Physician profile
Seth Williams
NPI 1306054390
$949,832.17
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $24K in 2025
The $24K reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $229K · 2020: $48K · 2021: $81K · 2022: $49K · 2023: $499K · 2024: $20K · 2025: $24K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $394K · Honoraria: $112K · Consulting Fee: $27K · Travel and Lodging: $8,767 · Food and Beverage: $1,508.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $393,996.04 |
| Honoraria | $112,000.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $26,974.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,766.88 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,507.73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $406,189.05 | 2021-2025 | Mazor X System, Catalyft Pl Expandable Interbody System, Cd Horizon Spinal System |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $173,228.79 | 2019-2020 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $121,072.83 | 2023-2025 | Northstar, Miscellaneous, Facet Fixation |
| Stryker Corporation | $91,926.09 | 2019-2025 | Ravine Lateral Access System, Napa, Lite Plate System |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $54,040.77 | 2019-2023 | Acf |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $48,036.44 | 2019-2022 | |
| Expanding Innovations, INC. | $37,768.37 | 2021-2025 | X-Pac |
| Vb Spine LLC | $12,455.76 | 2025 | Napa Access System, Cascadia Interbody System |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $3,124.83 | 2022-2023 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| Mirus, LLC | $1,720.50 | 2019 | |
| Brainlab, INC. | $153.02 | 2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $115.72 | 2021 |
1 company 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
$258,832.75 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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Seth Williams 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.