Aaron Mullane, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Columbus, MSNPI 1396279550
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (40.1%), grants and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 43.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $33,077 and has fallen 99.0% since, to $319 in 2025. Among orthopaedic surgery clinicians in MS with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 117 payments — averaging $455.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$23K
- Arthrex$23K
- Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions$3K
- Stryker$2K
- ALON Medical Technology$1K
- Orthalign Inc$387
- plus $914 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$20,00037%
- Travel & lodging$7,01013%
- Food & beverage$4,9299%
- Education$21,40040%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 16 | $23,412 |
| Arthrex | 40 | $22,677 |
| Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions | 18 | $2,563 |
| Stryker | 26 | $2,185 |
| ALON Medical Technology | 1 | $1,200 |
| Orthalign Inc | 5 | $387 |
| Globus Medical | 3 | $237 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $213 |
| Medinc Of Texas | 1 | $139 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $137 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $129 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $18 |
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.
- OR3O Dual Mobility$2,219
- RI.HIP NAVIGATION$2,219
- JOURNEY$1,952
- POLARSTEM$1,486
- Tandem$1,040
- SALVATION$946
- Legion Revision$840
- REAL INTELLIGENCE$573
- Journey II$573
- REDAPT$573
- K-15 PORK$267
- NA$263
- AXSOS$173
- Anthem$169
- ACCOLADE$163
- Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System$152
- ROSA$149
- Persona$149
- ORTHALIGN PLUS$146
- BioBrace 23mm$129
How this compares
$53,339 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 170 orthopaedic surgery providers in Mississippi.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 13 | $5,540 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 132 | $911 |
| Mupirocin | 134 | $903 |
| Gabapentin | 154 | $666 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 53 | $654 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 248 | $548 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 139 | $520 |
| Meloxicam | 366 | $471 |
| Celecoxib | 49 | $415 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 58 | $301 |
| Cefadroxil | 45 | $274 |
| Naproxen | 69 | $212 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 37 | $140 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 21 | $139 |
| Methylprednisolone | 23 | $131 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $137 | $5,54013 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 170 orthopaedic surgery providers in Mississippi.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Columbus
- Matthew GravesJackson$1.2M
- George van OstenTupelo$322K
- Edward HobgoodJackson$267K
- Hanna MitiasNew Albany$249K
- Stephen SouthworthTupelo$160K
- Jamey BurrowJackson$130K
- Jeff AlmandJackson$109K
- Spencer MontgomeryJackson$90K
- Larry FieldJackson$88K
- Joseph CoxGulfport$84K
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.