Physician profile

John Varmaa Wainwright

Neurological Surgery · Valhalla, NY

NPI 1811308372

$49,145.93

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $23K in 2025

The $23K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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)
Consulting Fee$19,385.30
Food and Beverage$9,361.05
Travel and Lodging$6,088.91
Entertainment$34.50

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
Globus Medical, INC. $14,737.53 2021-2025 Excelsius Gps, Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System, Acp
Icotec Medical INC. $7,941.84 2023-2025 Vader Pedicle System 6.0, Screw, Carbon/Peek, Polyax., Fen., O 5.5 X 45 Mm, Kong-Tl Vbr, End Plate, Rectangular, M and Screw, 12 X 33 Mm, Vader Pedicle System, Rod, Carbon/Peek, Curved, 6.0 R450 X 200 Mm
Alphatec Spine, INC $6,392.66 2022-2025 Other - Miscellaneous, Invictus Open
Medtronic, INC. $5,051.29 2022-2025 Unid_pass, Intellis Adaptivestim, Mazor X System
Nuvasive, INC. $3,868.18 2022-2023 Xlif, Reline
Stryker Corporation $2,430.41 2021-2023 Everest Spinal System, Na, N/A
Baxter Healthcare $2,327.85 2023 Floseal
Si-Bone, INC. $1,191.94 2022-2025
Cerapedics INC. $731.62 2023-2025 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Spineology INC. $617.40 2024 Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System
Djo, LLC $532.63 2023-2025 Cmf
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. $499.82 2023-2024 Magellan
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $370.22 2022-2025 Symphony
Synthes Gmbh $360.54 2021
Gt Medical Technologies, INC $338.86 2025 Gammatile
Show all 28 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Boston Scientific Corporation $305.10 2020-2025 Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $281.13 2024-2025
Sanara Medtech INC. $217.61 2023 Celleraterx
Centinel Spine, LLC $186.75 2022
Amgen INC. $148.74 2025
Alafair Biosciences, INC. $148.14 2023 Versawrap
Irras USA, INC. $122.41 2024
Lifenet Health $119.52 2023
Abbvie INC. $76.18 2023 Botox
Zimvie INC. $63.44 2024
Orthofix Medical, INC. $46.40 2023 Cervical-Stim, Spinal-Stim
Augmedics INC. $20.24 2024 Xvision
Spinal Elements, INC. $17.48 2024

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John Varmaa Wainwright

$49,145.93

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Globus Medical, INC.
Context
The $23K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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.