Lindsay Andras
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery · Los Angeles, CANPI 1164690988
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (34.3%), speaking fees and royalties or licence payments — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 41.3% of the total. Among pediatric orthopaedic surgery clinicians in CA 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 144 payments — averaging $1096.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$65K
- Orthopediatrics Corp.$39K
- Globus Medical$34K
- Highridge Medical LLC$10K
- Zimmer Biomet$9K
- Biedermann Motech, Inc.$517
- plus $163 from 2 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $35,000 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.
- Globus Medical$70K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$38,72425%
- Consulting fees$54,17534%
- Speaking & faculty fees$49,94232%
- Travel & lodging$10,9557%
- Food & beverage$4,1013%
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 | 58 | $65,182 |
| Orthopediatrics Corp. | 4 | $38,898 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 49 | $33,920 |
| Highridge Medical LLC | 16 | $9,735 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 12 | $9,482 |
| Biedermann Motech, Inc. | 3 | $517 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 1 | $42 |
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.
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM$57,175
- Vitality Power$9,000
- Walter$8,700
- Polaris 4.75 Spinal System$8,700
- The Tether$8,700
- Vital Deformity$8,700
- TLIF$8,000
- Spine-None$7,500
- RELINE$7,116
- UNID_PASS$3,740
- MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction System$2,471
- Vital$1,893
- XLIF$1,206
- MAGEC$604
- Precept$365
- MOSS VRS Spinal System$326
- MIDAS REX$325
- MAZOR X SYSTEM$280
- Polaris Deformity Spinal System$261
- Pulse$164
How this compares
$157,896 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 63 pediatric orthopaedic surgery providers in California.
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Other pediatric orthopaedic surgery in Los Angeles
- Robert KayLos Angeles$9K
- Mauricio SilvaLos Angeles$4K
- Amelia LindgrenLos Angeles$3K
- Graham FedorakLos Angeles$2K
- Paul MerkleLos Angeles$2K
- Thomas GroganLos Angeles$328
- Vernon ToloLos Angeles$325
- Stephanie LamerLos Angeles$98
- William OppenheimLos Angeles$68
- Robert ChoBeverly Hills$496K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.