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

BYRON C BRANCH

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Neurological Surgery

NPI
1801039052
CMS profile
1496863
Location
CONCORD, NC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$85,099.79

  • Reported across 195 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$12,872.98

24 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
Globus Medical, Inc. $8,691.04 14
Medtronic, Inc. $3,563.28 8
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $605.00 1
BAXTER HEALTHCARE $13.66 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $4,530.77 29
PY2019 $26,149.47 35
PY2020 $1,472.89 16
PY2021 $21,333.59 30
PY2022 $15,112.31 39
PY2023 $3,627.78 22
PY2024 $12,872.98 24

Payment records · PY2024 (24)

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
Baxter Healthcare $13.66 06/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120647070 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $489.59 07/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013379 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $5.00 07/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013381 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $65.07 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013313 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $22.50 07/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013335 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $22.50 07/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013339 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $156.00 07/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013395 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $66.91 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013315 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $165.44 07/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013377 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $185.00 07/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013391 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $84.68 07/10/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013393 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $64.00 07/25/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013415 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $4,725.00 08/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013405 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $2,625.00 08/08/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013407 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $14.35 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145013285 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $605.00 02/27/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077860887 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $23.40 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119490836 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.67 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119490838 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $174.44 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119490840 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $31.79 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119490834 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $45.52 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119490842 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $134.61 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119490844 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $70.85 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119490846 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3,060.00 03/20/2024 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 1112050199 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
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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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