Vb Spine LLC
Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.
$7.7Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
775clinicians 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
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.
Products most associated with its payments
- Everest Spinal System $3.5M associated (2023-2025)
- Yukon Oct Spinal System $1.7M associated (2023-2025)
- Cascadia Interbody System $729K associated (2023-2025)
- Mesa Spinal System $368K associated (2023-2025)
- Vulcan Spinal System $250K associated (2023-2025)
- Monterey Al $204K associated (2023-2025)
- Niagara Lateral Access System $204K associated (2023-2025)
- Xia 3 $119K associated (2023-2025)
- Napa Access System $118K associated (2023-2025)
- Capri Corpectomy Cage System $77K associated (2023-2025)
- Es2 Spinal System $58K associated (2023-2025)
- Xia 3 System - Serrato $40K associated (2023-2025)
Specialties it works with most
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.
| Clinician | Location | Specialty | General payments (2019-2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Carbone | Baltimore, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $2,796,807.91 |
| Peter Newton | San Diego, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $351,012.05 |
| Harry Shufflebarger | Miami, FL | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $335,288.97 |
| Khaled Kebaish | Baltimore, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | $197,189.95 |
| Christopher Harrod | Baton Rouge, LA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $197,134.58 |
| Han Kim | New York, NY | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $196,933.66 |
| Pierce Nunley | Shreveport, LA | Orthopaedic Surgery | $152,550.90 |
| John Williams | Fort Wayne, IN | Orthopaedic Surgery | $108,033.84 |
| Ashok Biyani | Toledo, OH | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $105,965.51 |
| Joseph Gorek | Oakland, CA | Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine | $96,150.00 |
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.