Christopher Hirose, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Boise, IDNPI 1437111267
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (43.1%), royalties or licence payments and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 41.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $56,851 and has fallen 86.9% since, to $7,445 in 2025. Among orthopaedic surgery clinicians in ID with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 206 payments — averaging $882.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$76K
- Medshape, Inc.$70K
- Trilliant Surgical LLC.$31K
- Steelhead Surgical Inc$2K
- Stryker$724
- Exactech, Inc.$248
- plus $1K from 9 others
Across 13 payments — averaging $14,227 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.
- Arthrex$109K
- Stryker$76K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$53,97730%
- Consulting fees$78,37543%
- Speaking & faculty fees$28,62416%
- Travel & lodging$13,5807%
- Food & beverage$6,0223%
- Education$1,2001%
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 | 67 | $75,945 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 82 | $70,212 |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 22 | $31,492 |
| Steelhead Surgical Inc | 11 | $1,976 |
| Stryker | 9 | $724 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 2 | $248 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $172 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $158 |
| Novastep Inc. | 1 | $149 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $144 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $121 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $116 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 2 | $112 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $88 |
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.
- ARTHREX$268,997
- DynaNail Helix, Washer, 15 mm$43,177
- DynaNail$36,655
- DynaClip Bone Fixation System, Quattro, 22mm x 20mm x 20mm$29,324
- DynaNail Mini$13,500
- DynaNail Hybrid$13,500
- Arsenal Sinus Support Plate$12,849
- Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate$4,453
- INTEGRA$516
- Lapidus Correction Jig, Right$500
- VANTAGE$187
- INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE$172
- PRIMATRIX$172
- NEXIS$149
- STAR$144
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System$144
- ACCULIF$143
- EXPAREL$121
- HOFFMANN$120
- BioBrace 23mm$116
How this compares
$181,778 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 139 orthopaedic surgery providers in Idaho.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxaprozin | 21 | $446 |
| Gabapentin | 40 | $419 |
| Celecoxib | 19 | $348 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | $207 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 13 | $85 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Boise
- Richard MooreBoise$7.4M
- Roman SchwartsmanBoise$358K
- Jeffry MenznerBoise$194K
- Joseph LynchBoise$140K
- Tracye LawyerBoise$129K
- Jared JohnsonBoise$82K
- Andrew CurranBoise$34K
- Michael CurtinBoise$33K
- Ronald KristensenBoise$29K
- Ryan ApplonieBoise$25K
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.