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Robert Shay Bess
NPI 1841380474
$1,838,135.94
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
25 companies · $131K in 2025
The $131K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $239K · 2020: $242K · 2021: $322K · 2022: $351K · 2023: $347K · 2024: $206K · 2025: $131K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $475K · Consulting Fee: $201K · Travel and Lodging: $7,460 · Food and Beverage: $622.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $475,082.04 |
| Consulting Fee | $201,316.94 |
| Travel and Lodging | $7,459.87 |
| Food and Beverage | $622.27 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,558,334.29 | 2019-2025 | Everest Spinal System, Nile Alternative Fixation System, Ozark Cervical Plate System |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $97,096.21 | 2020-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| Vb Spine LLC | $63,204.49 | 2025 | Mesa Spinal System, Everest Spinal System, Caspian Spinal System |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $44,061.27 | 2019-2023 | Versatie, Coroent, Modulus |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $37,875.00 | 2023 | Aprevo |
| Mirus, LLC | $20,432.60 | 2019-2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $3,750.69 | 2019-2022 | |
| Mml US, INC. | $2,981.53 | 2025 | Reactiv8 |
| Amgen INC. | $2,620.00 | 2022 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $1,603.31 | 2019 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $1,410.27 | 2019-2023 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,288.72 | 2021-2022 | |
| Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC | $1,200.00 | 2022 | |
| Ecential Robotics | $652.70 | 2025 | |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $519.30 | 2019-2021 |
Show all 24 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Si-Bone, INC. | $476.46 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $229.11 | 2019-2021 | |
| Spinal Elements, INC. | $190.35 | 2019-2025 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $86.59 | 2019 | |
| Djo, LLC | $44.16 | 2024 | Cmf |
| Pinnacle Transplant Technologies, LLC | $28.45 | 2021 | |
| Misonix INC | $20.66 | 2019 | |
| Spineology INC. | $16.91 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $12.87 | 2020 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.