Covered recipient · General Payments record
MELVIN D LAW
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
General Payments · PY2019–2024
$4,635.56
- Reported across 59 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
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 payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,875.38 | 8 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,493.50 | 35 |
By paying entity
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1,958.48 | 12 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $485.65 | 7 |
| Amgen Inc. | $427.10 | 14 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $168.83 | 3 |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $106.04 | 1 |
| Bioventus LLC | $80.77 | 1 |
| DJO, LLC | $46.84 | 1 |
| Almatica Pharma Inc. | $31.35 | 1 |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | $27.48 | 1 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $20.17 | 1 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $16.17 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2024 (43)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
Program year 2024 20192023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almatica Pharma LLC | $31.35 | 01/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1137569163 | CMS |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $16.17 | 12/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1095489484 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $18.18 | 01/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853697 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $22.85 | 02/19/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853707 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $7.54 | 03/25/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853716 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $6.56 | 04/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853724 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $136.24 | 05/07/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853797 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $15.76 | 05/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853732 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $21.75 | 05/31/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853743 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $6.92 | 06/07/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853770 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $5.13 | 06/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853778 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $24.49 | 07/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853789 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $16.63 | 09/09/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853751 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $15.88 | 09/23/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853808 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $117.04 | 09/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853816 | CMS |
| Amgen Inc. | $12.13 | 11/11/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1115853762 | CMS |
| Bioventus LLC | $80.77 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1137443924 | CMS |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $27.48 | 02/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1069135296 | CMS |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $167.07 | 03/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133357300 | CMS |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $35.51 | 03/29/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133357302 | CMS |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $26.54 | 05/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133357304 | CMS |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $34.47 | 07/10/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133357306 | CMS |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $25.88 | 07/24/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133357308 | CMS |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $167.41 | 08/23/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133357310 | CMS |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $28.77 | 08/28/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1133357312 | CMS |
| Choice Spine, LLC | $106.04 | 04/22/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1067669320 | CMS |
| DJO, LLC | $46.84 | 06/01/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1154739170 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $62.93 | 02/13/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119548023 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $50.34 | 03/08/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119548025 | CMS |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $55.56 | 08/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119548027 | CMS |
| Radius Health, Inc. | $20.17 | 08/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1089975432 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $30.45 | 02/15/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889072 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $33.48 | 02/28/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889076 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $3.86 | 03/26/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889081 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $244.60 | 08/16/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889085 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $185.66 | 08/28/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889089 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $15.31 | 09/12/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889094 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $169.86 | 09/14/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889098 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $350.87 | 09/16/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889102 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $140.66 | 09/16/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889106 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $332.87 | 09/17/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889111 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $281.00 | 09/23/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889115 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $169.86 | 10/03/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1119889119 | 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
- 2019, 2023, 2024
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2023 , PY2024
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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