Physician profile
Daniel Benjamin Wells
NPI 1093159436
$134,991.29
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
40 companies · $48K in 2025
The $48K reported for 2025 was more than what 86% 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: $9,277 · 2020: $8,302 · 2021: $32K · 2022: $13K · 2023: $18K · 2024: $6,964 · 2025: $48K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $25K · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $22K · Travel and Lodging: $13K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $9,677 · Food and Beverage: $3,997.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $25,250.00 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $21,625.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $12,599.70 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $9,677.30 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,997.49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spineology INC. | $112,240.95 | 2020-2025 | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $4,342.14 | 2019-2020 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $3,787.51 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $2,822.37 | 2019-2020 | |
| Corelink, LLC | $2,286.57 | 2020 | |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | $1,322.63 | 2020 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $1,296.75 | 2019-2023 | Viper |
| Zimvie INC. | $1,045.65 | 2022-2023 | |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $955.53 | 2019-2020 | |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $779.91 | 2021 | |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $758.05 | 2024 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $403.37 | 2021-2025 | Mazor X System, Medtronic Reusable Instruments |
| Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems INC. | $358.14 | 2019-2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $320.66 | 2019-2022 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $261.78 | 2022 |
Show all 40 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebi, LLC | $239.70 | 2025 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Nevro Corp. | $233.99 | 2021 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $170.00 | 2020-2024 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $165.46 | 2022-2024 | |
| Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC | $159.61 | 2023-2024 | |
| Next Science LLC | $133.91 | 2020 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $111.83 | 2020-2021 | |
| Osseus Fusion Systems, LLC | $100.00 | 2020 | |
| Brainlab, INC. | $100.00 | 2020 | |
| Xtant Medical INC | $82.00 | 2023 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $79.35 | 2024-2025 | |
| Vb Spine LLC | $65.25 | 2025 | Xia 3 System - Serrato |
| Augmedics INC. | $63.93 | 2020 | |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $48.77 | 2022-2023 | Seglentis |
| Radius Health, INC. | $44.91 | 2025 | Tymlos |
| Amgen INC. | $28.13 | 2023 | Evenity, Prolia |
| Convatec INC. | $26.11 | 2025 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $24.87 | 2019 | |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $24.82 | 2019-2020 | |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $24.57 | 2021 | |
| C. R. Bard, INC. & Subsidiaries | $19.27 | 2023 | |
| Endo USA, INC. | $17.84 | 2025 | Xiaflex |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $16.42 | 2023 | Iovera, Exparel, Zilretta |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $14.64 | 2022 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $13.90 | 2024 | Zynrelef |
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
$57,676.00 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.
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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.