Southtech Orthopedics: 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
- $486K
- Providers paid
- 261
- Transactions
- 577
- Average per transaction
- $841
The average per transaction — $841 — 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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | $253,652 | 52.2% |
| New York | $32,506 | 6.7% |
| California | $29,383 | 6.1% |
| Florida | $23,717 | 4.9% |
| Georgia | $22,456 | 4.6% |
| Rhode Island | $16,800 | 3.5% |
| New Mexico | $12,540 | 2.6% |
| Ohio | $11,216 | 2.3% |
| Minnesota | $9,600 | 2.0% |
| Pennsylvania | $8,840 | 1.8% |
| Texas | $8,407 | 1.7% |
| South Carolina | $7,857 | 1.6% |
| Virginia | $6,222 | 1.3% |
| Connecticut | $6,000 | 1.2% |
| Illinois | $4,800 | 1.0% |
| Maryland | $3,741 | 0.8% |
| District of Columbia | $3,600 | 0.7% |
| Iowa | $2,679 | 0.6% |
| Oregon | $2,602 | 0.5% |
| New Jersey | $2,407 | 0.5% |
| Indiana | $2,400 | 0.5% |
| Arizona | $2,337 | 0.5% |
| Washington | $2,256 | 0.5% |
| Wisconsin | $1,949 | 0.4% |
| Michigan | $1,859 | 0.4% |
| Hawaii | $1,200 | 0.2% |
| Oklahoma | $1,200 | 0.2% |
| Tennessee | $1,200 | 0.2% |
| Utah | $1,200 | 0.2% |
| Massachusetts | $711 | 0.1% |
| Idaho | $193 | 0.0% |