Physician profile
Lee M James
NPI 1760776876
$39,888.54
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
28 companies · $30K in 2025
The $30K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Interventional Pain Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $676).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,428 · 2020: $161 · 2021: $699 · 2022: $328 · 2023: $966 · 2024: $5,600 · 2025: $30K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $33K · Food and Beverage: $2,738 · Entertainment: $285.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $33,250.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,738.47 |
| Entertainment | $284.55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | $33,933.39 | 2024-2025 | |
| Vertiflex, INC. | $2,112.52 | 2019 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,578.16 | 2019-2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Intracept, Superion Indirect Decompression System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $426.11 | 2020-2024 | Proclaim, Eterna |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $379.00 | 2019-2024 | Monovisc, Confidence Spinal Cement System, Sentio |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $274.14 | 2024-2025 | Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System, Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium, Lens 4k |
| Painteq LLC | $252.13 | 2021-2023 | Painteq |
| Relievant Medsystems, INC. | $236.31 | 2021-2023 | Intracept |
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $84.87 | 2022-2025 | Nalu Neurostimulation System |
| Medtronic, INC. | $80.52 | 2021-2025 | Inceptiv |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $78.74 | 2019-2020 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $60.78 | 2019-2024 | Gelsyn-3 |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $56.72 | 2025 | Senza |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $53.70 | 2021-2023 | |
| Elevation Spine, INC. | $34.49 | 2023 |
Show all 28 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $23.97 | 2023 | Ha Minuteman G3-R |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. | $23.57 | 2023 | Ztlido |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $23.36 | 2020 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $23.11 | 2023 | Spinal-Stim, Physio-Stim |
| Spr Therapeutics, INC | $22.38 | 2025 | Sprint Pns System |
| Solventum Corporation | $21.57 | 2024 | Prevena |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $18.33 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $18.08 | 2024 | Iovera, Exparel |
| Avanos Medical | $17.37 | 2023 | Trivisc Sodium Hyaluronate |
| Nevro Corp. | $16.10 | 2019 | |
| Vertos Medical, INC. | $14.18 | 2022 | |
| Saluda Medical Americas, INC. | $13.52 | 2025 | Evoke |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $11.42 | 2021 |
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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- "I saw Lee James listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "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?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.