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

DAVID OKWUDI OKONKWO

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Neurological Surgery

NPI
1447204854
CMS profile
110819
Location
PITTSBURGH, PA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$2,335,117.12

  • Reported across 428 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$148,170.69

44 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
Consulting Fee $117,700.00 11
Royalty or License $23,908.88 7
Travel and Lodging $5,319.60 10
Food and Beverage $1,242.21 16

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Globus Medical, Inc. $142,839.68 30
Highridge Medical LLC $4,571.86 3
Medtronic, Inc. $269.71 4
Alphatec Spine, Inc $259.87 5
Amgen Inc. $140.36 1
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $89.21 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $330,950.00 44
PY2019 $369,220.25 51
PY2020 $621,459.76 58
PY2021 $390,525.28 89
PY2022 $316,587.60 83
PY2023 $158,203.54 59
PY2024 $148,170.69 44

Payment records · PY2024 (44)

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 $90.08 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499013 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $66.43 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499015 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $51.76 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499027 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $17.88 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499067 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $33.72 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499075 CMS
Amgen Inc. $140.36 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1111665352 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $89.21 01/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077886978 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $5,879.02 02/14/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994729 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $30,000.00 02/15/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994665 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $62,500.00 03/13/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994847 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $129.02 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994735 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $5.00 03/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994769 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $1,899.21 03/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994771 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $13.53 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994663 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $22.67 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994685 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $5.00 05/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994791 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $898.60 05/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994803 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $5.00 05/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994793 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $527.42 05/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994799 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $6,101.00 05/21/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994831 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $27.00 06/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994795 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $7.00 06/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994797 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $1,760.37 06/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994801 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $300.00 06/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994823 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $3,300.00 06/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994825 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $300.00 06/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994837 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $300.00 06/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994849 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $185.00 06/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994811 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $143.18 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994705 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $300.00 08/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994839 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $300.00 08/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994851 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $174.66 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994707 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $3,416.00 08/20/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994833 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $10,200.00 09/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994841 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $6,000.00 09/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994843 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $4,200.00 09/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994845 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $3,941.00 11/15/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144994835 CMS
Highridge Medical LLC $1,809.59 05/15/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149013756 CMS
Highridge Medical LLC $1,553.75 08/14/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149013764 CMS
Highridge Medical LLC $1,208.52 11/14/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149013772 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $16.02 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119320327 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $40.94 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119320329 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $171.14 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119320331 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $41.61 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119320333 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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