Brian Goldman
Orthopaedic Surgery · Bradenton, FLNPI 1245699446
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (48.7%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Pinnacle, Inc at 28.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $23,921 and has fallen 98.9% since, to $270 in 2025.
Across 215 payments — averaging $196.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pinnacle, Inc$12K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$8K
- Stryker$7K
- Arthrex$7K
- Exactech, Inc.$3K
- Southern Edge Orthopaedics, Inc.$2K
- plus $3K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$4001%
- Travel & lodging$14,43034%
- Food & beverage$6,86616%
- Education$20,57349%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle, Inc | 22 | $12,183 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 31 | $8,193 |
| Stryker | 74 | $6,976 |
| Arthrex | 42 | $6,794 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 8 | $2,851 |
| Southern Edge Orthopaedics, Inc. | 3 | $2,294 |
| MVP Orthopedics Inc | 4 | $1,356 |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | 4 | $400 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 9 | $304 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $145 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $110 |
| Stability Biologics, LLC | 1 | $108 |
| Medwest Associates | 1 | $105 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $100 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $98 |
| Coastal Medical Technologies LLC | 4 | $90 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | 1 | $60 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| Trice Medical, Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION$2,607
- EQUINOXE$2,296
- INSPACE$918
- TRULIANT$492
- AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED$414
- Geminus$400
- Align$400
- IJS$400
- Implate$400
- MAKO$352
- Actishield$297
- LINVATEC SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY$145
- Comprehensive Shoulder System$119
- AEQUALIS PERFORM$112
- ICONIX$106
- ACCOLADE$100
How this compares
$42,270 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 1,263 orthopaedic surgery providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 16 | $88 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Bradenton
- Alan ValadieBradenton$415K
- Andrew CooperClearwater$102M
- Richard HynesMelbourne$34.8M
- Mark FrankleTemple Terrace$31M
- Roy SandersTemple Terrace$19.6M
- George HaidukewychOrlando$10M
- Robert SantrockFernandina Beach$7.3M
- Martin RocheFt. Lauderdale$7.1M
- Steven LyonsTampa$6.7M
- Thomas BernasekTemple Terrace$6.4M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.