Physician profile
Michael L Gordon
NPI 1184669905
$85,480.52
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $12K in 2025
The $12K 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: 2019: $9,748 · 2020: $14K · 2021: $11K · 2022: $19K · 2023: $8,671 · 2024: $11K · 2025: $12K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $27K · Travel and Lodging: $3,211 · Food and Beverage: $1,149.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $27,186.25 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,210.53 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,148.90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Spine, INC. | $47,377.39 | 2022-2025 | Prolift Pivot, Centric-S, Trulift |
| Stryker Corporation | $18,833.38 | 2019-2025 | N/A |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $11,731.94 | 2019-2022 | |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $3,580.32 | 2019-2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $2,150.65 | 2021-2023 | Strand Plus |
| Medtronic, INC. | $574.11 | 2021-2024 | Kyphon Express II Kyphopak Tray |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $365.11 | 2019 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $195.87 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $153.55 | 2020-2023 | Na, Va-Lcp, Lcp |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $132.85 | 2019 | |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $76.30 | 2024 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St |
| Spinal Surgical Strategies, INC. | $73.98 | 2025 | |
| Vb Spine LLC | $52.88 | 2025 | Xia 3 |
| Djo, LLC | $50.63 | 2024 | Procare |
| Elevation Spine, INC. | $34.70 | 2024 |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, INC. | $32.42 | 2025 | Xlif |
| Baxter Healthcare | $24.40 | 2020 | |
| Linvatec Corporation | $22.74 | 2023 | Hall Power |
| Trevena, INC. | $17.30 | 2021 |
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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- "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.