Product Program year 2021 Source: CMS Open Payments

The Tether

Device Spine

PDI 887868250637

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General payments

$378,625

762 payments

Research payments

$59,185

9 payments

Through program year 2021, $378,625 in general payments and $59,185 in research payments were reported against The Tether (Spine).

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By program year

2 rows
Year Kind Amount Payments
2021 General $378,625 762
2021 Research $59,185 9

Breakdown

Who paid General payments · program year 2021
  1. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $378,625 762 payments
Top recipients General payments · program year 2021
  1. Amer Samdani Neurological Surgery · Philadelphia, PA $82,029 22% · 93 payments
  2. Ryan Goodwin Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery · Cleveland, OH $63,422 17% · 56 payments
  3. Baron Lonner New York, NY $40,992 11% · 54 payments
  4. Michael Vitale Orthopaedic Surgery · New York, NY $20,057 5% · 11 payments
  5. Daniel Hoernschemeyer Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery · Columbia, MO $19,883 5% · 25 payments

The top 5 of the 100 largest recipients; each share is of general payments naming this product in 2021.

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Specialties paid General payments · program year 2021
  1. Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery $130,113 39% · 40 practitioners
  2. Neurological Surgery $86,661 26% · 10 practitioners
  3. Orthopaedic Surgery $59,164 18% · 28 practitioners
  4. Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Orthopaedic Surgery $47,282 14% · 17 practitioners
  5. Pediatric Surgery Surgery $10,842 3% · 7 practitioners

The top 5 of 10 specialties; each share is of general payments naming this product to practitioners with a specialty in 2021. Each practitioner is counted under their primary specialty.

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Where the money went General payments · program year 2021
  1. Pennsylvania $95,321 25% · 5 recipients
  2. New York $86,787 23% · 11 recipients
  3. Ohio $64,105 17% · 7 recipients
  4. Missouri $20,861 6% · 6 recipients
  5. Oregon $16,868 4% · 2 recipients

The top 5 of 33 states; each share is of general payments naming this product in 2021 where a state was reported.

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762 general · 9 research

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Provenance

Source: CMS Open Payments · through program year 2021

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