Robert Vande Guchte, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine · Lincoln, NENPI 1902871692
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cerapedics Inc. at 29.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,659, 3.3 times the $503 reported in 2019.
Across 48 payments — averaging $103.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cerapedics Inc.$1K
- Medtronic$926
- Si-bone, Inc.$920
- Spinesource, Inc.$620
- Titan Spine, LLC$437
- Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.$295
- plus $287 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,50551%
- Food & beverage$2,44649%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cerapedics Inc. | 9 | $1,466 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 14 | $926 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 2 | $920 |
| Spinesource, Inc. | 1 | $620 |
| Titan Spine, LLC | 2 | $437 |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $295 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 2 | $81 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 6 | $74 |
| DJO, LLC | 4 | $72 |
| Amgen | 3 | $40 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $6 |
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.
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT$1,146
- Catamaran Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System$620
- nanoLOCK$437
- CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM$148
- Catalyft$145
- ALLOGRAFT$139
- COFIX IMPLANT 10 MM$135
- nanoLOCK-L$126
How this compares
Too few orthopaedic surgery of the spine providers in Nebraskato 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 24 | $196 |
| Gabapentin | 18 | $160 |
| Methocarbamol | 14 | $151 |
| Cephalexin | 17 | $112 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 | $27 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery of the spine in Lincoln
- Geoffrey McCullenLincoln$39K
- Brad WebbLincoln$11K
- Steven VolinLincoln$2K
- Daniel RipaLincoln$339
- David BenavidesKearney$16K
- Tyler WhiteGrand Island$7K
- Travis BaileyOmaha$7K
- Chase WoodwardOmaha$6K
- James GillOmaha$4K
- Timothy BurdOmaha$4K
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.