Physician profile
Brian Handal
NPI 1144727835
$91,612.60
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
29 companies · $62K in 2025
The $62K reported for 2025 was more than what 89% 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: $1,969 · 2020: $75.95 · 2021: $928 · 2022: $4,188 · 2023: $14K · 2024: $8,860 · 2025: $62K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $53K · Travel and Lodging: $21K · Food and Beverage: $9,932 · Education: $494.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $53,105.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,920.97 |
| Food and Beverage | $9,932.08 |
| Education | $494.47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsmed, INC. | $54,263.01 | 2024-2025 | Aprevo |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $21,984.70 | 2023-2025 | Other - Miscellaneous, Safeop, Solus Alif |
| Cdc Medical LLC | $3,237.01 | 2019-2023 | |
| Ossdsign USA Incorporated | $2,602.67 | 2025 | Ossdsign Catalyst |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $2,108.90 | 2021-2024 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $1,147.15 | 2022 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,079.79 | 2023 | Identity, Persona, Comprehensive Shoulder System |
| Stryker Corporation | $795.89 | 2022-2023 | Mako, Gamma, Hoffmann |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $686.32 | 2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Artisan, General - Pain Management |
| Cerapedics INC. | $625.91 | 2023-2025 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Acumed LLC | $566.73 | 2022 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $449.83 | 2019-2023 | Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System, Healicoil, Ectra |
| Abbott Laboratories | $263.45 | 2024 | Eterna, Proclaim |
| Amplify Surgical, INC. | $249.12 | 2023 | Dualx and Dualportal |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $213.89 | 2024 |
Show all 29 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuvasive, INC. | $191.11 | 2023 | Tlif, Xlif |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $187.93 | 2024-2025 | Senza, Excelsius Deformity |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $149.97 | 2024 | Teligen |
| Medtronic, INC. | $147.81 | 2023-2025 | Unid_pass, Cd Horizon Spinal System |
| Augmedics INC. | $128.78 | 2023 | Xvision |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $94.87 | 2024 | Celleraterx |
| Kci USA, INC. | $73.13 | 2022 | |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $69.67 | 2023 | Ijs, Geminus, Align |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $66.99 | 2019 | |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. | $63.45 | 2020 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $46.12 | 2023 | Teligen |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $45.75 | 2019 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $37.71 | 2025 | Floseal |
| Prism Medical | $34.94 | 2025 |
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.