Alan Aiken, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery · Johnson City, TNNPI 1437565074
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (50.8%), grants and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 51.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $34,406 and has fallen 98.3% since, to $586 in 2025.
Across 36 payments — averaging $1250.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$23K
- Smith+Nephew$16K
- ALON Medical Technology$4K
- Stryker$997
- Johnson & Johnson$141
- Masimo Corporation$36
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$560%
- Grants$20,00044%
- Travel & lodging$9942%
- Food & beverage$1,0992%
- Education$22,87351%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 8 | $23,266 |
| Smith+Nephew | 7 | $16,495 |
| ALON Medical Technology | 3 | $4,088 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 16 | $997 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $141 |
| Masimo Corporation | 1 | $36 |
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.
- MAKO$310
- HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET$167
- TRITANIUM$143
- Velys$141
- Healicoil$132
- MICRORAPTOR Knotless Anchor$132
- Regeneten$132
How this compares
$45,022 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 381 orthopaedic surgery providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 525 | $1,289 |
| Naloxone Hcl | 13 | $749 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 54 | $483 |
| Methylprednisolone | 42 | $340 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 21 | $188 |
| Methocarbamol | 12 | $131 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 35 | $109 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 26 | $100 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 20 | $88 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 15 | $42 |
| Amoxicillin | 18 | $22 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 16 | $13 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Johnson City
- Scott MacdonaldJohnson City$114K
- Larry WaldropJohnson City$45K
- Paul BradyKnoxville$20M
- Edwin SpencerKnoxville$2.5M
- Jesse DotyChattanooga$2.3M
- Thomas ThrockmortonGermantown$1.7M
- Alton HunterColumbia$820K
- Jefferson MorrisonNashville$678K
- Michael BeebeMemphis$626K
- Gregory PolkowskiNashville$526K
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.