023 Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo, V.A.C.Ulta
Kerecis Limited $41.40 2025 Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Graftguide
Conmed Corporation $31.51 2020-2022
Cook Medical LLC $29.22 2019
Braintree Laboratories, INC. $26.56 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Solventum Corporation $26.02 2025 V.A.C. Veraflo, Activ.A.C., Prevena
Bioventus LLC $19.92 2022
Tela Bio, INC. $19.46 2022
Tei Biosciences INC $16.57 2019
Shionogi INC $15.85 2021
Galderma Laboratories, L.P. $15.73 2023 Dysport

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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Payment summary

Charles L Newman

$122,834.01

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Convatec INC.
Context
The $30K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/276944/charles-l-newman

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.