Total Payments
$52,777
2024 Payments
$2,784
Companies
7
Transactions
49
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$28,373 (53.8%)
Other$15,500 (29.4%)
Travel$4,876 (9.2%)
Education$2,400 (4.5%)
Food & Beverage$1,628 (3.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $28,373 | 7 | 53.8% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $8,000 | 6 | 15.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $7,500 | 3 | 14.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,876 | 9 | 9.2% |
| Education | $2,400 | 2 | 4.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,628 | 22 | 3.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $30,361 | 14 | $0 (2023) |
| Synthes GmbH | $19,110 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Summit Surgical Corp. | $2,418 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $429.95 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. | $212.62 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $175.82 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Next Science LLC | $69.69 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,784 | 6 | Synthes GmbH ($2,720) |
| 2023 | $28,853 | 16 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($26,851) |
| 2022 | $4,832 | 5 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($3,510) |
| 2021 | $6,419 | 8 | Synthes GmbH ($4,994) |
| 2020 | $2,500 | 1 | Synthes GmbH ($2,500) |
| 2019 | $7,266 | 9 | Synthes GmbH ($6,969) |
| 2018 | $123.59 | 4 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($123.59) |
All Payment Transactions
49 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/23/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 11/05/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.52 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 09/30/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | EVOS (Device), TRIGEN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.30 | General |
| Category: Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 03/16/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 03/16/2024 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $219.78 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,652.50 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,775.00 | General |
| 11/30/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,462.50 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,462.50 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $786.28 | General |
| 11/16/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $726.42 | General |
| 11/16/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $338.00 | General |
| 11/15/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.55 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 09/16/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.04 | General |
| 09/16/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.04 | General |
| 09/16/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.37 | General |
| 09/15/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $66.59 | General |
| 08/26/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 08/26/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $227.86 | General |
| 08/26/2023 | Synthes GmbH | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.49 | General |
| 01/25/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | NA (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,510.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 10/26/2022 | Synthes GmbH | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $70.42 | General |
| 10/06/2022 | OsteoCentric Technologies, Inc. | OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $51.13 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 05/25/2022 | Summit Surgical Corp. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
About Dr. Michael Githens, MD
Dr. Michael Githens, MD is a Orthopaedic Trauma healthcare provider based in Seattle, Washington. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/08/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1063738532.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Githens, MD has received a total of $52,777 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,784 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 49 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($28,373).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location Seattle, WA
- Active Since 04/08/2010
- Last Updated 08/23/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0801X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1063738532
Products in Payments
- NA (Device) $10,091
- Unifi Technology (Device) $161.49
- TFN-Advance (Device) $138.04
- TRIGEN InterTAN (Device) $112.00
- MILAGRO (Device) $99.09
- SurgX (Device) $69.69
- EVOS (Device) $63.82
- OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST (Device) $51.13
- LOW PROFILE PELVIC (Device) $22.77
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $14.62
- LUPINE (Device) $5.46
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS (Device) $4.42
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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.
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