Daniel Surdell, MD
Neurological Surgery · Omaha, NENPI 1760687503
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 18 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 47.2% of the total. 2023 is the largest year on record at $152, 4.8 times the $32 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for neurological surgery clinicians in NE, where the typical reported total is $808.
Across 18 payments — averaging $23.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$198
- Rapid Medical Ltd$152
- Silk Road Medical, Inc.$52
- Boston Scientific$17
Across 7 payments — averaging $12,410 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Balt USA, LLC$47K
- Microvention, Inc.$40K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$419100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 10 | $198 |
| Rapid Medical Ltd | 6 | $152 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $52 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$419 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 49 neurological surgery providers in Nebraska.
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.
Other neurological surgery in Omaha
- Miki KatzirOmaha$20K
- Arnett KlughOmaha$14K
- Matthew MillerOmaha$7K
- Alexander YangOmaha$6K
- Kenneth FollettOmaha$5K
- Omar AkbikOmaha$5K
- Brent ClydeOmaha$4K
- Michele AizenbergOmaha$3K
- Andrew GardOmaha$2K
- Guy MusicOmaha$2K
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.