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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

Spinal Simplicity, LLC

Spinal Simplicity, LLC reported $40,806,707.35 in payments to 4,988 physicians and teaching hospitals across 5,105 transactions.

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$40.8M
Total payments
5,105
Transactions
4,988
Recipients
−$83.4K
General Payments vs PY2023

Spinal Simplicity, LLC reported $40,806,707.35 in payments to 4,988 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #57 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.3% of all US industry payments), averaging $8.2K per recipient across 4 payment categories. Figures are company-reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; a reported payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing.

Data currency: Figures are rendered from the processed CMS Open Payments release. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial team.

The verdict

Spinal Simplicity, LLC pairs top-5% payment volume with an unusually diversified payment pattern across a wide recipient base.

#57
of 1,925 companies
0.3%
of all US industry payments
0.1%
paid to its single top recipient
4
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

Spinal Simplicity, LLC's CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $83.4K (−10.0%) from PY2023 to PY2024. The comparison uses the same CMS manufacturer-by-payment-category summary for both years and excludes research and ownership or investment records.

CMS source labels for this exact identifier: PY2022: SPINAL SIMPLICITY, LLCPY2023: SPINAL SIMPLICITY, LLCPY2024: Spinal Simplicity, LLC. Matching identifiers support a bounded record comparison; a label difference would be reported as unresolved rather than treated as a corporate event.

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General Payments: PY2023 vs PY2024

Annual CMS-reported totals for this company, not an all-category Open Payments total

PY2023$836.0KPY2024$752.6K
PY2023
$835,981.10
PY2024
$752,579.53

How Spinal Simplicity, LLC ranks nationally

Where this company's total reported payments fall within the full national distribution of all 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments, not just its nearest peers.

Spinal Simplicity, LLC's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$40,806,707 Top 3% higher than 97% of 1,925 reporting companies

$9–$28: 3 reporting companies (0%). Below this entry. $28–$87: 10 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $87–$270: 20 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $270–$838: 41 reporting companies (2%). Below this entry. $838–$2,603: 76 reporting companies (4%). Below this entry. $2,603–$8,084: 114 reporting companies (6%). Below this entry. $8,084–$25,112: 167 reporting companies (9%). Below this entry. $25,112–$78,003: 249 reporting companies (13%). Below this entry. $78,003–$242,294: 295 reporting companies (15%). Below this entry. $242,294–$752,621: 270 reporting companies (14%). Below this entry. $752,621–$2,337,813: 263 reporting companies (14%). Below this entry. $2,337,813–$7,261,783: 200 reporting companies (10%). Below this entry. $7,261,783–$22,556,757: 133 reporting companies (7%). Below this entry. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $70,066,439–$217,642,369: 26 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. $217,642,369–$676,046,922: 13 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. This company $9 $676,046,922 every reporting company, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Open Payments · 2024

What the Data Shows for Spinal Simplicity, LLC

Averaging $8.0K per transaction and $8.2K per recipient, Spinal Simplicity, LLC's Program Year 2024 total comes to $40,806,707.35 across 5,105 transactions and 4,988 physicians and teaching hospitals. In the CMS Open Payments database that is good for rank #57 of 1,925 companies, representing 0.3% of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year.

The 4-category breakdown below covers general payments only (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately). The largest general-payment category is "Travel and Lodging" at $215.1K, accounting for 0.5% of the company's reported total and 958 transactions.

General Payment Breakdown by Type

"Travel and Lodging" leads Spinal Simplicity, LLC's 4-category general-payment breakdown at $215.1K, 0.5% of the reported total.

How Spinal Simplicity, LLC divides its payments

Ranked by total dollars reported per category

1. Travel and Lodging$215.1K2. Education$204.6K3. Food and Beverage$168.8K4. Consulting Fee$164.1K
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Travel and Lodging $215.1K 958
Education $204.6K 67
Food and Beverage $168.8K 3,889
Consulting Fee $164.1K 74

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $209,089.12 (27.8%) of $752,579.53 in this company's General Payments records across 1,356 recipients. This is a CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 General Payments view only: it excludes research and ownership/investment records, so it is not the all-category company total above.

Largest General-Payment relationships for Spinal Simplicity, LLC

The five named recipients with the highest reported General Payments from this company

Chad Stephens$66.2KBaher Yanni$49.0KRyan Budwany$35.5KKaku Barkoh$29.4KTimothy Deer$29.0K
  1. 1

    Chad Stephens

    $66,228.38 across 113 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Baher Yanni

    $49,002.11 across 51 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Ryan Budwany

    $35,486.91 across 73 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Kaku Barkoh

    $29,376.24 across 60 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Timothy Deer

    $28,995.48 across 20 reported transactions

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Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $8.0K. Average per recipient: $8.2K.

Total Amount

$40,806,707.35

Avg per Transaction

$8.0K

Avg per Recipient

$8.2K

Payment Transparency Context

What is the Sunshine Act?

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. These payments can include consulting fees, research grants, speaker fees, food and beverages, travel, royalties, and other forms of compensation.

Industry Total (2024)

$13.9B

across 1,925 companies

Spinal Simplicity, LLC Share

0.3%

#57 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did Spinal Simplicity, LLC pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
0.3% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments for 2024 came from Spinal Simplicity, LLC, totaling $40,806,707.35 across 5,105 transactions to physicians and hospitals.
How many physicians received payments from Spinal Simplicity, LLC? ▾
4,988 physicians and teaching hospitals received payments from Spinal Simplicity, LLC in 2024, averaging $8.2K per recipient.
What types of payments did Spinal Simplicity, LLC make? ▾
General payments from Spinal Simplicity, LLC span 4 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Travel and Lodging" at $215.1K, representing 0.5% of the company's reported total.
How does Spinal Simplicity, LLC rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
By total payment amount, Spinal Simplicity, LLC sits at #57 of 1,925 companies in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from Spinal Simplicity, LLC? ▾
In 2024, Spinal Simplicity, LLC averaged $8.0K per transaction across 5,105 transactions to 4,988 recipients.
Where does the payment data for Spinal Simplicity, LLC come from? ▾
This data comes from the CMS Open Payments program (Sunshine Act), which requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data covers Program Year 2024.

Data Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments, Program Year 2024. Data includes general payments, research payments, and physician ownership/investment interests as required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Total industry payments: $13.9B across 1,925 companies.

Data sourced from CMS Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPharmaWatch Editorial
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