David Spencer, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Park Ridge, ILNPI 1275678716
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 38 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 59.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $352 and has fallen 71.4% since, to $101 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery of the spine clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $12,158.
Across 38 payments — averaging $24.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$562
- Stryker$173
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.$89
- Globus Medical$40
- Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation$33
- Johnson & Johnson$28
- plus $18 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$941100%
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) | 23 | $562 |
| Stryker | 4 | $173 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 6 | $89 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 2 | $40 |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | 1 | $33 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $28 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
How this compares
$941 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 64 orthopaedic surgery of the spine providers in Illinois.
See all orthopaedic surgery of the spine providers in Illinois →
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 342 | $7,472 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 13 | $1,242 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 25 | $759 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 15 | $127 |
| Methylprednisolone | 18 | $119 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 13 | $67 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 17 | $43 |
| Meloxicam | 12 | $32 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Park Ridge
- Steven FinebergPark Ridge$27K
- Christopher BerginPark Ridge$6K
- Avi BernsteinPark Ridge$1K
- Frank PhillipsChicago$3.9M
- Kern SinghChicago$1.3M
- Christopher DewaldChicago$1.2M
- P Ronjon PaulNaperville$908K
- Philip MeinhardtQuincy$507K
- Anis MekhailPalos Heights$498K
- Matthew ColmanChicago$334K
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.