Physician profile

Douglas Nowacki

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Ocean, NJ

NPI 1518302660

$17,400.88

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

29 companies · $1,137 in 2025

The $1,137 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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$4,509.02
Travel and Lodging$1,083.60
Entertainment$39.23

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
Stryker Corporation $4,258.68 2019-2025 Spinemap, Mako, Monterey Al
Medtronic, INC. $3,707.02 2021-2025 Mazor X System, T2 Stratosphere Expandable Corpectomy System, Space-D System 5.5/6.0 Voyager Instrument Set
Nuvasive, INC. $3,058.83 2019-2022
Medtronic USA, INC. $1,872.68 2019
Globus Medical, INC. $1,146.14 2023-2025 Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Excelsius Gps, Sable
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $878.78 2023-2025
Alphatec Spine, INC $638.31 2022-2025 Invictus Mis, Other - Miscellaneous, Identiti
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $432.82 2019-2020
Djo, LLC $238.58 2023-2024 Cmf
Boston Scientific Corporation $172.86 2020-2024
Augmedics INC. $142.88 2024-2025 Xvision
Nevro Corp. $114.30 2019
Biotronik Nro, INC. $109.38 2024 Prospera
Spinal Elements, INC. $106.89 2024
Curonix LLC $76.27 2024 Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Sanara Medtech INC. $69.43 2025 Celleraterx
Integrity Implants INC. $46.04 2022
Si-Bone, INC. $43.87 2021-2022
Saluda Medical Americas, INC. $41.30 2023 Evoke Scs
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $38.09 2024 Codman Certas, Codman Hakim, Cusa Clarity
Abbvie INC. $34.61 2024
Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC $30.87 2023-2024
Acera Surgical, INC. $29.67 2025 Restrata Wound Matrix
Solventum Corporation $25.04 2025 Prevena
Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. $23.53 2024-2025
Mimedx Group, INC. $19.75 2024
Smith+Nephew, INC. $15.91 2024 Collagenase Santyl
Highridge Medical LLC $14.22 2024 Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System
Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. $14.13 2025 Xtampza

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Douglas Nowacki

$17,400.88

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $1,137 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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.