Domagoj Coric
Neurological Surgery · Charlotte, NCNPI 1265430029
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by royalties or licence payments: $1,969,169 of the $2,324,133 with a category attached, or 84.7%. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 31.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $413,736 and has fallen 78.2% since, to $90,188 in 2025. Among neurological surgery clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 674 payments — averaging $3448.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$732K
- Stryker$428K
- Integrity Implants Inc.$326K
- Spine Wave, Inc.$326K
- Globus Medical$297K
- Integrity Implants Inc. Dba Accelus$191K
- plus $24K from 25 others
Across 142 payments — averaging $11,951 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.
- Premia Spine, Ltd.$1.2M
- Spineart USA Inc$297K
- Globus Medical$100K
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.$78K
- Spineart SA$21K
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$9K
- plus $9K from 2 others
Across 7 payments — averaging $29,617 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.
- Spine Wave, Inc.$207K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$1,969,16985%
- Consulting fees$226,98910%
- Speaking & faculty fees$76,3803%
- Travel & lodging$36,6002%
- Food & beverage$14,9501%
- Gifts$440%
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) | 205 | $732,048 |
| Stryker | 61 | $427,835 |
| Integrity Implants Inc. | 41 | $325,718 |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | 107 | $325,658 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 190 | $297,004 |
| Integrity Implants Inc. Dba Accelus | 15 | $191,371 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 6 | $10,578 |
| Premia Spine, Ltd. | 1 | $5,000 |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | 13 | $4,149 |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | 1 | $1,500 |
| Spineart SA | 3 | $1,285 |
| Bioventus LLC | 6 | $560 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $500 |
| Spinal Elements, Inc. | 5 | $338 |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | 1 | $85 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $75 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $67 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | 1 | $30 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Synaptive Medical Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Highridge Medical LLC | 1 | $25 |
| EBI, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Aesculap, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Spineart USA Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $16 |
| DJO, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
- FlareHawk$493,773
- TRITANIUM$426,557
- RIALTO SI FUSION SYSTEM$334,720
- RIALTO$278,912
- CREO$93,317
- SALVO SPINE SYSTEM$71,146
- Posterior Fusion$64,294
- CREO Addition$52,807
- PROFICIENT POSTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE SYSTEM$48,115
- INFINITY OCCIPITOCERVICAL UPPER THORACIC SYSTEM$43,142
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM$25,378
- INDEPENDENCE$21,590
- LEVA ANTERIOR INTERBODY SYSTEM$21,154
- Precision TLIF$20,382
- Spinal Implants$19,097
- Fixation$18,644
- STAXX XD SYSTEM$17,587
- CAPSURE SPINE SYSTEM$17,587
- VELOCITY EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM$17,587
- Oscillating High Speed Drill$12,100
How this compares
$2,324,133 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 196 neurological surgery providers in North Carolina.
Other neurological surgery in Charlotte
- Paul KimCharlotte$1.5M
- Matthew McGirtCharlotte$693K
- Tim AdamsonCharlotte$470K
- Michael BohlCharlotte$120K
- Vincent RossiCharlotte$104K
- Joe BernardCharlotte$101K
- Andrew HealyCharlotte$99K
- Anthony AsherCharlotte$93K
- Frederick FingerCharlotte$73K
- Joseph CheatleCharlotte$44K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.