Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

JAMES K COLE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI
1144227471
CMS profile
188159
Location
INDIANAPOLIS, IN

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$72,838.97

  • Reported across 363 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$7,064.40

36 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Travel and Lodging $4,372.06 12
Food and Beverage $2,692.34 24

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
SPINEART USA INC $2,495.18 2
SI-BONE, INC. $2,171.31 7
Globus Medical, Inc. $1,856.52 17
Theragen, Inc. $186.25 1
Amgen Inc. $162.50 3
DAVOL INC. $62.61 1
Alphatec Spine, Inc $45.07 1
ARGENX US, INC. $39.94 2
Medtronic, Inc. $26.31 1
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $18.71 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $13,571.78 65
PY2019 $12,513.75 81
PY2020 $5,652.22 33
PY2021 $8,268.83 53
PY2022 $12,609.75 58
PY2023 $13,158.24 37
PY2024 $7,064.40 36

Payment records · PY2024 (36)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Alphatec Spine, Inc $45.07 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491018 CMS
Amgen Inc. $7.84 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111552488 CMS
Amgen Inc. $124.26 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111552490 CMS
Amgen Inc. $30.40 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111552486 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $15.99 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142102790 CMS
ARGENX US, INC. $23.95 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142109621 CMS
Davol Inc. $62.61 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127666702 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $122.86 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001354 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $12.63 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001356 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $580.90 04/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001478 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $5.00 04/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001480 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $122.47 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001384 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $32.22 06/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001386 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $20.00 06/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001488 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $27.00 06/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001490 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $98.19 06/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001492 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $194.70 06/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001494 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $40.51 07/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001390 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $156.00 07/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001520 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $50.25 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001392 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $34.84 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001394 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $266.00 07/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001514 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $84.68 07/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001516 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $8.27 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145001396 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $26.31 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1117081355 CMS
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $18.71 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1141680643 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $984.03 03/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120062979 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $159.20 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120052417 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $15.80 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120053723 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $862.46 04/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120074116 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $41.38 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120074850 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $54.70 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120074872 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $53.74 04/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120060845 CMS
SPINEART USA INC $1,402.08 03/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140052704 CMS
SPINEART USA INC $1,093.10 03/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140054408 CMS
Theragen, Inc. $186.25 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138551880 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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