Joshua Falto
Surgical · Hazlet, NJNPI 1740394048
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (51.0%), food and beverage and entertainment — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Alphatec Spine, Inc at 36.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $3,099 and has fallen 87.7% since, to $382 in 2025. Among surgical clinicians in NJ 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 68 payments — averaging $110.61 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Alphatec Spine, Inc$3K
- Seapearl East, Inc$2K
- Arthrex$974
- Stryker$893
- Medtronic$404
- Royal Biologics, Inc.$278
- plus $672 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,83951%
- Food & beverage$3,60248%
- Entertainment$811%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 15 | $2,709 |
| Seapearl East, Inc | 11 | $1,591 |
| Arthrex | 10 | $974 |
| Stryker | 12 | $893 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $404 |
| Royal Biologics, Inc. | 6 | $278 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $136 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $131 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $119 |
| Spinal Elements, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Guard Medical Inc. | 1 | $114 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $34 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $20 |
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.
- Other - Miscellaneous$2,296
- Kerecis SurgiClose$543
- XIA 3$341
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM$285
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM$173
- ARIA$168
- TRITANIUM$168
- STRYKER NAV3I$168
- BIO4$168
- Kerecis GraftGuide$136
- Zynrelef$119
- Medical Device$118
- NPSEAL LARGE$114
How this compares
$7,521 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 462 surgical 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.
Other surgical in Hazlet
- Matthew PetridesNeptune$183K
- Andrea ConwayCherry Hill$105K
- Dean BaroneUnion$69K
- Jessica HendersonEatontown$53K
- Richard BengelCamden$44K
- Dylan RyanCamden$26K
- Lauren RoyceClifton$11K
- Rachel WintMount Laurel$10K
- Richard HulseNeptune$10K
- Mimi OliffWest Orange$10K
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.