Physician profile
Rakesh Ramakrishnan
NPI 1083846265
$5,933.89
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $18.53 in 2025
The $18.53 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,852 · 2020: $413 · 2021: $538 · 2022: $1,893 · 2023: $200 · 2024: $18.85 · 2025: $18.53.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $238.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $237.51 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $2,216.18 | 2019 | |
| 4web, INC. | $1,837.24 | 2021-2022 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $497.21 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $414.89 | 2019-2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $202.99 | 2021-2023 | Trinity Elite |
| Medtronic, INC. | $156.25 | 2021 | |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $148.84 | 2020-2021 | |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $107.50 | 2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $70.28 | 2019-2021 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $66.23 | 2020-2025 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $39.29 | 2022 | |
| Life Spine, INC. | $38.80 | 2023 | Prolift |
| Tandem Diabetes Care, INC. | $38.45 | 2019-2020 | |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $24.79 | 2021-2022 | |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $18.85 | 2024 | Jardiance |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $18.56 | 2021 | |
| Radius Health, INC. | $14.36 | 2021 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $12.02 | 2022 | |
| Djo, LLC | $11.16 | 2020 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Rakesh Ramakrishnan 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.