Physician profile
George A West
NPI 1528074135
$51,771.34
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
54 companies · $4,446 in 2025
The $4,446 reported for 2025 was more than what 79% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $6,737 · 2020: $1,941 · 2021: $12K · 2022: $12K · 2023: $12K · 2024: $3,439 · 2025: $4,446.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $9,000 · Food and Beverage: $7,757 · Travel and Lodging: $2,873.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $9,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,756.52 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,873.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenzel Spine, INC. | $17,173.55 | 2019-2025 | Varilift, Varilift, Varilift |
| Medtronic, INC. | $9,269.49 | 2021-2025 | Midas Rex, Stealthstation S8 Platform, Mazor X System |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $8,195.65 | 2019-2025 | |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $3,115.05 | 2022-2025 | Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device) |
| Spine Wave, INC. | $2,529.09 | 2019-2020 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $1,893.73 | 2019-2025 | Excelsius Gps |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $1,698.64 | 2019-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $1,229.73 | 2019-2025 | Viper, Teligen, Matrixneuro |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,153.04 | 2019-2020 | |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $881.07 | 2025 | Magnetos |
| Spinesource, INC. | $769.12 | 2021-2022 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $408.20 | 2019-2020 | |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $380.14 | 2022-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous, Invictus Mis |
| Abbvie INC. | $304.16 | 2024-2025 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $284.13 | 2019-2022 |
Show all 54 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $222.21 | 2020-2025 | Proclaim, Infinity, Eterna |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $198.22 | 2024-2025 | 7d Surgical System, Lattus |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $188.21 | 2024-2025 | Xeomin, Inbrija, Ampyra |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $180.34 | 2021-2025 | General - Dbs, Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16 |
| Spineology INC. | $170.71 | 2019-2020 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $152.70 | 2023 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Bioventus LLC | $128.52 | 2024-2025 | Sonastar, Bonescalpel & Sonicone (O.R.), Durolane |
| Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. | $123.54 | 2019 | |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $99.33 | 2020 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. | $74.25 | 2024-2025 | Hyqvia |
| Argenx US, INC. | $67.59 | 2025 | Vyvgart Hytrulo |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, INC | $66.36 | 2024-2025 | Dysport |
| Karl Storz Endoscopy-America | $61.46 | 2023 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $56.94 | 2022-2025 | Duraseal Exact Spinal Sealant System, Codman Certas, Cusa Clarity |
| Sk Life Science, INC. | $55.21 | 2025 | |
| Ucb, INC. | $53.61 | 2024-2025 | Rystiggo |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $47.64 | 2024 | |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $47.44 | 2024 | Triton, Thunderbolt Minimally Invasive Pedicle Screw Systems, Veo Lateral Interbody Fusion System |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. | $44.07 | 2022 | |
| Nevro Corp. | $40.42 | 2019 | |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $33.42 | 2024 | Ultomiris |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $32.78 | 2019-2024 | Vns Therapy Sentiva Model 1000 Generator |
| Biotronik Nro, INC. | $27.62 | 2025 | Prospera |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $27.03 | 2024 | Ethicon, Vistaseal, Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix |
| Stryker Corporation | $26.66 | 2023 | Universal Neuro 3 |
| Nanohive Medical LLC | $25.93 | 2022 | |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $23.96 | 2019 | |
| Eisai INC. | $23.77 | 2025 | |
| Lundbeck LLC | $22.59 | 2025 | Rexulti |
| Axsome Therapeutics, INC. | $20.96 | 2025 | Symbravo |
| Spr Therapeutics, INC | $20.95 | 2025 | Sprint Pns System |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $19.34 | 2025 | Horizant |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, INC. | $17.79 | 2025 | Austedo Xr |
| Irhythm Technologies, INC. | $17.09 | 2024 | Zio Monitor, Zio Xt Patch |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $15.37 | 2024 | Zynrelef |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $13.85 | 2024 | Kisunla, Amyvid |
| Insightec,INC | $13.77 | 2024 | Exablate |
| Curonix LLC | $13.43 | 2024 | Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $11.47 | 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.
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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.