Physician profile

Todd B Abel

Neurological Surgery · Knoxville, TN

NPI 1518946615

$21,116.12

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $4,859 in 2025

The $4,859 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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$9,642.00
Food and Beverage$914.08
Travel and Lodging$522.10
Education$20.00

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
Xenix Medical LLC $17,944.58 2020-2025 Solace
Nanohive Medical LLC $2,000.00 2019
Medtronic, INC. $224.69 2021-2025 Intellis Adaptivestim, Unid_pass, Midas Rex
Stryker Corporation $215.84 2023 Everest Spinal System, Ozark Cervical Plate System, Capri Corpectomy Cage System
Medtronic USA, INC. $137.25 2019-2020
Ethicon US, LLC $89.39 2025 Ethicon, Vistaseal, Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix
Intrinsic Therapeutics $70.89 2023 Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device)
Sanara Medtech INC. $58.58 2020-2022
Abbott Laboratories $57.38 2024-2025 Eterna, I-Stat
Getset Surgical INC $46.70 2023 Goplf! Posterior Lateral Fusion System
Nevro Corp. $43.49 2019
Zimvie INC. $40.81 2023-2024
Abbvie INC. $34.77 2023 Qulipta
Kuros Biosciences USA, INC $25.54 2021
Alevio, LLC $24.83 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Orthofix Medical, INC. $23.33 2024 Spinal-Stim, Cervical-Stim
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $21.17 2021
Csl Behring $20.00 2024 Kcentra
Si-Bone, INC. $14.89 2025
Kci USA, INC. $11.94 2019
Spineology INC. $10.05 2025 Optimesh Expandable Interbody Fusion System

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Todd B Abel

$21,116.12

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Xenix Medical LLC
Context
The $4,859 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Neurological Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).

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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.