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

VALENTINE T NDUKU

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Neurological Surgery

NPI
1871770263
CMS profile
176344
Location
FORT PIERCE, FL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$140,533.61

  • Reported across 225 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$29,069.95

49 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
Consulting Fee $17,980.00 2
Travel and Lodging $8,457.04 16
Food and Beverage $2,632.91 31

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medtronic, Inc. $22,960.30 41
SPINEART USA INC $5,893.02 4
BAXTER HEALTHCARE $139.03 1
Kerecis Limited $55.51 2
ZIMVIE INC. $22.09 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $1,007.80 31
PY2019 $65,308.00 37
PY2020 $13,075.63 20
PY2021 $14,320.10 31
PY2022 $9,113.60 12
PY2023 $8,638.53 45
PY2024 $29,069.95 49

Payment records · PY2024 (49)

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 $139.03 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120587216 CMS
Kerecis Limited $35.59 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120099856 CMS
Kerecis Limited $19.92 08/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120100831 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $748.06 01/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526616 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.25 01/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526618 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $155.22 01/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526614 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $145.10 01/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526620 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $12.85 01/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526628 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $5.98 01/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526630 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $213.36 01/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526622 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $299.04 01/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526626 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $213.36 02/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526624 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $10.26 02/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526646 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $9,280.00 02/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112042574 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.73 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526644 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $590.53 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526632 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.25 04/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526634 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3.09 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526648 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $23.08 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526650 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $291.48 05/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526638 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $311.48 05/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526640 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $20.64 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526642 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $33.49 05/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526636 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $8,700.00 06/06/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112042576 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $33.71 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526684 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $55.00 10/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526658 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $301.43 10/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526660 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $55.00 10/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526662 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $11.24 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526686 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $0.62 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526666 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $0.97 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526668 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $415.45 11/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112070824 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $123.23 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526652 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $44.19 11/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526656 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $135.84 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526654 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $17.40 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526688 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $130.42 11/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526664 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $35.58 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526670 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $56.12 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526672 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $53.81 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526674 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $91.66 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526676 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $134.86 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526678 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $86.72 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526680 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $28.80 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119526682 CMS
SPINEART USA INC $585.00 08/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140054136 CMS
SPINEART USA INC $1,192.95 08/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140054206 CMS
SPINEART USA INC $998.67 10/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140052588 CMS
SPINEART USA INC $3,116.40 10/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140054278 CMS
ZIMVIE INC. $22.09 03/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142583919 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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