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Covered recipient · General Payments record

ANDREW SPITZER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1619945581
CMS profile
209063
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$950,265.99

  • Reported across 607 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$83,703.07

61 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.

Related groups: Orthopaedic Surgery CA All categories

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Consulting Fee $45,795.16 10
Honoraria $24,600.00 5
Travel and Lodging $6,266.09 22
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $4,143.75 2
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $1,500.00 1
Food and Beverage $1,398.07 21

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $59,540.12 41
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $14,297.75 8
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $4,143.75 2
Averitas Pharma Inc. $3,044.67 3
Synthes GmbH $2,459.17 5
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $217.61 2

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $284,042.33 200
PY2019 $151,098.24 113
PY2020 $75,739.67 31
PY2021 $105,677.51 45
PY2022 $129,290.78 53
PY2023 $120,714.39 104
PY2024 $83,703.07 61

Payment records · PY2024 (61)

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
Averitas Pharma Inc. $3,000.00 02/15/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133447278 CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc. $35.00 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133447282 CMS
Averitas Pharma Inc. $9.67 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133447286 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $102.73 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077807507 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $114.88 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077807694 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $78.21 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077754460 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,050.00 02/27/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077857285 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,400.00 02/28/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077857263 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,750.00 02/29/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077857267 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $37.19 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077754756 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $1,507.33 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077857271 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $79.86 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077857276 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $8,395.16 11/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077857280 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $114.23 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239624 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $4,800.00 02/28/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239626 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $156.30 03/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239632 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $700.00 03/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239634 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $6,000.00 03/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239630 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $1,200.00 03/19/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239628 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $121.83 04/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239644 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $6,800.00 04/30/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239642 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $120.60 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239702 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $4,000.00 05/15/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239640 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $25.00 05/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239666 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $104.56 06/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239636 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $29.16 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239638 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $8,800.00 07/17/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239704 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $125.00 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239656 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $6,800.00 09/04/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239662 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $93.04 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239646 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $42.89 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239650 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $48.15 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239652 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $28.57 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239654 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $6.64 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239658 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $60.06 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239660 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $43.81 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239668 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $346.78 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239670 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $209.48 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239672 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $29.00 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239674 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $259.48 09/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239676 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $110.40 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239648 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $6,800.00 11/13/2024 Honoraria Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239664 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $6.90 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239680 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $37.42 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239682 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $15.49 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239684 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $40.80 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239686 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $418.47 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239688 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $9.29 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239690 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $9.29 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239692 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $6.75 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239694 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $52.83 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239696 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $1,367.90 11/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239698 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $1,600.00 11/20/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239700 CMS
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $8,000.00 11/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151239678 CMS
Synthes GmbH $1,500.00 09/07/2024 Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077576690 CMS
Synthes GmbH $364.94 09/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077576692 CMS
Synthes GmbH $138.57 09/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077576726 CMS
Synthes GmbH $82.32 09/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077576736 CMS
Synthes GmbH $373.34 09/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077576810 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $1,950.00 09/17/2024 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 1154998314 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $2,193.75 11/25/2024 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 1154998312 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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