Total Payments
$11,535
2024 Payments
$7,235
Companies
10
Transactions
68

Payment Breakdown by Category

Travel$8,343 (72.3%)
Food & Beverage$3,192 (27.7%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Travel and Lodging $8,343 31 72.3%
Food and Beverage $3,192 37 27.7%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Stryker Corporation $6,185 32 $0 (2024)
Medtronic, Inc. $1,774 16 $0 (2024)
Synthes GmbH $915.69 2 $0 (2024)
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $845.01 4 $0 (2023)
Globus Medical, Inc. $669.74 5 $0 (2024)
NuVasive, Inc. $397.39 3 $0 (2023)
SI-BONE, INC. $328.27 2 $0 (2024)
Cerapedics Inc. $191.45 2 $0 (2024)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $141.76 1 $0 (2024)
Ethicon US, LLC $86.15 1 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $7,235 37 Stryker Corporation ($4,774)
2023 $2,932 18 Stryker Corporation ($1,367)
2022 $231.57 2 Medtronic, Inc. ($187.22)
2021 $1,137 11 Medtronic, Inc. ($1,137)

All Payment Transactions

68 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/23/2024 Stryker Corporation N/A (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $136.73 General
Category: NAVIGATION
12/22/2024 Stryker Corporation N/A (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $247.98 General
Category: NAVIGATION
12/20/2024 Stryker Corporation N/A (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $169.86 General
Category: NAVIGATION
12/20/2024 Stryker Corporation N/A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $48.80 General
Category: NAVIGATION
11/20/2024 Medtronic, Inc. KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $115.61 General
Category: Neuro Pain (includes Interventional)
11/06/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $204.50 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
11/06/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $156.00 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
11/05/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. Excelsius Deformity (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $91.48 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
10/31/2024 Stryker Corporation N/A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $46.84 General
Category: NAVIGATION
10/09/2024 Stryker Corporation N/A (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $55.56 General
Category: NAVIGATION
10/07/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device), Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc, CREO Threaded Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $58.58 General
Category: Spine/Spine Surgery
09/12/2024 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $386.75 General
Category: SPINE
09/12/2024 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $332.87 General
Category: SPINE
09/12/2024 Globus Medical, Inc. Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device), ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $159.18 General
Category: Cervicothoracic
09/11/2024 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $316.22 General
Category: SPINE
09/04/2024 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $169.86 General
Category: SPINE
09/04/2024 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.69 General
Category: SPINE
08/29/2024 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $792.54 General
Category: SPINE
08/29/2024 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $45.30 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
08/28/2024 Stryker Corporation EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) Travel and Lodging Cash or cash equivalent $190.60 General
Category: SPINE
07/19/2024 Cerapedics Inc. I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $146.15 General
Category: PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT
07/10/2024 Ethicon US, LLC SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $86.15 General
Category: Biosurgical
07/09/2024 Medical Device Business Services, Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $141.76 General
06/08/2024 Synthes GmbH Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $619.27 General
06/08/2024 Synthes GmbH Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $296.42 General

About Akachimere Uzosike

Akachimere Uzosike is a Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program healthcare provider based in Baltimore, Maryland. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/09/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1366833659.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Akachimere Uzosike has received a total of $11,535 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $7,235 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 68 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($8,343).

Practice Information

Products in Payments

  • EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $2,212
  • N/A (Device) $1,862
  • AERO-LL (Device) $1,857
  • CD HORIZON (Device) $1,137
  • 7D Surgical System (Device) $845.01
  • CREO MIS Stabilization System (Device) $360.50
  • PCM (Device) $201.54
  • I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $191.45
  • GRAFTONAND GRAFTON PLUSDEMINERALIZED BONE MATRIX (DBM) (Device) $187.22
  • MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $180.18
  • MAKO (Device) $160.59
  • Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc (Device) $159.18
  • UNID_PASS (Device) $154.23
  • ACP (Device) $150.78
  • KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY (Device) $115.61
  • Excelsius Deformity (Device) $91.48
  • SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device) $86.15
  • ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $58.58
  • RELINE (Device) $45.07
  • RESTORATION (Device) $44.35

Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Doctors in Baltimore