Physician profile
Brian Braaksma
NPI 1144476995
$24,740.86
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
24 companies · $17K in 2025
The $17K reported for 2025 was more than what 77% of Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $334 · 2020: $554 · 2021: $584 · 2022: $1,814 · 2023: $2,935 · 2024: $1,419 · 2025: $17K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $15K · Food and Beverage: $3,796 · Travel and Lodging: $2,384.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $15,275.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,795.64 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,384.41 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $8,944.02 | 2025 | Magnetos |
| Zavation Medical Products, LLC | $7,344.59 | 2024-2025 | |
| Clariance Sas | $1,950.00 | 2023 | Expandable Tlif, Expendable Tlif |
| Nanohive Medical LLC | $1,528.64 | 2022-2023 | Cervical Sa |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $760.44 | 2021-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous, Identiti, Biologics |
| Integrity Implants INC. Dba Accelus | $679.88 | 2023-2024 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $559.95 | 2021-2025 | Mazor X System, Intellis Adaptivestim, Midas Rex |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $543.73 | 2019-2024 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $455.39 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Tritanium, Everest Spinal System |
| Spinal Elements, INC. | $403.22 | 2023-2025 | |
| Clariance, INC. | $189.20 | 2022-2023 | Idys-Tlif 3dti, Idys-C Zp 3dti |
| Cerapedics INC. | $185.88 | 2022-2025 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $180.63 | 2024 | Acp |
| Spineart USA INC | $167.81 | 2024 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $155.13 | 2020-2022 |
Show all 24 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $130.23 | 2020 | |
| Ulrich Medical USA, INC. | $126.31 | 2024-2025 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $113.90 | 2019-2021 | |
| Ctl Medical Corporation | $111.13 | 2020 | |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $97.04 | 2024 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $46.62 | 2024 | Prodisc C Vivo |
| Augmedics INC. | $28.08 | 2023 | Xvision |
| Nexxt Spine LLC | $23.45 | 2023 | Nexxt Spine Product Offerings |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $15.59 | 2024 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
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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- "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?"
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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.