Physician profile
Augustus John Rush
NPI 1255726444
$139,936.45
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
40 companies · $6,417 in 2025
The $6,417 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2020: $1,022 · 2021: $4,688 · 2022: $25K · 2023: $75K · 2024: $28K · 2025: $6,417.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $58K · Travel and Lodging: $19K · Royalty Or License: $11K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $11K · Food and Beverage: $8,976 · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $2,200 · Entertainment: $13.56.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $57,576.30 |
| Travel and Lodging | $18,731.28 |
| Royalty Or License | $10,987.69 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $10,706.47 |
| Food and Beverage | $8,975.71 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $2,200.00 |
| Entertainment | $13.56 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Spine Technologies INC. | $31,387.91 | 2023-2024 | Alif, Axis Spine Technologies Alif |
| Augmedics INC. | $31,135.66 | 2020-2025 | Xvision |
| Theragen, INC. | $20,959.85 | 2022-2024 | Actastim-S |
| Osseus Fusion Systems, LLC | $10,987.69 | 2023 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $9,949.16 | 2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $6,307.61 | 2020-2024 | Manta Ray, Strand, 7d Surgical System |
| Cerapedics INC. | $4,815.06 | 2021-2024 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Spineart USA INC | $3,094.00 | 2024-2025 | Scarlet Al-T |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $2,681.76 | 2021-2023 | Xlif, Tlif |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $1,757.47 | 2022 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $1,686.14 | 2021-2025 | Coalition Agx, Excelsius Gps, Elsa |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,671.78 | 2023 | Teligen |
| 4web, INC. | $1,500.00 | 2025 | Spine Truss System |
| Integrity Implants INC. | $1,457.33 | 2021 | |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $1,419.80 | 2024-2025 | Vital, Mobi-C Plug & Fit US, Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
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| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pylant Medical | $1,169.59 | 2024 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,042.11 | 2020-2025 | Spinejack, Avs Pl, Optablate |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $801.61 | 2020-2025 | Teligen, Conduit, Spine & Trauma 3d Navigation |
| Corelink, LLC | $793.84 | 2021 | |
| Spinal Elements, INC. | $695.62 | 2024-2025 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $628.33 | 2024 | |
| Spineology INC. | $601.52 | 2023-2024 | Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System |
| Curiteva, INC. | $571.79 | 2024 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $535.11 | 2020-2025 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $530.90 | 2021-2025 | Anteralign Spinal System With Titan Nanolock Surface Technology |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $475.38 | 2021-2024 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| Mml US, INC. | $282.48 | 2023 | Reactiv8 |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $232.60 | 2025 | Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device) |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $165.64 | 2021 | |
| Precision Spine, INC. | $164.00 | 2024 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $99.47 | 2023-2024 | |
| Innovasis INC | $60.90 | 2024 | |
| Brainlab, INC. | $55.86 | 2021 | |
| Wenzel Spine, INC. | $51.57 | 2021 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $49.43 | 2022 | |
| Novabone Products | $31.11 | 2025 | |
| Ebi, LLC | $29.07 | 2025 | Biomet Spinalpak Non-Invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $26.17 | 2024 | Ha Minuteman G3-R |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $15.79 | 2022 | |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $15.34 | 2023 | Prodisc L |
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.