Device Spine/Spine Surgery

Forge

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Forge. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$550associated payments (2023-2025)
14clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2025 $550

Payments reported as associated with Forge, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $188
Neurological Surgery $156
Orthopaedic Surgery $133
Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) $38.63
Medical $19.43
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) $15.43

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Forge

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Forge. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
James Mahalek Kearney, NE Orthopaedic Surgery $133.04
Mark Fulton Melbourne, FL Neurological Surgery $90.17
Wu Zhuge Cocoa Beach, FL Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $71.92
Christopher Dijanic La Jolla, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $54.08
Steven Ericksen Wichita, KS Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $38.65
Ryan Prebble Wichita, KS Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) $38.63
Zachariah George New York, NY Neurological Surgery $19.43
Eleni Manitaras New York, NY Medical $19.43
Brian Oliver Galveston, TX Neurological Surgery $15.44
Preston D'Souza Galveston, TX Neurological Surgery $15.43

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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.