Frank Schwab
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · New York, NY
CMS Profile ID: 173401 · NPI: 1811077878
Total Disclosed General Payments
$1,135,384.38
General-payment records
96
CMS Program Year
2025
Most of this (about 81%) was royalty or license payments.
Higher than 99.7% of 1,704 PY2025 general-payment recipient profiles in Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine.
Percentage rounded down to one decimal; tied totals are not counted as lower. Counts all CMS recipient profiles with a general-payment transaction and this primary specialty, including this provider. CMS specialty: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine.
Payments by Type
| Payment Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $920,869.50 |
| Consulting Fee | $188,428.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $22,475.32 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,611.56 |
Top Paying Companies
| Manufacturer / GPO | Amount |
|---|---|
| Highridge Medical LLC | $503,798.62 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $445,145.00 |
| MML US, Inc. | $112,382.51 |
| Stryker Corporation | $54,577.16 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $12,158.03 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $7,039.28 |
Top contributing companies shown; smaller payers may be omitted.
These totals are computed from the official CMS Open Payments program-year 2025 general-payment
file. To see the full, authoritative record for this provider — including research payments and
line-item detail — look them up by exact NPI 1811077878 on the
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