Physician profile
Joseph R Obrien
NPI 1437109907
$2,400,677.16
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
53 companies · $516K in 2025
The $516K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $291K · 2020: $273K · 2021: $346K · 2022: $363K · 2023: $309K · 2024: $303K · 2025: $516K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $1.0M · Consulting Fee: $57K · Food and Beverage: $16K · Education: $5,055 · Travel and Lodging: $4,789.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $1,044,206.98 |
| Consulting Fee | $56,885.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $16,367.93 |
| Education | $5,055.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,789.28 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, INC. | $1,421,304.35 | 2019-2025 | Rise-L . Rise-L A/L, Rise, Elsa |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $297,596.64 | 2020-2025 | Mariner Mis, Physio-Stim, Mariner |
| Medtronic, INC. | $151,160.54 | 2021-2025 | Catalyft Pl Expandable Interbody System, Clydesdale Ptc Spinal System, Infinity Occipitocervical Upper Thoracic System |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $133,604.42 | 2019-2022 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $97,409.15 | 2019-2025 | Napa, Lite Plate System, Monterey Al |
| Baxter Healthcare | $74,571.96 | 2019-2025 | Floseal, Altapore, Actifuse |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $64,186.72 | 2019-2022 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $51,110.50 | 2019-2022 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $32,871.98 | 2021-2025 | |
| Ossdsign USA Incorporated | $15,630.61 | 2022-2025 | Ossdsign Catalyst |
| Vb Spine LLC | $14,933.64 | 2025 | Napa Access System, Cascadia Interbody System |
| Prosidyan, INC | $9,787.95 | 2019 | |
| 4web, INC. | $8,936.80 | 2019-2024 | Spine Truss System |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $8,539.64 | 2019-2020 | |
| Innovasis INC | $4,487.24 | 2021-2023 |
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| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xtant Medical INC | $3,444.34 | 2023-2025 | |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $2,983.74 | 2021-2025 | Magnetos |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $1,520.70 | 2019-2023 | |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. | $1,156.97 | 2022-2025 | Magellan |
| Acuity Surgical Devices, LLC | $1,064.03 | 2025 | |
| Integrity Implants INC. Dba Accelus | $644.12 | 2024 | |
| Life Spine, INC. | $488.91 | 2023 | Prolift Lateral |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $408.11 | 2021-2022 | |
| Osseus Fusion Systems, LLC | $291.36 | 2021 | |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $276.42 | 2022 | |
| Neo Spine USA, INC. | $241.80 | 2025 | Neo Pedicle Screw System |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $233.19 | 2021-2024 | Vivigen Mis Delivery System, Fibergraft Bg Morsels |
| Curiteva, INC. | $218.31 | 2023 | |
| Corelink, LLC | $185.85 | 2019 | |
| Lifenet Health | $158.03 | 2021-2025 | Allograft Vmis Delivery System |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $143.06 | 2024 | Aprevo |
| Precision Medical Products INC. | $137.06 | 2024 | Xstim Spinal Fusion Stimulator |
| Degen Medical, INC. | $130.83 | 2024 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $127.65 | 2021-2023 | Bonescalpel |
| Abbott Laboratories | $103.30 | 2023 | Proclaim |
| Spineology INC. | $87.79 | 2023 | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $73.91 | 2023-2024 | Euflexxa |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $66.54 | 2021 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $63.00 | 2019-2020 | |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | $45.58 | 2019 | |
| Biocomposites INC | $44.15 | 2019 | |
| Radius Health, INC. | $40.47 | 2020 | |
| Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC | $34.31 | 2024 | |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $25.78 | 2022 | |
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | $22.50 | 2025 | |
| Brainlab, INC. | $20.86 | 2019 | |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $19.18 | 2019 | |
| Theragen, INC. | $15.90 | 2021 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $15.01 | 2021 | |
| Misonix INC | $12.26 | 2021 |
3 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.
Research and ownership
$26,395.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
$415,271.97 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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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.