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

ARNOLD VARDIMAN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Neurological Surgery

NPI
1346241817
CMS profile
106627
Location
SAN ANTONIO, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$720,313.42

  • Reported across 612 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$86,152.95

52 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
Royalty or License $81,320.10 7
Consulting Fee $3,725.00 2
Travel and Lodging $582.96 2
Food and Beverage $524.89 41

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Globus Medical, Inc. $85,728.08 12
Medtronic, Inc. $309.24 34
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $77.92 4
SI-BONE, INC. $24.15 1
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $13.56 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $165,769.22 141
PY2019 $131,729.56 147
PY2020 $36,806.74 68
PY2021 $66,557.59 55
PY2022 $106,665.26 86
PY2023 $126,632.10 63
PY2024 $86,152.95 52

Payment records · PY2024 (52)

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
Boston Scientific Corporation $15.94 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092637697 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.64 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092637699 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $23.91 08/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092637703 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $20.43 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092637701 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $3,500.00 01/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016679 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $4.00 01/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016661 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $578.96 01/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016663 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $225.00 02/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016731 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $100.02 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016553 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $38.37 04/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016611 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $21,135.49 04/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016617 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $4,840.09 04/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016619 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $23,606.55 07/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016613 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $3,457.49 07/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016621 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $25,089.95 10/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016615 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $3,152.16 10/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145016623 CMS
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $13.56 12/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147250383 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.89 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275440 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.41 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275438 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.41 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275446 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.05 03/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275442 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $11.25 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275444 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $6.07 03/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275448 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3.66 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275450 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4.44 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275454 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3.66 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275456 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.88 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275458 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.41 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275452 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $17.44 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275460 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.41 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275468 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $8.59 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275462 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.39 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275472 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.41 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275464 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4.22 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275466 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.88 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275470 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $15.36 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275474 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $24.06 08/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275480 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.81 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275476 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $6.40 09/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275482 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $6.15 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275478 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3.87 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275488 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $10.65 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275484 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4.00 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275490 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.28 10/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275486 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $13.50 10/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275492 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.89 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275500 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.21 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275494 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.41 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275496 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4.06 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275498 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3.39 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275502 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $2.73 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119275504 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $24.15 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120060907 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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