David Basch, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Sparta, NJNPI 1053322354
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 114 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 38.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $746 and has fallen 50.8% since, to $367 in 2025.
Across 114 payments — averaging $30.24 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Royal Biologics, Inc.$455
- Baxter Healthcare$250
- Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.$239
- Pfizer$135
- Si-bone, Inc.$121
- plus $914 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,447100%
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) | 30 | $1,334 |
| Royal Biologics, Inc. | 10 | $455 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 16 | $250 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 8 | $239 |
| Pfizer | 10 | $135 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 7 | $121 |
| Choice Spine, LLC | 1 | $108 |
| Globus Medical | 3 | $107 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 5 | $106 |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | 3 | $89 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $83 |
| Stryker | 1 | $69 |
| Bioventus LLC | 3 | $59 |
| Amgen | 4 | $54 |
| Abbott | 2 | $50 |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | 1 | $49 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Linkbio Corp | 1 | $20 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Zilretta$140
- MAZOR X SYSTEM$119
- Blackhawk Ti$108
- Boomerang$108
- Stratofuse$108
- Raven Lumbar Plate System$108
- Tiger Shark C$108
How this compares
$3,447 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 32 orthopedic surgery providers in New Jersey.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tizanidine Hcl | 21 | $139 |
| Methylprednisolone | 17 | $84 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 12 | $28 |
| Meloxicam | 12 | $28 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopedic surgery in Sparta
- Scott BuzinJersey City$45K
- Frank FeminoNutley$18K
- Mark RuoffWayne$9K
- Andrew WillisMorristown$8K
- David EingornHamilton$7K
- Andrew McGinnissNewark$5K
- Paul LombardiMorristown$4K
- Charles GattoMorristown$4K
- Calvin MatthewsBloomfield$4K
- Mark McBrideMorristown$3K
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.