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Covered recipient · General Payments record

FRANCIS H SHEN

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI
1962571505
CMS profile
316269
Location
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$502,882.41

  • Reported across 371 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$47,259.45

60 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 $36,688.00 8
Travel and Lodging $9,650.66 36
Food and Beverage $783.93 13
Royalty or License $136.86 3

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Life Spine, Inc. $24,317.93 27
Medtronic, Inc. $22,537.11 28
Cerapedics Inc. $189.55 1
Globus Medical, Inc. $136.86 3
Carbofix Spine Inc $78.00 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $102,767.35 62
PY2019 $105,703.49 69
PY2020 $98,137.66 65
PY2021 $95,525.19 49
PY2022 $35,804.54 28
PY2023 $17,684.73 38
PY2024 $47,259.45 60

Payment records · PY2024 (60)

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
Carbofix Spine Inc $78.00 12/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146365635 CMS
Cerapedics Inc. $189.55 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133358631 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $49.14 04/26/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145034646 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $57.11 07/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145034642 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $30.61 10/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145034644 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $601.55 01/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944343 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $784.00 02/16/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944299 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $40.28 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944345 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $2,352.00 03/15/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944301 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $74.48 03/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944321 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $207.11 03/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944347 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $125.85 03/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944323 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $7,742.00 04/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944307 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $97.64 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944295 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $478.95 05/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944319 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $437.94 06/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944325 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $27.42 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944335 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $154.61 06/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944339 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $4.82 06/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944337 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $57.29 06/29/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944341 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $517.40 06/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944331 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $27.85 07/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944329 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $590.99 07/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944327 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $515.65 07/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944333 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $18.84 07/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944311 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $251.70 07/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944315 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $784.00 08/30/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944303 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $7,448.00 08/30/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944305 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $122.49 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944297 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $315.48 11/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944309 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $14.39 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944313 CMS
Life Spine, Inc. $525.20 12/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144944317 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $428.76 01/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569540 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.25 01/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569542 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $299.04 01/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569554 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $195.00 02/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569560 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $47.34 02/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569562 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $195.00 02/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569564 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $47.34 02/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569566 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $87.22 02/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569552 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $96.08 02/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569558 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $195.00 02/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569568 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $47.34 02/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569570 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $429.50 02/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569544 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.14 02/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569546 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $13.23 02/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569556 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $213.36 02/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569550 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $213.36 02/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569548 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $8,400.00 02/27/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112037672 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $456.59 05/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569572 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.25 05/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569574 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $233.36 07/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569582 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $149.52 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569578 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $299.04 07/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569580 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $109.20 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569586 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $611.00 07/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569576 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $213.36 07/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569584 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $9,100.00 07/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112037674 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $331.76 12/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569590 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $35.07 12/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119569588 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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