CoreLink, LLC

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

Total Payments
$4.2M
Doctors Paid
443
Transactions
3,179
2023 Total
$353,745

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$2.0M (47.2%)
Royalty/License$1.2M (28.4%)
Research$483,896 (11.5%)
Travel$314,920 (7.5%)
Food & Beverage$189,789 (4.5%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $2.0M 212 47.2%
Royalty or License $1.2M 95 28.4%
Unspecified $483,896 55 11.5%
Travel and Lodging $314,920 751 7.5%
Food and Beverage $189,789 1,950 4.5%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $24,179 15 0.6%
Entertainment $8,985 46 0.2%
Gift $6,112 55 0.1%

Payments by Type

General
$3.7M
3,124 transactions
Research
$483,896
43 transactions
Ownership
$0
12 transactions

Research Studies & Clinical Trials

Study Name Total Paid Doctors Records
R&D Spine Related $210,570 13 13
R&D $135,226 4 6
R&D Related $42,800 4 5
Lateral Device $33,750 1 6
F3D Lumbar $16,200 1 2
Lateral R&D $15,375 1 2
ALIF project $15,250 2 3
FlxFit 15 $8,625 1 3
LLIF lab/meeting $2,500 1 1
ALIF validation lab $2,100 1 1

Payments by Medical Specialty

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine $1.5M 76 $19,367
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $1.2M 6 $199,944
Neurological Surgery $690,221 165 $4,183
Orthopaedic Surgery $450,104 105 $4,287
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $104,312 4 $26,078
Surgery $47,610 9 $5,290
Vascular Surgery $12,652 3 $4,217
Anesthesiology $6,218 8 $777.24
Internal Medicine $6,061 2 $3,030
Specialist $4,394 6 $732.27
Pain Medicine $3,332 12 $277.68
Physician Assistant $2,524 4 $631.08
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery $1,382 1 $1,382
Interventional Pain Medicine $998.16 6 $166.36
Family Medicine $945.54 3 $315.18
Neurology $615.53 1 $615.53
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $606.50 5 $121.30
Nurse Practitioner $476.95 2 $238.48
General Practice $438.10 4 $109.53
Vascular & Interventional Radiology $255.37 1 $255.37
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics $246.30 1 $246.30
Surgical $183.00 1 $183.00
Urology $176.78 1 $176.78
Hospice and Palliative Medicine $147.90 1 $147.90
Diagnostic Radiology $139.40 2 $69.70
Surgical Critical Care $135.81 1 $135.81
Pediatrics $84.37 1 $84.37
Registered Nurse $67.96 1 $67.96
Critical Care Medicine $63.70 1 $63.70
Neurocritical Care $63.70 1 $63.70
Hospitalist $55.13 1 $55.13
Orthopaedic Trauma $50.04 1 $50.04
Podiatrist $39.90 1 $39.90
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $15.84 1 $15.84

Top Paid Doctors

Doctor Specialty Location Total 2023
Ryan Denhaese, M.d, M.D Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Williamsville, NY $1.2M $0
Dr. Mohammad Etminan, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Richmond, TX $770,816 $0
Dr. K Brandon Strenge, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Paducah, KY $455,798 $0
Daniel Scodary, M.d, M.D Neurological Surgery Saint Louis, MO $250,381 $0
Unknown Provider $200,603 $0
Dr. Justin Owen, Md, MD Neurological Surgery Marrero, LA $139,137 $0
Dr. Christopher Wagener, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Bethlehem, PA $75,634 $0
Dr. David Siambanes, D.o, D.O Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Tampa, FL $61,156 $0
Raymond Topp, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Brunswick, GA $51,425 $0
John Johnson, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Louisville, KY $48,244 $0
Lance Smith, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Edmond, OK $45,854 $0
Dr. Kevin Richardson, D.o, D.O Orthopaedic Surgery San Antonio, TX $38,002 $0
Marc Weinstein, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Temple Terrace, FL $37,027 $0
Timothy Graven, D.o, D.O Orthopaedic Surgery Saint Peters, MO $36,882 $0
Dr. Kasra Ahmadinia, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Tulsa, OK $36,180 $0
Alec Stall, Md, Mph, MD, MPH Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Orlando, FL $32,045 $0
Martin Quiroga, D.o, D.O Surgery Warren, MI $31,728 $0
Michael Thambuswamy, Md, MD Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Tulsa, OK $29,945 $0
Dr. Michael Chang, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Mesa, AZ $29,131 $0
Dr. Sean Markey, M.d, M.D Neurological Surgery Denver, CO $28,433 $0
Eric Belin, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Grafton, WI $27,333 $0
Hanbing Zhou, M.d, M.D Orthopaedic Surgery Hartford, CT $24,690 $0
Dr. Kristen Radcliff, Md, MD Orthopaedic Surgery Somers Point, NJ $23,766 $0
Dr. Mark Rivkin, D.o, D.O Neurological Surgery Festus, MO $20,903 $0
Grant Skidmore, M.d, M.D Neurological Surgery Chesapeake, VA $20,811 $0

About CoreLink, LLC

CoreLink, LLC has made $4.2M in payments to 443 healthcare providers, recorded across 3,179 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2023, the company paid $353,745.

Payments were distributed across 34 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine ($1.5M to 76 doctors).

Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($189,789), Consulting ($2.0M), Research ($483,896), Travel & Lodging ($314,920), Royalties ($1.2M).