Total Payments
$1.8M
2024 Payments
$247,309
Companies
17
Transactions
267
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$1.3M (73.5%)
Consulting$325,779 (18.5%)
Research$93,551 (5.3%)
Travel$17,447 (1.0%)
Education$13,691 (0.8%)
Other$9,570 (0.5%)
Food & Beverage$7,152 (0.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $1.3M | 74 | 73.5% |
| Consulting Fee | $325,779 | 26 | 18.5% |
| Unspecified | $93,551 | 12 | 5.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $17,447 | 32 | 1.0% |
| Education | $13,691 | 32 | 0.8% |
| Charitable Contribution | $8,000 | 1 | 0.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,152 | 87 | 0.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,009 | 2 | 0.1% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $560.75 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$1.7M
255 transactions
Research
$93,551
12 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $595,326 | 94 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $512,683 | 37 | $0 (2020) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $246,963 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $228,841 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $119,231 | 35 | $0 (2022) |
| SPINEART USA INC | $31,066 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $13,637 | 31 | $0 (2021) |
| K2M, Inc. | $8,328 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Bioventus LLC | $5,500 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $604.38 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $247,309 | 11 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($246,963) |
| 2023 | $243,887 | 14 | NuVasive, Inc. ($187,135) |
| 2022 | $236,964 | 28 | NuVasive, Inc. ($87,496) |
| 2021 | $230,728 | 32 | Medtronic, Inc. ($99,611) |
| 2020 | $199,413 | 31 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($102,591) |
| 2019 | $228,313 | 61 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($133,680) |
| 2018 | $217,804 | 61 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($131,429) |
| 2017 | $158,855 | 29 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($144,982) |
All Payment Transactions
267 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $43,060.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ACP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,317.00 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Prone Lateral (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $159.97 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | NIAGARA LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $147.70 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $38,182.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ACP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $26,113.00 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ACP (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $24,165.00 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $23,956.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,308.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $197.97 | General |
| 02/14/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | RELINE (Device), ACP | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $51,702.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | RELINE (Device), ACP | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $49,326.09 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENTURE ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,411.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $36.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | ACP (Device), RELINE | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $50,436.20 | General |
| Category: Cervicothoracic | ||||||
| 08/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENTURE ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,320.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 08/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $246.14 | General |
| 05/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENTURE ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $17,375.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | RELINE (Device), ACP | Royalty or License | In-kind items and services | $45,729.44 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VENTURE ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $13,029.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 02/14/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | VERTEX RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.00 | General |
| Category: Cervical | ||||||
| 02/09/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | RELINE (Device), ACP | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $41,397.41 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | Bioventus LLC | — | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,500.00 | Research |
| Study: A Prospective, Randomized, Intra-Patient Controlled, Multi-Center Clinical Investigation evaluating OSTEOAMP SELECT Fibers versus Infuse Bone Graft as an autograft substitute in lumbar fusion procedures | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6-C Post Approval Study (PAS) | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $47,813 | 6 |
| M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc IDE Post Approval Study | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $40,239 | 5 |
| A Prospective, Randomized, Intra-Patient Controlled, Multi-Center Clinical Investigation evaluating OSTEOAMP SELECT Fibers versus Infuse Bone Graft as an autograft substitute in lumbar fusion procedures | Bioventus LLC | $5,500 | 1 |
About Dr. Rick Sasso, M.D
Dr. Rick Sasso, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Carmel, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1619072956.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Rick Sasso, M.D has received a total of $1.8M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $247,309 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 267 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($1.3M).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Carmel, IN
- Active Since 09/13/2006
- Last Updated 06/26/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1619072956
Products in Payments
- VENTURE (Device) $591,447
- RELINE (Device) $308,784
- ACP (Device) $246,564
- VENTURE ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (Device) $128,690
- M6-C (Device) $88,051
- SCARLET AL-T (Device) $31,000
- M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc (Device) $29,855
- VERTEX (Device) $20,312
- PCM (Device) $15,600
- NO ASSOCIATED PRODUCT (Device) $8,000
- Persona (Device) $4,481
- G7 (Device) $1,492
- Taperloc (Device) $1,026
- Janus Midline Fixation Screw (Device) $1,000
- Lapidus Plate (Device) $997.31
- ROSA (Device) $880.46
- Rotator Cuff Buttress (Device) $691.81
- AccuFill (Device) $645.96
- Juggerknot-Sports Medicine (Device) $583.45
- ZNN (Device) $529.27
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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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