Physician profile
Craig Amshel
NPI 1356339675
$6,977.04
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
22 companies · $2,367 in 2025
The $2,367 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,086 · 2020: $489 · 2021: $837 · 2022: $845 · 2023: $311 · 2024: $41.24 · 2025: $2,367.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $1,396 · Food and Beverage: $1,242 · Gift: $81.81.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,395.63 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,241.82 |
| Gift | $81.81 |
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 | $1,859.74 | 2025 | 1788 |
| Davol INC. | $1,034.74 | 2019-2022 | |
| Thd America, INC. | $958.65 | 2019-2025 | |
| Axonics, INC. | $922.30 | 2020-2024 | Axonics |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $632.71 | 2019 | |
| Braintree Laboratories, INC. | $405.02 | 2019-2024 | Suflave, Sutab |
| Tosoh Bioscience, INC. | $382.00 | 2019 | |
| C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries | $369.28 | 2019 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $100.00 | 2019 | |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals INC. | $79.84 | 2022-2023 | Hetlioz |
| Olympus America INC. | $59.41 | 2019-2025 | Visera 4k Uhd Camera Control Unit, Visera Elite Video System Center |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $37.88 | 2025 | Celleraterx |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $26.22 | 2019-2020 | |
| Apollo Endosurgery US INC | $19.69 | 2022 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $19.65 | 2021 |
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| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, INC. | $17.60 | 2019 | |
| Redhill Biopharma INC. | $14.54 | 2020 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $13.44 | 2022 | |
| Micro-Tech Endoscopy USA, INC. | $12.94 | 2021 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $11.39 | 2021 |
2 companies reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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 Craig Amshel 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.