Jonathon Geisinger, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Ames, IANPI 1366702326
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 5 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 59.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $69 and has fallen 78.1% since, to $15 in 2025.
Across 5 payments — averaging $30.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$90
- Globus Medical$24
- Stryker$22
- Boston Scientific$15
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$151100%
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 | $90 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $24 |
| Stryker | 1 | $22 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
Too few orthopaedic surgery of the spine providers in Iowato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methocarbamol | 23 | $387 |
| Methylprednisolone | 15 | $92 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Ames
- Andrew PugelyIowa City$208K
- Joshua BarberCedar Rapids$112K
- Brian HandalWest Des Moines$92K
- Catherine OlingerIowa City$51K
- Mark PalitClarion$19K
- Zaki IbrahimClive$19K
- Evan LarsonIowa City$9K
- Mitchell HughesWest Des Moines$9K
- Michael ChapmanDubuque$9K
- Trevor SchmitzDes Moines$6K
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.