Christopher Arnold, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Fayetteville, ARNPI 1871547745
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (48.3%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 40.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,548 and has fallen 97.5% since, to $39 in 2025.
Across 28 payments — averaging $164.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$2K
- Midsouth Orthopedics Inc.$1K
- Arthrex$1K
- Amgen$135
- Vertex$24
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$16
Across 25 payments — averaging $2974.94 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Zimmer Biomet$74K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$64514%
- Food & beverage$1,73038%
- Education$2,21748%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 11 | $1,876 |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 5 | $1,319 |
| Arthrex | 2 | $1,224 |
| Amgen | 8 | $135 |
| Vertex | 1 | $24 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $16 |
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
$4,592 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 168 orthopaedic surgery providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Naloxone Hcl | 153 | $10,198 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 355 | $3,622 |
| Enoxaparin Sodium | 64 | $2,208 |
| Tranexamic Acid | 93 | $2,158 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 112 | $1,099 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 217 | $659 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 212 | $517 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 49 | $491 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 127 | $338 |
| Cephalexin | 57 | $275 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 45 | $222 |
| Meloxicam | 90 | $165 |
| Metoclopramide Hcl | 109 | $118 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 35 | $67 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 24 | $61 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Fayetteville
- Wesley CoxFayetteville$309K
- Tyler CarlleeFayetteville$60K
- William GrammerFayetteville$9K
- Devin St ClairFayetteville$8K
- Benjamin StronachLittle Rock$2.5M
- Charles BarnesLittle Rock$2.1M
- Kenneth MartinLittle Rock$322K
- William HefleyNorth Little Rock$306K
- David BumpassLittle Rock$175K
- Lawrence O'MalleyLittle Rock$151K
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.