Physician profile

Jeffrey M Hills

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · San Antonio, TX

NPI 1154708196

$32,958.30

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $9,122 in 2025

The $9,122 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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)
Travel and Lodging$21,441.42
Food and Beverage$6,027.91
Consulting Fee$3,000.00

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
Smaio Sa $18,193.74 2023-2025
Smaio USA Corporation $5,336.13 2024-2025
Orthofix Medical, INC. $2,586.60 2024-2025 Mariner Deformity, Miscellaneous, 7d Surgical System
Globus Medical, INC. $1,923.64 2022-2025 Creo 5.5, Clavicular Fracture Fixation, Reline
Alphatec Spine, INC $1,900.13 2022-2023 Other - Miscellaneous
Medtronic, INC. $611.82 2024-2025 Mazor X System, Unid_pass, Stealthstation S8 Platform
Cerapedics INC. $474.99 2022-2025 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Curiteva, INC. $332.26 2025
Circinus Medical Technology LLC $327.61 2025 Bolt Navigation
Nuvasive, INC. $254.09 2021-2022
Kuros Biosciences USA, INC $248.25 2023-2024 Magnetos
Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation $198.84 2022
Centinel Spine, LLC $152.23 2025 Prodisc L
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $136.29 2025
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $122.54 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Si-Bone, INC. $69.58 2025
Sanara Medtech INC. $69.10 2022
Medtronic USA, INC. $20.46 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Jeffrey M Hills

$32,958.30

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2020-2025
Top company
Smaio Sa
Context
The $9,122 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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.