Brian Hecht, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Findlay, OHNPI 1851334478
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (47.6%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 59.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $1,660 and has fallen 95.5% since, to $75 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $3,554.
Across 37 payments — averaging $69.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$2K
- Smith+Nephew$524
- CDC Medical LLC$115
- Stryker$80
- Johnson & Johnson$75
- Nexus Medical Technologies LLC$66
- plus $192 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$25310%
- Food & beverage$1,09143%
- Education$1,22048%
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 | 6 | $1,513 |
| Smith+Nephew | 19 | $524 |
| CDC Medical LLC | 1 | $115 |
| Stryker | 1 | $80 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $75 |
| Nexus Medical Technologies LLC | 1 | $66 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $55 |
| Curonix LLC | 1 | $37 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Rock Medical Orthopedics, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$2,564 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 794 orthopaedic surgery providers in Ohio.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 19 | $94 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Findlay
- Reuben GobezieCleveland$12M
- Gregory BerletWorthington$9.6M
- Wael BarsoumCleveland$8.9M
- Brian CohenChillicothe$8.8M
- Joseph IannottiCleveland$7.1M
- John SontichYoungstown$3.6M
- Anthony MiniaciCleveland$3.1M
- David WelkerMiamisburg$2.8M
- Kenneth GreeneCleveland$2.6M
- Mark FroimsonCleveland$2.5M
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.