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

RICHARD G FESSLER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Neurological Surgery

NPI
1447473426
CMS profile
246609
Location
CHICAGO, IL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$1,284,615.49

  • Reported across 319 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$23,269.48

31 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 $19,501.46 3
Food and Beverage $2,003.83 21
Travel and Lodging $1,633.43 6
Entertainment $130.76 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $13,946.51 9
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $7,370.46 4
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $725.60 11
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $472.69 2
Carlsmed, Inc. $320.67 1
Medtronic, Inc. $174.60 1
ETS Wound Care LLC $147.12 1
Spineology Inc. $91.79 1
Highridge Medical LLC $20.04 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $378,986.78 67
PY2019 $315,863.85 38
PY2020 $261,183.60 5
PY2021 $165,388.89 59
PY2022 $88,231.25 68
PY2023 $51,691.64 51
PY2024 $23,269.48 31

Payment records · PY2024 (31)

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
Carlsmed, Inc. $320.67 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143594086 CMS
ETS Wound Care LLC $147.12 04/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150192542 CMS
Highridge Medical LLC $20.04 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149011965 CMS
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $242.40 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139157343 CMS
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $230.29 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139157345 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $370.49 02/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077781054 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $451.86 02/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077781058 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $68.73 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077781316 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $258.08 02/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077781622 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $66.00 02/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077781228 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $9.35 02/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077781484 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $38.00 02/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077781790 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $88.79 03/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077848817 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $12,595.21 03/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077848822 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $174.60 07/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119323215 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $422.21 01/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127584366 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $650.00 02/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127584490 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $42.00 05/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127584488 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $6,256.25 05/28/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127584492 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $168.71 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154771027 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $46.59 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770979 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $35.79 03/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769963 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $32.01 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769931 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $154.95 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769935 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $19.56 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769965 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $130.76 03/14/2024 Entertainment Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770243 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $22.66 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770015 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $11.88 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769674 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $9.81 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769680 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $92.88 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770727 CMS
Spineology Inc. $91.79 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1115752448 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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