Physician profile

Michael W Cluck

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Merced, CA

NPI 1447205984

$329,544.77

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $94K in 2025

The $94K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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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.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Royalty Or License$228,842.49
Food and Beverage$466.19
Debt Forgiveness$367.87
Consulting Fee$250.00

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
Orthofix Medical, INC. $229,404.48 2022-2025 Mariner Mis, Physio-Stim, Mariner
Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation $92,731.73 2019-2022
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $4,940.37 2019-2020
Nuvasive, INC. $1,580.68 2020-2022
Djo, LLC $367.87 2023
Medtronic USA, INC. $192.37 2019
Globus Medical, INC. $142.16 2023 Excelsiusgps Robotic Navigation System
Osseus Fusion Systems, LLC $80.65 2020
Abbott Laboratories $46.54 2022
Smith+Nephew, INC. $29.42 2025 Collagenase Santyl
Boston Scientific Corporation $28.50 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Michael W Cluck

$329,544.77

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Orthofix Medical, INC.
Context
The $94K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).

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

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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.