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Covered recipient · General Payments record

JAMES D BRUFFEY

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1447225446
CMS profile
201438
Location
LA JOLLA, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$1,160,911.64

  • Reported across 405 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$152,780.72

51 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 $135,221.58 27
Consulting Fee $14,825.00 7
Travel and Lodging $1,595.54 5
Food and Beverage $1,128.15 11
Entertainment $10.45 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $151,980.80 42
Alphatec Spine, Inc $330.73 3
Curiteva, Inc. $233.54 1
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. $83.40 1
Carbofix Spine Inc $78.35 1
Globus Medical, Inc. $63.45 2
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $10.45 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $128,864.11 68
PY2019 $163,310.22 49
PY2020 $202,868.71 44
PY2021 $167,642.46 52
PY2022 $177,941.46 71
PY2023 $167,503.96 70
PY2024 $152,780.72 51

Payment records · PY2024 (51)

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 $177.18 07/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499261 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $119.61 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499259 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $33.94 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499283 CMS
Carbofix Spine Inc $78.35 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146332414 CMS
Curiteva, Inc. $233.54 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1091127783 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $30.57 04/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145006070 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $32.88 07/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145006072 CMS
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. $83.40 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138056049 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $250.00 02/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583647 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $6,687.85 02/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583407 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $23,707.86 02/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583409 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $4,814.07 02/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583411 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $799.74 02/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583413 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $402.09 02/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583415 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $1,330.94 02/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583417 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $2,828.22 02/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583419 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $750.00 03/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583649 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $1,750.00 03/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583651 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $242.47 05/23/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583421 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $1,247.07 05/23/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583423 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $2,214.55 05/23/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583425 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $853.60 05/23/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583427 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $21,344.36 05/23/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583623 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $4,788.40 05/23/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583625 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $46.23 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583677 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $2,500.00 08/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583733 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $117.15 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583699 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $500.00 08/14/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583725 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $412.66 08/28/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583723 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $750.58 08/28/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583727 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $1,209.41 08/28/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583729 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $2,014.56 08/28/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583731 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $5,356.82 08/28/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583735 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $21,673.77 08/28/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583739 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $783.96 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583795 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $16.11 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583673 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $35.92 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583675 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $451.99 09/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583785 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $171.22 09/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583789 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $186.72 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583791 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $17.15 09/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583681 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $171.22 09/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583787 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $2,750.00 10/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583763 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $6,325.00 11/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583737 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $22,123.15 11/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583765 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $5,541.94 11/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583767 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $2,271.96 11/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583769 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $1,374.64 11/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583771 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $772.04 11/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583773 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $395.38 11/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127583775 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $10.45 03/20/2024 Entertainment Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770237 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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