Physician profile
Nitin N Bhatia
NPI 1477633550
$1,192,369.60
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
21 companies · $182K in 2025
The $182K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $192K · 2020: $128K · 2021: $171K · 2022: $223K · 2023: $148K · 2024: $148K · 2025: $182K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $457K · Consulting Fee: $19K · Food and Beverage: $1,918 · Travel and Lodging: $945.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $456,528.83 |
| Consulting Fee | $18,698.25 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,918.36 |
| Travel and Lodging | $944.59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $576,926.78 | 2019-2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $420,456.02 | 2023-2025 | Mariner, Physio-Stim, Malibu |
| Spineart Sa | $64,577.00 | 2019-2021 | |
| Aurora Spine, INC. | $39,171.12 | 2022-2025 | Discovery Tinano Acif |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $32,352.89 | 2019-2024 | Novel |
| Life Spine, INC. | $27,644.70 | 2021-2025 | Prolift Pivot, Dyna-Link Ti Barbs, Prolift Pivot |
| Stryker Corporation | $14,600.18 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $6,598.55 | 2019 | |
| Spineart USA INC | $5,137.41 | 2019-2025 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $2,392.95 | 2022 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $1,021.86 | 2021-2022 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $617.73 | 2021-2025 | Mazor X System, Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology |
| My01 INC. | $359.78 | 2025 | My01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $146.20 | 2023-2025 | Anthem, Creo 5.5, Autobahn |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $127.49 | 2023 | Alif |
Show all 21 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neo Spine USA, INC. | $96.07 | 2024 | Neo Pedicle Screw System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $48.46 | 2024 | 2nd Gen Centrimag Primary Console |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $38.64 | 2025 | Monovisc, Orthovisc |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $27.66 | 2025 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St |
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $16.65 | 2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $11.46 | 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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- "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.