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

NATHAN ROBERT KUKOWSKI

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1952899619
CMS profile
7226826
Location
AUGUSTA, GA

General Payments · PY2019–2024

$105,626.92

  • Reported across 41 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$3,271.92

26 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 $1,694.78 20
Travel and Lodging $1,577.14 6

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $1,869.91 12
Medtronic, Inc. $566.52 6
Globus Medical, Inc. $344.75 3
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $305.00 1
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $120.30 1
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $35.83 1
Abbott Laboratories $14.90 1
Bioventus LLC $14.71 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $28.69 1
PY2020 $10,500.00 1
PY2023 $91,826.31 13
PY2024 $3,271.92 26

Payment records · PY2024 (26)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201920202023 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
Abbott Laboratories $14.90 12/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125358097 CMS
Bioventus LLC $14.71 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137443632 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $120.30 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092398670 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $35.83 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077830715 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $168.79 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145006457 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $29.96 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145006437 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $146.00 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145006435 CMS
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $305.00 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139158039 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $234.00 10/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119567486 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $40.42 10/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119567488 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $221.10 10/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112065392 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.00 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112072281 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.00 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112072297 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $15.00 10/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112072313 CMS
Stryker Corporation $57.14 02/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884316 CMS
Stryker Corporation $173.08 02/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884318 CMS
Stryker Corporation $223.61 02/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884320 CMS
Stryker Corporation $205.61 02/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884322 CMS
Stryker Corporation $174.83 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884324 CMS
Stryker Corporation $150.33 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884326 CMS
Stryker Corporation $44.17 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884328 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.42 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884330 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.42 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884332 CMS
Stryker Corporation $65.94 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884334 CMS
Stryker Corporation $652.40 04/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884336 CMS
Stryker Corporation $87.96 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884338 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, 2020, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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