Physician profile
Eric O Klineberg
NPI 1528163003
$996,383.40
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
40 companies · $287K in 2025
The $287K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% 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: $153K · 2020: $67K · 2021: $89K · 2022: $78K · 2023: $150K · 2024: $173K · 2025: $287K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $332K · Royalty Or License: $223K · Travel and Lodging: $33K · Food and Beverage: $17K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $4,625 · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $1,500.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $331,631.63 |
| Royalty Or License | $222,524.64 |
| Travel and Lodging | $33,235.48 |
| Food and Beverage | $16,627.86 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $4,625.00 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $1,500.00 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $327,586.18 | 2019-2025 | Monterey Al, Everest Spinal System, Airo |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $267,612.21 | 2019-2025 | Dermabond Prineo, Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix, Vicryl |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $161,668.09 | 2019-2025 | Trialtis, Expedium, Symphony |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $83,399.55 | 2022-2025 | Mariner Deformity, Mariner, 7d Surgical System |
| Vb Spine LLC | $45,740.01 | 2025 | Monterey Al |
| Ethicon INC. | $39,091.14 | 2020-2024 | Stratafix, Dermabond Prineo, Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix |
| Medicrea USA, Corp. | $26,926.07 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $10,961.59 | 2021-2025 | Cd Horizon Spinal System, Unid_pass |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $6,913.31 | 2021-2025 | |
| Synthes Gmbh | $6,897.00 | 2019-2023 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $3,768.84 | 2019-2025 | Expedium, Viper, Teligen |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $2,418.78 | 2019-2020 | |
| Smaio USA Corporation | $2,418.18 | 2024-2025 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $2,196.71 | 2019-2023 | Pulse, Reline, Xlif |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $2,031.16 | 2019-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous, Invictus Open, Lif |
Show all 39 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $1,462.50 | 2020-2021 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $863.56 | 2019-2022 | |
| Biedermann Motech, INC. | $528.90 | 2022-2023 | Moss Vrs Spinal System |
| Spineology INC. | $491.27 | 2022-2023 | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System |
| Innovasis INC | $407.87 | 2023 | |
| Icotec Medical INC. | $314.74 | 2022-2024 | Vader Pedicle System |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $302.97 | 2023-2025 | Reline, Reflect, Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction System |
| Zimvie INC. | $286.28 | 2022-2023 | |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $264.50 | 2023-2025 | Magnetos |
| Acuity Surgical Devices, LLC | $248.23 | 2019-2024 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $215.12 | 2025 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $167.66 | 2025 | Bonescalpel & Sonicone (O.R.) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $164.46 | 2019-2020 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $141.79 | 2025 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Abbott Laboratories | $136.11 | 2023 | Proclaim |
| Smaio Sa | $133.84 | 2024 | |
| Amgen INC. | $123.89 | 2025 | Evenity |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $121.13 | 2021 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $102.00 | 2024 | Iovera, Exparel |
| Mml US, INC. | $87.12 | 2025 | Reactiv8 |
| Ossur Americas, INC. | $82.07 | 2024 | |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $74.65 | 2024 | Aprevo |
| Augmedics INC. | $29.62 | 2024 | Xvision |
| Z-Medica, LLC | $4.30 | 2019 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.