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

SAMER GEORGE SAQQA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1629252689
CMS profile
346555
Location
SAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$13,546.21

  • Reported across 197 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$4,659.72

64 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
Food and Beverage $2,888.67 56
Travel and Lodging $1,725.42 7
Entertainment $45.63 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $1,308.49 9
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $930.60 15
Nevro Corp. $784.15 9
Pinnacle, Inc $780.36 16
Arthrex, Inc. $365.90 5
Augmedics Inc. $262.36 3
SI-BONE, INC. $148.43 4
Medtronic, Inc. $34.03 1
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $31.26 1
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $14.14 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $931.53 12
PY2019 $1,088.00 24
PY2020 $1,432.48 19
PY2021 $1,350.23 25
PY2022 $2,325.09 31
PY2023 $1,759.16 22
PY2024 $4,659.72 64

Payment records · PY2024 (64)

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
Arthrex, Inc. $160.95 06/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146548702 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $160.95 06/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146548700 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146548704 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146548706 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146548708 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $72.36 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140891291 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $90.00 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140891299 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $100.00 09/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140891303 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $14.14 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077858438 CMS
Getinge USA Sales, LLC $31.26 03/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1150255921 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.03 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119408286 CMS
Nevro Corp. $131.09 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758674 CMS
Nevro Corp. $144.67 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758510 CMS
Nevro Corp. $28.93 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758512 CMS
Nevro Corp. $12.12 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758514 CMS
Nevro Corp. $147.87 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758784 CMS
Nevro Corp. $25.00 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758786 CMS
Nevro Corp. $24.00 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758794 CMS
Nevro Corp. $126.14 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758796 CMS
Nevro Corp. $144.33 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130758782 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $4.82 01/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999069 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $36.25 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999061 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $11.03 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999063 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $5.32 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999065 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $5.59 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999067 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $349.68 05/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999047 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $9.18 05/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999051 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $9.82 05/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999057 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $113.16 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999059 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $139.23 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999049 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $25.55 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999053 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $38.17 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999055 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $7.69 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999043 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $6.44 07/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999041 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $11.27 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999045 CMS
Pinnacle, Inc $7.16 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126999039 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $5.03 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120073664 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $134.44 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120073672 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $5.38 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120063949 CMS
SI-BONE, INC. $3.58 07/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120055569 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $136.47 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769644 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $38.33 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769646 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $103.27 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769648 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $60.58 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769560 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $25.07 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769650 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $163.80 07/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769652 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $28.84 07/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769654 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $8.09 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769658 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $18.54 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769660 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $225.11 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769670 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $18.19 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770003 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $11.88 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769676 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $9.81 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154769678 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $45.63 10/19/2024 Entertainment Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770233 CMS
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. $36.99 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154770589 CMS
Stryker Corporation $404.62 09/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968381 CMS
Stryker Corporation $110.96 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968383 CMS
Stryker Corporation $151.98 11/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968385 CMS
Stryker Corporation $169.98 11/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968387 CMS
Stryker Corporation $66.67 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968389 CMS
Stryker Corporation $50.00 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968391 CMS
Stryker Corporation $13.51 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968393 CMS
Stryker Corporation $13.51 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968395 CMS
Stryker Corporation $327.26 12/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119968397 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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