Total Payments
$3.3M
2024 Payments
$47,765
Companies
10
Transactions
90
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$3.3M (100.0%)
Food & Beverage$990.04 (0.0%)
Travel$97.62 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $3.3M | 81 | 100.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $990.04 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Travel and Lodging | $97.62 | 2 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1.5M | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1.2M | 20 | $0 (2022) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $313,707 | 30 | $0 (2023) |
| ZIMVIE INC. | $178,417 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $30,882 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $16,883 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | $197.06 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $97.62 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $64.75 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $12.05 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $47,765 | 18 | Highridge Medical LLC ($30,882) |
| 2023 | $94,766 | 11 | ZIMVIE INC. ($78,141) |
| 2022 | $148,695 | 19 | ZIMVIE INC. ($100,276) |
| 2021 | $21,060 | 5 | NuVasive, Inc. ($20,863) |
| 2020 | $1.7M | 9 | Stryker Corporation ($1.5M) |
| 2019 | $308,084 | 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($273,732) |
| 2018 | $372,200 | 8 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($272,200) |
| 2017 | $536,987 | 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($436,922) |
All Payment Transactions
90 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,110.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $484.00 | General |
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $307.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Polaris 4.75 Spinal System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,606.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | LINEUM OCT SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,480.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,399.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $555.00 | General |
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $451.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Polaris 4.75 Spinal System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,065.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | LINEUM OCT SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,702.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | CYPHER MIS SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $575.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,238.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $604.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/21/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $382.00 | General |
| 05/15/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Polaris 4.75 Spinal System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,121.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | LINEUM OCT SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,333.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/03/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Fenestrated (Device), CREO MCS, Fenestrated, Sideloading | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.27 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/14/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,322.14 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | CYPHER MIS SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $14,460.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,507.47 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/12/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | ALIF (Device), Modulus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.76 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | CYPHER MIS SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $18,572.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/15/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,978.48 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | ZIMVIE INC. | CYPHER MIS SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $22,929.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | NuVasive, Inc. | Affix (Device) | Royalty or License | In-kind items and services | $4,246.36 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
About Dr. Samy Abdou, MD
Dr. Samy Abdou, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/08/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1215085006.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Samy Abdou, MD has received a total of $3.3M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $47,765 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 90 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($3.3M).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 01/08/2007
- Last Updated 11/18/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1215085006
Products in Payments
- CASCADIA (Device) $1.5M
- Polaris Posterior Spinal System (Device) $463,227
- Cypher Mis Screw System (Device) $429,149
- Affix (Device) $310,754
- Lineum Posterior Cervical (Device) $188,941
- CYPHER MIS SYSTEM (Device) $79,717
- Spine System (Device) $67,834
- LINEUM OCT SPINE SYSTEM (Device) $42,956
- Polaris 4.75 Spinal System (Device) $38,004
- ExtenSure (Device) $17,699
- Lineum (Device) $9,942
- Pulse (Device) $651.15
- CYPHER MIS SCREW SYSTEM (Device) $633.00
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $97.62
- WATCHMAN DEVICE (Device) $64.75
- ALIF (Device) $33.76
- CREO Fenestrated (Device) $31.27
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $12.05
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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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