Physician profile

David Thomas Anderson

Orthopaedic Surgery · Charlotte, NC

NPI 1356551949

$4,765.23

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

17 companies · $1,700 in 2025

The $1,700 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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)
Food and Beverage$1,496.16
Travel and Lodging$844.85

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. $1,869.66 2019-2025 Excelsius Gps, Orbit-R Anterior Lumbar Disc, Hedron Ia
Nuvasive, INC. $1,003.28 2019-2022
Orthofix Medical, INC. $413.30 2022-2025 Cervical-Stim, Physio-Stim, Spinal-Stim
Alphatec Spine, INC $304.90 2025 Other - Miscellaneous
Medtronic, INC. $275.07 2022-2025 Signia, Catalyft Pl Expandable Interbody System, Anatomic Peek Ptc Cervical Fusion System
Stryker Corporation $233.41 2019-2023 Everest Spinal System
Smith+Nephew, INC. $176.57 2019
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $124.61 2019
Tesaro, INC. $123.56 2019
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $96.44 2019-2022
Bioventus LLC $51.14 2022
Cerapedics INC. $18.37 2024 I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft
Carlsmed, INC. $16.76 2025 Aprevo
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $15.58 2019
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $15.24 2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Sanara Medtech INC. $14.07 2023 Celleraterx
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $13.27 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David Thomas Anderson

$4,765.23

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Globus Medical, INC.
Context
The $1,700 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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.