Physician profile
David G Schwartz
NPI 1952355059
$1,497,251.78
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $415K in 2025
The $415K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% 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: $139K · 2020: $183K · 2021: $182K · 2022: $237K · 2023: $165K · 2024: $177K · 2025: $415K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $408K · Consulting Fee: $283K · Travel and Lodging: $62K · Food and Beverage: $3,621 · Gift: $34.30.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $407,577.76 |
| Consulting Fee | $283,265.81 |
| Travel and Lodging | $62,338.18 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,620.51 |
| Gift | $34.30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $1,184,223.51 | 2019-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous, Identiti, Safeop |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $292,671.24 | 2019-2023 | Archon, Coroent, Acp |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $12,857.67 | 2024-2025 | Archon, Coroent, Coroent |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $3,028.70 | 2019-2020 | |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $2,523.34 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $536.41 | 2021-2025 | Unid_pass |
| Stryker Corporation | $527.03 | 2019 | |
| Theradaptive, INC. | $274.13 | 2025 | Osteoadapt |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $191.20 | 2019-2023 | Hammerlock, Na, Motoband |
| Mml US, INC. | $126.16 | 2024 | Reactiv8 |
| Djo, LLC | $110.74 | 2021-2025 | Donjoy, Cmf |
| Augmedics INC. | $62.75 | 2025 | Xvision |
| Integrity Implants INC. | $44.41 | 2019 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $30.19 | 2025 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $23.83 | 2025 | Hemosphere |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC | $20.47 | 2024 |
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.