Physician profile

Jorge F Urquiaga

Neurological Surgery · St. Louis, MO

NPI 1952831208

$8,360.51

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $3,053 in 2025

The $3,053 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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)
Food and Beverage$4,383.67
Travel and Lodging$3,203.58
Entertainment$141.30

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
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $1,869.16 2024 Teligen, Vivigen Mis Delivery System
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $1,826.08 2022-2025 Teligen, Symphony, Vivigen Mis Delivery System
Globus Medical, INC. $1,460.64 2024-2025 Excelsius Gps, Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Xlif
Lifenet Health $614.84 2024 Vivigen Mis, Optium (Tgel & Tput), Allograft Vmis Delivery System
Stryker Corporation $506.38 2021-2025 Duramatrix, Adherus Autospray Dural Sealant, Everest Spinal System
Spineology INC. $376.40 2024-2025 Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System
Arthrex, INC. $352.05 2025
Gt Medical Technologies, INC $306.78 2025 Gammatile
Cerapedics INC. $134.30 2025 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Brainlab, INC. $125.22 2025 Brainlab, INC.
Nico Corporation $123.34 2023
Penumbra, INC. $100.16 2024 Artemis
Abbott Laboratories $99.02 2022-2024 Proclaim
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $79.26 2021-2022
Corelink, LLC $78.80 2021-2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Alphatec Spine, INC $70.48 2025
Elite Orthopedics, LLC $48.94 2025
Medtronic, INC. $43.05 2021
Vgi Medical, LLC $39.03 2021
Ethicon US, LLC $34.64 2021-2022
Solventum Corporation $20.98 2024 Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo, V.A.C.Ulta
Biocomposites INC $20.58 2025 Stimulan
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.93 2021
Zavation Medical Products, LLC $11.45 2023

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Jorge F Urquiaga

$8,360.51

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Medical Device Business Services, INC.
Context
The $3,053 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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.