Christina Brady
Orthopaedic Surgery · San Antonio, TXNPI 1649615808
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (39.7%), education and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 40.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $8,560 and has fallen 95.1% since, to $420 in 2025.
Across 131 payments — averaging $132.61 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$7K
- Axogen$2K
- Trimed, Inc.$2K
- Imbed Biosciences Inc.$2K
- Medinc Of Texas$1K
- Sonex Health, Inc.$1K
- plus $3K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,17224%
- Food & beverage$6,89740%
- Education$6,30336%
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 | 29 | $7,005 |
| Axogen | 9 | $1,911 |
| Trimed, Inc. | 5 | $1,666 |
| Imbed Biosciences Inc. | 35 | $1,538 |
| Medinc Of Texas | 5 | $1,317 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | 6 | $1,229 |
| Stryker | 10 | $480 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 4 | $367 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $300 |
| Lima USA, Inc. | 2 | $247 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $202 |
| Acumed LLC | 3 | $175 |
| Mission Medical Distribution, LLC | 2 | $161 |
| Degen Medical, Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| Bioventus LLC | 3 | $114 |
| Flower Orthopedics Coporation | 1 | $108 |
| Medartis Inc. | 1 | $87 |
| ERMI LLC | 1 | $83 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $75 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $48 |
| Exsomed Corporation | 1 | $35 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $25 |
| Alafair Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Tactile Systems Technology 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.
How this compares
$17,372 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 1,337 orthopaedic surgery providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 | $57 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in San Antonio
- Stephen BurkhartSan Antonio$185.3M
- Michael WirthSan Antonio$4.5M
- Ravi KariaSan Antonio$1.1M
- Charles RockwoodSan Antonio$975K
- Christopher ChaputSan Antonio$959K
- Frank ButtacavoliSan Antonio$866K
- Robert HartzlerSan Antonio$654K
- Bernard MorreySan Antonio$639K
- Animesh AgarwalSan Antonio$408K
- Ralph GarzaSan Antonio$390K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.