Device Spine/Spine Surgery

Vip

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

$347associated payments (2023-2025)
8clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $284
2024 $23.11
2025 $39.82

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

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery $207
Neurological Surgery $64.97
Surgery $31.14
Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $31.14
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) $13.27

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

Clinicians most associated with Vip

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Vip. 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)
Andrew Porter Attleboro, MA Orthopaedic Surgery $206.56
Alexander Chang Escondido, CA Surgery $31.14
Daniel Barba Escondido, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $31.14
John Barr Fayetteville, AR Neurological Surgery $23.11
Enyinna Nwachuku Hershey, PA Neurological Surgery $15.31
Brian Oliver Galveston, TX Neurological Surgery $13.28
Rishi Lall Galveston, TX Neurological Surgery $13.27
Matthew Costa Chadds Ford, PA Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) $13.27

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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.