Jonathan Riffle, DO
Neurological Surgery · New Orleans, LANPI 1215357603
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Globus Medical at 51.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $3,380 and has fallen 82.3% since, to $598 in 2025.
Across 76 payments — averaging $101.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Globus Medical$4K
- Medtronic$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$1K
- Spine Wave, Inc.$189
- Wenzel Spine, Inc.$171
- Theragen, Inc.$128
- plus $117 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,51859%
- Food & beverage$3,19041%
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 | 38 | $4,001 |
| Medtronic | 21 | $2,080 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 11 | $1,022 |
| Spine Wave, Inc. | 2 | $189 |
| Wenzel Spine, Inc. | 1 | $171 |
| Theragen, Inc. | 2 | $128 |
| Icotec Medical Inc. | 1 | $117 |
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.
- CORBEL$1,889
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System$805
- UNID_PASS$390
- ELSA ATP$342
- Varilift$171
- Expedium VERSE$127
- ACF$124
- Excelsius Deformity$123
- VADER PEDICLE SYSTEM 6.0, SCREW, Carbon/PEEK, POLYAX., FEN., O 5.5 X 45 MM$117
- VADER PEDICLE SYSTEM, ROD, Carbon/PEEK, CURVED, 6.0 R450 X 200 MM$117
- KONG-TL VBR E, EXPANDABLE BODY, L, 19 MM X 27 - 37 MM$117
- KONG-TL VBR, END PLATE, ROUND, L AND SCREW, 12 X 43 MM$117
- KONG-TL VBR, END PLATE, RECTANGULAR, M AND SCREW, 12 X 33 MM$117
- SALVO SPINE SYSTEM$105
- FIBERGRAFT BG Morsels$105
- Sable$102
- ActaStim-S$100
How this compares
$7,709 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 116 neurological surgery providers in Louisiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 15 | $209 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 11 | $154 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in New Orleans
- Gabriel TenderNew Orleans$255K
- Christopher MaulucciNew Orleans$134K
- Kendrick JohnsonNew Orleans$82K
- Tyler ScullenNew Orleans$51K
- Aaron DumontNew Orleans$44K
- Sassan KeshavarziNew Orleans$34K
- Lora KahnNew Orleans$24K
- Miguel MelgarNew Orleans$20K
- Johnny DelashawNew Orleans$19K
- Adam PodetNew Orleans$15K
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.