Blake Bowden, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Mobile, ALNPI 1073960704
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (41.9%), grants and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 39 manufacturers reported payments, led by Globus Medical at 39.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $9,499 and has fallen 75.0% since, to $2,376 in 2025.
Across 101 payments — averaging $220.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Globus Medical$9K
- Alphatec Spine, Inc$4K
- Innovasis Inc$3K
- Zavation Medical Products, LLC$2K
- Mirus, LLC$916
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$585
- plus $3K from 33 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,0225%
- Speaking & faculty fees$310%
- Grants$6,80030%
- Travel & lodging$9,35542%
- Food & beverage$4,52020%
- Education$5853%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 8 | $8,729 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 6 | $3,668 |
| Innovasis Inc | 7 | $3,229 |
| Zavation Medical Products, LLC | 3 | $1,761 |
| Mirus, LLC | 4 | $916 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 3 | $585 |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | 3 | $423 |
| DJO, LLC | 8 | $413 |
| Stryker | 8 | $305 |
| Augmedics Inc. | 2 | $190 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 8 | $188 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $183 |
| Spinal Elements, Inc. | 2 | $177 |
| Carlsmed, Inc. | 1 | $163 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 3 | $156 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $155 |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Aegis Spine, Inc. | 1 | $124 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $105 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $98 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $91 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 3 | $89 |
| Avanos Medical | 3 | $53 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $40 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Life Spine, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $28 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $26 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Integrity Implants Inc. Dba Accelus | 1 | $23 |
| Spineology Inc. | 2 | $22 |
| Z-medica, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Shire North American Group Inc | 1 | $17 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $16 |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 1 | $16 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Amgen | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Other - Miscellaneous$3,338
- CORBEL$1,534
- EUROPA Pedicle Screw System$901
- 3DR Lumbar Interbody$901
- CYGNUS Anterior Cervical Plate$901
- RIGEL 3DR Cervical Interbody$901
- Xvision$862
- ACTIVL$423
- Comprehensive Shoulder System$228
- aprevo$163
- CMF$148
- Conquest FN$137
- T2$128
- PCM$128
- Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc$128
- MAGEC$122
- AXSOS$110
- DALVANCE$105
How this compares
$22,314 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 319 orthopaedic surgery providers in Alabama.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Methocarbamol | 1,047 | $7,180 |
| Gabapentin | 1,185 | $6,878 |
| Meloxicam | 568 | $1,723 |
| Methylprednisolone | 140 | $1,273 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 113 | $1,065 |
| Pregabalin | 37 | $708 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 54 | $656 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 40 | $600 |
| Celecoxib | 14 | $575 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 32 | $282 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 25 | $215 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 17 | $118 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 15 | $79 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | $45 |
| Lorazepam | 23 | $24 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Mobile
- Matthew BarberMobile$158K
- Joseph ZarzourMobile$68K
- Russell GoodeMobile$43K
- Jess MullensMobile$33K
- Clinton HowardMobile$24K
- David DonahoeMobile$21K
- Albert HaasMobile$19K
- Jeffrey BrewerMobile$18K
- Robert HulickMobile$16K
- Jeffrey DugasBirmingham$11.5M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.