Physician profile
Ralph Salzer
NPI 1356385454
$357.09
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
12 companies · $35.15 in 2025
The $35.15 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $114 · 2020: $34.61 · 2021: $14.14 · 2023: $55.57 · 2024: $104 · 2025: $35.15.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $195.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $194.53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $100.68 | 2019 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $75.83 | 2023-2024 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Radius Health, INC. | $25.77 | 2024 | |
| Avanos Medical | $20.85 | 2023 | Trivisc Sodium Hyaluronate |
| Curonix LLC | $20.44 | 2025 | Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A |
| Axogen | $18.64 | 2020 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $18.57 | 2023 | Proclaim |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $18.36 | 2024 | Celleraterx |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $15.97 | 2020 | |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $14.71 | 2025 | Irrisept |
| Pfizer INC. | $14.14 | 2021 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $13.13 | 2019 |
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
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Ralph Salzer 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.