Southern Spine, LLC

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$551Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
34clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $46K
2020 $110K
2021 $166K
2022 $201K
2023 $16K
2024 $4,750
2025 $7,553

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Specialties it works with most

Neurological Surgery $270K
Interventional Pain Medicine $213K
Pain Medicine $15K
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) $14K
Orthopaedic Surgery $11K
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) $8,222

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Michael Cowan Rock Hill, SC Neurological Surgery $180,408.29
Brian Rich Decatur, TX Interventional Pain Medicine $160,772.74
Souheil Haddad Bloomington, IN Neurological Surgery $84,513.70
Sameer Jain Bryant, AR Interventional Pain Medicine $27,488.28
Daniel Kloster Overland Park, KS Interventional Pain Medicine $19,125.00
Alan Daniels East Providence, RI Orthopaedic Surgery $10,978.70
Mauricio Orbegozo Tampa, FL Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) $10,268.88
David Alvarado Las Vegas, NV Pain Medicine $7,750.00
Gurtej Singh Catonsville, MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $7,688.96
James Stephens Norman, OK Pain Medicine $5,325.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.