Braden Boyer, MD
Foot and Ankle Surgery · Phoenix, AZNPI 1477916492
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (32.2%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 53.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $16,785 and has fallen 76.9% since, to $3,877 in 2025. Among foot and ankle surgery clinicians in AZ 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 131 payments — averaging $245.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$17K
- Stryker$5K
- Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions$3K
- Impactortho, Inc.$2K
- Alliance Medical$2K
- Smith+Nephew$1K
- plus $2K from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,35532%
- Travel & lodging$9,28229%
- Food & beverage$3,57111%
- Education$8,94528%
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 | 48 | $17,035 |
| Stryker | 34 | $5,403 |
| Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions | 4 | $2,614 |
| Impactortho, Inc. | 13 | $2,025 |
| Alliance Medical | 9 | $1,699 |
| Smith+Nephew | 12 | $1,428 |
| Medinc Of Texas | 1 | $1,200 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 4 | $325 |
| Abbott | 1 | $179 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $71 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 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.
- PROPHECY$1,493
- T2$1,477
- HOFFMANN$1,477
- Cadence$1,228
- SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS$919
- PROstep$808
- INBONE$756
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE$617
- INFINITY$611
- ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE$611
- SALVATION$465
- Lapiplasty System$269
- PROCLAIM$179
- MONKEY RINGS$118
- INFINITY ADAPTIS$104
How this compares
$32,152 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 291 foot and ankle surgery providers in Arizona.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 29 | $173 |
| Meloxicam | 68 | $125 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 18 | $45 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | $24 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot and ankle surgery in Phoenix
- Ryan ScottPhoenix$1.1M
- Jeffrey HolmesPhoenix$509K
- Melissa GalliPhoenix$324K
- Zachary FlynnPhoenix$239K
- Kyle VaughnPhoenix$110K
- David JaffePhoenix$75K
- Jason KaycePhoenix$57K
- Devin BlandPhoenix$49K
- Martin WeismanPhoenix$31K
- Eugene Dela CruzPhoenix$27K
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.