Bilal Louzati
Foot & Ankle Surgery · Washington, DCNPI 1528794013
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (55.7%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 55.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $13,397, more than ten times the $254 reported in 2022.
Across 64 payments — averaging $280.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$10K
- Smith+Nephew$2K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$1K
- Paragon 28, Inc.$1K
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$741
- Stryker$399
- plus $2K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,00056%
- Travel & lodging$3,74521%
- Food & beverage$4,21723%
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 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Smith+Nephew | 20 | $2,447 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 6 | $1,343 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 3 | $1,084 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 5 | $741 |
| Stryker | 4 | $399 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $285 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 3 | $176 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 3 | $161 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $139 |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | 1 | $128 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $126 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $126 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $124 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 3 | $124 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| Lifenet Health | 1 | $118 |
| Bone Support Inc. | 1 | $112 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $104 |
| Hydrofera LLC | 1 | $44 |
| Axogen | 1 | $25 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $18 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $15 |
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.
- INTEGRA$2,224
- ACTICOAT 4" X 4"$1,301
- Allevyn Gentle Border 10 x 10cm Ctn 10$1,301
- Oasis$1,301
- PICO$1,301
- Versajet$1,301
- MOTOBAND$1,146
- INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE$741
- PRIMATRIX$741
- Portfolio$636
- Grafix$499
- Phantom Fibula Nail$409
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$379
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System$285
- Novosorb BTM$139
- PRO-DENSE$139
- VARIAX$136
- VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP$128
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$126
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$126
How this compares
$17,962 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 23 foot & ankle surgery providers in District of Columbia.
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Other foot & ankle surgery in Washington
- Paul CooperWashington$186K
- John SteinbergWashington$166K
- Ali Rahnama VaghefWashington$132K
- Jayson AtvesWashington$24K
- Shelton McKenzieWashington$22K
- Ali QadriWashington$17K
- Alex MattiaWashington$13K
- Emily DurranceWashington$9K
- Selin RuggieriWashington$7K
- Caitlin ZarickWashington$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.