CHARLES L BRANCH
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Neurological Surgery ADVANCE, NC NPI 1821078403
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Neurological Surgery NC Medtronic, Inc. All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$622,996.50
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 163
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $499,567.79 across 22 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $474,710.00 | 2 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $15,910.00 | 2 |
| Consulting Fee | $6,583.36 | 2 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,846.43 | 7 |
| Food and Beverage | $518.00 | 9 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $496,067.79 | 21 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $3,500.00 | 1 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (22)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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