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

CHRISTOPHER R BROWN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1467567735
CMS profile
433525
Location
DURHAM, NC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$2,709,603.33

  • Reported across 443 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$41,316.85

39 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Alphatec Spine, Inc $32,482.24 31
Sanara MedTech Inc. $8,670.99 5
Bioventus LLC $63.94 1
TrackX Technology, Inc. $53.60 1
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. $46.08 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $538,683.93 71
PY2019 $1,050,389.26 78
PY2020 $524,425.36 47
PY2021 $143,311.99 49
PY2022 $195,658.65 77
PY2023 $215,817.29 82
PY2024 $41,316.85 39

Payment records · PY2024 (39)

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 $62.10 03/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499195 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $328.00 03/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499107 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $13,000.00 03/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499099 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $872.00 04/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499109 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $30.00 05/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499129 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $1,658.86 05/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499131 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $30.00 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499125 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $566.63 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499127 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.00 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499133 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $770.94 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499135 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $773.73 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499137 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.00 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499143 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.00 06/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499145 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $1,031.50 06/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499147 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $182.00 06/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499113 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $182.00 06/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499115 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $651.00 07/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499117 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $870.54 07/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499101 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $30.00 08/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499157 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.00 08/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499159 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $1,376.88 08/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499161 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $84.85 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499245 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $6,250.00 08/29/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499105 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $38.38 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499247 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $680.00 09/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499121 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $1,086.25 10/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499167 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.00 10/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499169 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $1,086.25 10/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499171 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.00 10/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499173 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.57 12/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499279 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $664.76 12/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095499175 CMS
Bioventus LLC $63.94 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137437453 CMS
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. $46.08 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077599114 CMS
Sanara MedTech Inc. $165.60 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154917298 CMS
Sanara MedTech Inc. $6,812.50 05/15/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154917300 CMS
Sanara MedTech Inc. $571.91 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154917302 CMS
Sanara MedTech Inc. $940.46 05/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154917304 CMS
Sanara MedTech Inc. $180.52 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154917306 CMS
TrackX Technology, Inc. $53.60 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152561090 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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