Physician profile

Andrew Pugely

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Iowa City, IA

NPI 1508185521

$208,213.78

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

10 companies · $46K in 2025

The $46K 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.

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)
Royalty Or License$65,975.82
Consulting Fee$23,520.00
Travel and Lodging$15,781.72
Food and Beverage$3,896.59

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. $141,597.31 2019-2025 Si-Lok Select, Si-Lok, Creo S2ai
Medtronic, INC. $45,595.30 2021-2025 Endoskeleton Tc Nanolock Surface Technology, Cd Horizon Spinal System, Infinity Occipitocervical Upper Thoracic System
Mirus, LLC $9,586.67 2022-2024 Europa Pedicle Screw System, Cygnus Anterior Cervical Plate
Medtronic USA, INC. $7,454.93 2019-2020
Smaio Sa $2,888.47 2023
Nuvasive, INC. $684.94 2019-2022
Stryker Corporation $244.13 2022-2025 Mako, Core, Everest Spinal System
Bioventus LLC $118.43 2020
Covis Pharma Gmbh $28.46 2020
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $15.14 2025 Na, Va-Lcp

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Andrew Pugely

$208,213.78

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Globus Medical, INC.
Context
The $46K reported for 2025 was more than what 86% of Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine providers 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.