Alpha Orthopedic Systems: payments to doctors
Reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act for Open Payments program years 2019–2025. Figures group every CMS reporting entity belonging to this corporate parent.
- Total reported
- $1M
- Providers paid
- 924
- Transactions
- 3,986
- Average per transaction
- $253
The average per transaction — $253 — is the number worth reading. A large total spread across hundreds of thousands of transactions is a company buying a great many modest meals at educational presentations. A large total across few transactions means consulting, speaking or royalty arrangements with a small number of physicians. The totals alone do not distinguish them.
Where the money went
| State | Total reported | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | $464,437 | 46.1% |
| Kentucky | $301,413 | 29.9% |
| Indiana | $50,607 | 5.0% |
| Georgia | $32,889 | 3.3% |
| Florida | $17,285 | 1.7% |
| Missouri | $14,097 | 1.4% |
| Texas | $13,433 | 1.3% |
| Ohio | $12,473 | 1.2% |
| Pennsylvania | $11,072 | 1.1% |
| Arizona | $9,044 | 0.9% |
| Nevada | $7,657 | 0.8% |
| South Carolina | $6,690 | 0.7% |
| California | $5,768 | 0.6% |
| North Carolina | $5,741 | 0.6% |
| New York | $5,719 | 0.6% |
| Rhode Island | $5,547 | 0.6% |
| Michigan | $4,889 | 0.5% |
| Wisconsin | $4,326 | 0.4% |
| Louisiana | $3,948 | 0.4% |
| West Virginia | $3,852 | 0.4% |
| Virginia | $2,914 | 0.3% |
| Colorado | $2,859 | 0.3% |
| Mississippi | $2,836 | 0.3% |
| Alabama | $2,720 | 0.3% |
| Iowa | $2,630 | 0.3% |
| Maryland | $2,203 | 0.2% |
| Illinois | $1,926 | 0.2% |
| Washington | $1,883 | 0.2% |
| Massachusetts | $1,724 | 0.2% |
| New Jersey | $1,515 | 0.2% |
| Oklahoma | $1,290 | 0.1% |
| Montana | $814 | 0.1% |
| Connecticut | $565 | 0.1% |
| District of Columbia | $304 | 0.0% |
| Oregon | $235 | 0.0% |
| Wyoming | $129 | 0.0% |
| Idaho | $61 | 0.0% |
| Minnesota | $19 | 0.0% |
| Delaware | $19 | 0.0% |
| Arkansas | $14 | 0.0% |