Physician profile
Avery Buchholz
NPI 1821319682
$790,364.15
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
43 companies · $240K in 2025
The $240K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $125K · 2020: $153K · 2021: $109K · 2022: $99K · 2023: $5,910 · 2024: $58K · 2025: $240K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $166K · Consulting Fee: $116K · Travel and Lodging: $9,519 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $7,820 · Food and Beverage: $6,003.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $165,564.02 |
| Consulting Fee | $115,800.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,518.52 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $7,820.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,003.45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $240,779.36 | 2021-2025 | Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology, Unid_pass, Mazor X System |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $223,833.67 | 2019-2020 | |
| Hyhte Holdings INC. | $79,902.16 | 2025 | Masada, Dominion |
| Surgentec | $70,300.00 | 2024-2025 | Tilink |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $59,018.44 | 2020-2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $51,628.91 | 2020-2025 | |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $22,241.11 | 2019 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $11,185.61 | 2019-2020 | |
| Surgical Theater. INC. | $11,094.12 | 2023-2025 | |
| Happe Spine | $7,673.49 | 2025 | Integrate-C |
| Viseon, INC. | $3,216.00 | 2020 | |
| Synthes Gmbh | $2,250.00 | 2020-2022 | |
| Integrity Implants INC. | $1,042.55 | 2021-2022 | |
| Zimvie INC. | $813.51 | 2024 | |
| Carbofix Spine INC | $601.95 | 2020-2023 |
Show all 43 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spineart USA INC | $590.00 | 2024 | |
| Titan Spine, LLC | $530.86 | 2019 | |
| Mml US, INC. | $528.31 | 2022-2023 | Reactiv8 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $477.12 | 2021-2025 | General - Therapies, General - Pain Management |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $419.19 | 2022-2024 | Celleraterx |
| Medicrea USA, Corp. | $244.48 | 2019-2020 | |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $216.70 | 2021-2025 | Aprevo |
| Arthrex, INC. | $204.95 | 2024 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $163.19 | 2022-2023 | Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System |
| Ebi, LLC | $136.60 | 2025 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $136.60 | 2025 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Stryker Corporation | $131.27 | 2023-2025 | Cascadia Interbody System, Optablate |
| Integrity Implants INC. Dba Accelus | $120.51 | 2024 | |
| 7d Surgical INC. | $115.72 | 2019 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $106.16 | 2025 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $86.48 | 2024-2025 | Eterna |
| Biocomposites INC | $85.60 | 2025 | Stimulan |
| Life Spine, INC. | $74.80 | 2023 | Prolift, Arx |
| Xenix Medical LLC | $73.63 | 2024 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $68.63 | 2021 | |
| Elevation Spine, INC. | $48.31 | 2025 | |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $48.20 | 2024 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $47.85 | 2024-2025 | Shoreline Rt, Cervical-Stim |
| Reel Surgical, INC. | $31.65 | 2024 | |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $30.55 | 2025 | Novosorb Btm |
| Solventum Corporation | $26.61 | 2025 | Activ.A.C., Promogran Prisma, Prevena |
| Nevro Corp. | $24.80 | 2024 | Senza |
| Inspiremd LTD | $14.50 | 2025 | Cguard Prime Carotid Stent System |
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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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.