Choice Spine, LP

Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.

Total Payments
$7.5M
Doctors Paid
390
Transactions
1,395
2024 Total
$1.0M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Royalty/License$5.7M (76.2%)
Consulting$1.3M (17.9%)
Travel$342,069 (4.5%)
Food & Beverage$86,147 (1.1%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Royalty or License $5.7M 278 76.2%
Consulting Fee $1.3M 330 17.9%
Travel and Lodging $342,069 194 4.5%
Food and Beverage $86,147 565 1.1%
Education $12,950 6 0.2%
Charitable Contribution $2,550 1 0.0%
Entertainment $1,997 21 0.0%

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine $3.7M 88 $42,371
Neurological Surgery $1.8M 150 $12,216
Orthopaedic Surgery $980,184 75 $13,069
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM $586,753 1 $586,753
Specialist $126,671 12 $10,556
Sports Medicine $75,639 1 $75,639
Family Medicine $21,448 5 $4,290
Anesthesiology $18,359 6 $3,060
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $11,087 1 $11,087
Surgery $7,586 2 $3,793
Vascular & Interventional Radiology $6,473 1 $6,473
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $2,950 5 $590.07
Pain Medicine $1,871 6 $311.81
Surgical $1,228 5 $245.60
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $869.21 5 $173.84
Physician Assistant $570.39 5 $114.08
Internal Medicine $457.51 2 $228.76
Emergency Medicine $433.36 1 $433.36
Cardiovascular Disease $427.66 1 $427.66
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology $265.89 1 $265.89
Foot & Ankle Surgery $241.95 2 $120.98
Nurse Practitioner $168.41 2 $84.21
Pain $152.81 1 $152.81
Military Health Care Provider $119.82 1 $119.82
Addiction Medicine $89.62 1 $89.62
Foot and Ankle Surgery $88.47 1 $88.47
Family $38.44 2 $19.22
Medical $34.70 1 $34.70
Interventional Pain Medicine $28.24 1 $28.24
Ophthalmology $19.97 1 $19.97

Top Paid Doctors — Page 3

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2024
Bryan Barnes, Md, MD Neurological Surgery Athens, GA $13,356 $0
Dr. William Snyder, Md, MD Neurological Surgery Knoxville, TN $13,082 $0
Wade Jensen, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Afton, WY $11,873 $0
Dr. Carrie Shulman, Md, MD Neurological Surgery Largo, FL $11,632 $0
Dr. Bret Baynham, M.d, M.D Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Palm Beach Gardens, FL $11,087 $0
Dr. Terry Smith, M.d, M.D Specialist Biloxi, MS $10,800 $0
Dr. William Brooks, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Macon, GA $10,750 $0
Dr. Warren Yu Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Washington, DC $10,657 $0
Dr. Ronald Moskovich, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine New York, NY $10,301 $0
Erich Richter, M.d, M.D Neurological Surgery Saginaw, MI $10,208 $0
Douglas Moreland, Md, MD Neurological Surgery Williamsville, NY $9,731 $0
Dr. Gbolahan Okubadejo, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Englewood, NJ $9,270 $0
Dr. William Tally, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Athens, GA $9,250 $0
Dr. Blake Staub, M.d, M.D Neurological Surgery Houston, TX $8,222 $0
Dr. Miguel Melgar, Md, MD Neurological Surgery New Orleans, LA $8,082 $0
Michael Verdon, Do, DO Neurological Surgery Dayton, OH $7,541 $0
Dr. Joseph Aferzon, M.d, M.D Surgery Portland, CT $7,462 $0
Jeffrey Bash, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Middletown, CT $7,462 $0
Ryan Schnetzer, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Macon, GA $6,778 $0
Unknown Provider $6,564 $0
Dr. Douglas Beall, Md, MD Vascular & Interventional Radiology Edmond, OK $6,473 $0
Dr. Joshua Miller, Md, MD Neurological Surgery Knoxville, TN $5,979 $0
James Smith, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Gadsden, AL $5,962 $0
Dr. Alexander Lemons, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Pinehurst, NC $5,949 $0
Dr. Alfred Hicks, D.o, D.O Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Middletown, CT $5,582 $0

Top Products

  • Tomcat $1.1M
  • Thunderbolt $853,815

Payment Categories

  • Food & Beverage $86,147
  • Consulting $1.3M
  • Travel & Lodging $342,069
  • Royalties $5.7M

About Choice Spine, LP

Choice Spine, LP has made $7.5M in payments to 390 healthcare providers, recorded across 1,395 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2024, the company paid $1.0M. The top product by payment volume is Tomcat ($1.1M).

Payments were distributed across 30 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine ($3.7M to 88 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($86,147), Consulting ($1.3M), Travel & Lodging ($342,069), Royalties ($5.7M).

Choice Spine, LP is associated with 51 products in the CMS Open Payments database, including Tomcat, Thunderbolt, and THUNDERBOLT MINIMALLY INVASIVE PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEMS.