Physician profile
Christopher J Dewald
NPI 1952334948
$1,189,864.70
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
21 companies · $396K in 2025
The $396K 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: $40K · 2020: $30K · 2021: $54K · 2022: $165K · 2023: $216K · 2024: $289K · 2025: $396K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $864K · Consulting Fee: $27K · Travel and Lodging: $8,553 · Food and Beverage: $2,256.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $863,887.96 |
| Consulting Fee | $26,750.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,552.66 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,256.49 |
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 | $1,093,696.20 | 2019-2025 | Identiti, Other - Miscellaneous, Invictus Mis |
| Smaio Sa | $88,282.83 | 2021-2025 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,893.74 | 2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,209.90 | 2019-2021 | |
| Mirus, LLC | $1,026.62 | 2021 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $968.82 | 2019-2021 | |
| Zimvie INC. | $667.43 | 2022 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $353.81 | 2019-2020 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $235.55 | 2020 | |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $235.01 | 2023 | Aprevo |
| Prosidyan, INC | $200.00 | 2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $183.62 | 2019-2022 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $172.11 | 2023 | Infinity Occipitocervical Upper Thoracic System |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $156.29 | 2022-2023 | Xlif |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $146.80 | 2025 | Irrisept |
Show all 21 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethicon US, LLC | $126.69 | 2019 | |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $102.91 | 2025 | Mobi-C Plug & Fit US |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $82.71 | 2019-2022 | |
| Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC | $51.90 | 2024 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $42.84 | 2022 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $28.92 | 2024 | Zynrelef |
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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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "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.