Southern Spine, LLC
Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.
Total Payments
$653,230
Doctors Paid
36
Transactions
78
2024 Total
$4,750
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$484,886 (74.2%)
Royalty/License$109,947 (16.8%)
Travel$9,927 (1.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $484,886 | 45 | 74.2% |
| Royalty or License | $109,947 | 4 | 16.8% |
| Grant | $12,000 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Honoraria | $10,000 | 5 | 1.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,927 | 11 | 1.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $7,500 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Charitable Contribution | $7,500 | 1 | 1.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $5,369 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Education | $4,101 | 3 | 0.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $2,000 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Unspecified | $0 | 4 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$653,230
74 transactions
Ownership
$0
4 transactions
Payments by Medical Specialty
| Specialty | Total Paid | Doctors | Avg/Doctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery | $243,091 | 3 | $81,030 |
| Emergency Medicine | $160,773 | 1 | $160,773 |
| Specialist | $84,753 | 3 | $28,251 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | $64,992 | 4 | $16,248 |
| Neurology | $27,488 | 1 | $27,488 |
| Interventional Pain Medicine | $26,521 | 4 | $6,630 |
| Anesthesiology | $16,458 | 6 | $2,743 |
| Pain Medicine | $11,873 | 6 | $1,979 |
| Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | $8,831 | 2 | $4,416 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | $3,700 | 2 | $1,850 |
| Surgery | $3,500 | 2 | $1,750 |
| Family Medicine | $1,250 | 1 | $1,250 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | $0 | 1 | $0 |
Top Paid Doctors
| Doctor | Specialty | Location | Total | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cowan, Md, MD | Neurological Surgery | Rock Hill, SC | $235,591 | $0 |
| Brian Rich, Md, MD | Emergency Medicine | Decatur, TX | $160,773 | $0 |
| Souheil Haddad, M.d, M.D | Specialist | Bloomington, IN | $84,514 | $0 |
| Dr. Wayne Kelley, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Macon, GA | $36,900 | $0 |
| Sameer Jain, M.d, M.D | Neurology | Bryant, AR | $27,488 | $0 |
| Mr. Daniel Kloster, M. D, M. D | Interventional Pain Medicine | Overland Park, KS | $19,125 | $0 |
| Shyam Patel, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Providence, RI | $15,113 | $0 |
| Alan Daniels, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | East Providence, RI | $10,979 | $0 |
| Dr. Mauricio Orbegozo, Md, MD | Anesthesiology | Tampa, FL | $10,269 | $0 |
| Dr. Gurtej Singh, M.d, M.D | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Catonsville, MD | $7,689 | $0 |
| James Stephens, Do, DO | Pain Medicine | Norman, OK | $5,325 | $0 |
| Dr. Nameer Haider, M.d, M.D | Interventional Pain Medicine | Utica, NY | $4,879 | $0 |
| James Calhoun, Md, MD | Neurological Surgery | North Little Rock, AR | $4,750 | $0 |
| Anna Rinewalt, Md, MD | Surgery | Little Rock, AR | $3,000 | $0 |
| Paul Houle, Md, MD | Neurological Surgery | Hyannis, MA | $2,750 | $0 |
| Dr. Cathleen Vanbuskirk, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Boulder, CO | $2,500 | $0 |
| John Hatheway, M.d, M.D | Anesthesiology | Spokane, WA | $2,500 | $0 |
| Dr. David Smith, Md, MD | Pain Medicine | San Diego, CA | $2,200 | $0 |
| Dr. Ross Jones, D.o, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Flagstaff, AZ | $2,000 | $0 |
| Dr. Thomas Stauss, Md, MD | Pain Medicine | Greenfield, WI | $1,750 | $0 |
| Dr. Ashley Classen, D.o, D.O | Interventional Pain Medicine | Fort Worth, TX | $1,700 | $0 |
| David Alvarado, Md, MD | Family Medicine | Las Vegas, NV | $1,250 | $0 |
| Rajmani Krishnan, M.d, M.D | Anesthesiology | Smithtown, NY | $1,250 | $0 |
| Dr. Stuart Hershman, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Ft Lauderdale, FL | $1,200 | $0 |
| Nadeem Khan, Md, MD | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | Chester, VA | $1,142 | $0 |
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Payment Categories
- Consulting $484,886
- Travel & Lodging $9,927
- Royalties $109,947
About Southern Spine, LLC
Southern Spine, LLC has made $653,230 in payments to 36 healthcare providers, recorded across 78 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2024, the company paid $4,750.
Payments were distributed across 13 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Neurological Surgery ($243,091 to 3 doctors).
Payment categories include: Consulting ($484,886), Travel & Lodging ($9,927), Royalties ($109,947).