SPIROS L BLACKBURN
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Neurological Surgery HOUSTON, TX NPI 1295857555
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Neurological Surgery TX Medtronic, Inc. All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$2,402.36
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 37
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $283.74 across 8 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $283.74 | 8 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $147.87 | 1 |
| Imperative Care, INc | $71.90 | 3 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $48.72 | 2 |
| ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | $15.25 | 2 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (8)
| Record ID | Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1077893052 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $27.80 | 07/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1077894042 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $20.92 | 03/18/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1117150274 | Medtronic, Inc. | $147.87 | 06/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1132946232 | ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | $8.69 | 09/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1132946248 | ASAHI INTECC USA, INC. | $6.56 | 10/03/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1144202402 | Imperative Care, Inc | $30.56 | 01/25/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1144202404 | Imperative Care, Inc | $18.77 | 02/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
| 1144202406 | Imperative Care, Inc | $22.57 | 09/05/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | View at CMS |
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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