Physician profile
John K Czerwein
NPI 1972784452
$466,469.05
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $6,872 in 2025
The $6,872 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $192K · 2020: $122K · 2021: $34K · 2022: $39K · 2023: $53K · 2024: $20K · 2025: $6,872.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $65K · Travel and Lodging: $10K · Food and Beverage: $4,340 · Education: $925 · Royalty Or License: $287.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $64,607.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,122.78 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,339.57 |
| Education | $925.00 |
| Royalty Or License | $286.83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Spine, INC. | $348,489.72 | 2019-2025 | Prolift Lateral Helo, Dyna-Link Ti Barbs, Prolift Wedge |
| Ctl Medical Corporation | $37,850.17 | 2019-2025 | Spinal, Raphael Pedicle Screw System |
| Stryker Corporation | $36,707.55 | 2019-2025 | Bio Dbm, Everest Spinal System, Gamma |
| Spineart USA INC | $17,450.86 | 2021-2025 | Perla Tl, Perla C, Scarlet Al-T |
| Precision Spine, INC. | $13,173.22 | 2019-2020 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $10,267.72 | 2019-2025 | Rise, Elsa, Lateral Disc Prep I & II |
| Mml US, INC. | $634.69 | 2024-2025 | Reactiv8 |
| 4web, INC. | $479.71 | 2021-2024 | Spine Truss System |
| Nevro Corp. | $261.70 | 2021-2023 | Senza |
| Abbott Laboratories | $235.92 | 2023 | Proclaim |
| Cerapedics INC. | $202.20 | 2024 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $158.05 | 2019-2025 | Cervical-Stim, Spinal-Stim |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $137.37 | 2020-2021 | |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $96.15 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $70.24 | 2020-2025 | Vistaseal, Surgicel Nu-Knit, Dermabond Prineo |
Show all 23 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $59.14 | 2023 | Solus Alif |
| Captiva Spine INC | $45.11 | 2025 | Watchtower |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $39.63 | 2024 | |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $31.34 | 2024 | Ha Minuteman G3-R |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $24.78 | 2019 | |
| Acell, INC. | $22.90 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $15.50 | 2022 | |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $15.38 | 2023 | Horizant |
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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- "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?"
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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.