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 — Page 2
| Doctor | Specialty | Location | Total | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Checa, Md, MD | Anesthesiology | Englewood, CO | $1,000 | $0 |
| Dr. Donald Bernardini, M.d, M.D | Pain Medicine | Englewood, CO | $1,000 | $0 |
| Dr. Steve Randall, Md, MD | Pain Medicine | Midwest City, OK | $962.00 | $0 |
| Roland Chalifoux, Do, DO | Interventional Pain Medicine | Clinton Township, MI | $816.59 | $0 |
| Dr. Terry Fletcher, Md Phd, MD PHD | Anesthesiology | Little Rock, AR | $800.00 | $0 |
| Iden Cowan, M.d, M.D | Anesthesiology | Austin, TX | $639.15 | $0 |
| Michael Jung, M.d, M.D | Pain Medicine | West Bend, WI | $635.26 | $0 |
| Martin Quiroga, D.o, D.O | Surgery | Warren, MI | $500.00 | $0 |
| Dr. Louis Raso, M.d, M.D | Specialist | Jupiter, FL | $239.68 | $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).