Physician profile

Timothy K Putty

Neurological Surgery · Tucson, AZ

NPI 1679568869

$38,773.70

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $927 in 2025

The $927 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

See the full distribution for Neurological Surgery

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$1,331.33
Travel and Lodging$524.83
Consulting Fee$450.00

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Spinal Elements, INC. $22,499.30 2019-2021
Innovasis INC $10,573.18 2019-2021
Choice Spine, LLC $4,132.08 2022-2025 Stratofuse, Blackhawk Cervical Spacer System, Tigershark C
Merz North America, INC. $359.94 2023-2025 Xeomin
Abbott Laboratories $253.65 2021-2025 Eterna
Spineology INC. $184.62 2019-2022
Nevro Corp. $131.97 2019-2022
Pfizer INC. $90.67 2019-2021
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $84.85 2022-2025
Medtronic, INC. $82.40 2025 Mazor X System
Boston Scientific Corporation $77.98 2019-2025 Varithena Administration Pack
Abbvie INC. $63.33 2023
Stryker Corporation $59.16 2022-2025 Artix Mt
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $39.48 2019
Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. $34.89 2024 Solar Uroflow System
Show all 20 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mimedx Group, INC. $31.25 2024
Orthofix Medical, INC. $29.49 2022
Cook Medical LLC $19.78 2025 Cook
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $13.89 2019
Augmedics INC. $11.79 2020

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.

If you want to bring it up

Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Timothy K Putty

$38,773.70

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Spinal Elements, INC.
Context
The $927 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/166932/timothy-k-putty

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

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.