Christopher Iobst
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery · Columbus, OHNPI 1154389732
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $123,595 of the $184,812 with a category attached, or 66.9%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. at 37.1% of the total. Among pediatric orthopaedic surgery clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 140 payments — averaging $1320.08 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.$69K
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.$44K
- Smith+Nephew$40K
- Orthopediatrics Corp.$16K
- Wishbone Medical Inc.$11K
- Globus Medical$4K
- plus $1K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$123,59567%
- Speaking & faculty fees$38,11621%
- Travel & lodging$18,46410%
- Food & beverage$4,6373%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 41 | $68,501 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 41 | $43,866 |
| Smith+Nephew | 30 | $40,045 |
| Orthopediatrics Corp. | 13 | $15,716 |
| Wishbone Medical Inc. | 8 | $11,250 |
| Globus Medical | 4 | $4,091 |
| New Standard Device, LLC Dba Metalogix | 1 | $750 |
| Stryker | 2 | $593 |
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.
- PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System$63,154
- Taylor Spatial Frame$25,123
- XCaliber Meta-Diaphyseal Fixator$14,875
- SMART TSF$14,284
- XCaliber Articulated Ankle Fixator$13,875
- TrueLok$13,511
- SPATIAL FRAME$13,223
- M2 Multiplanar MiniRail$11,750
- XWires$10,000
- XCaliber Hybrid Fixator$10,000
- Ilizarov System$9,625
- FITBONE$9,032
- ILIZAROV$6,563
- Guided Growth System$5,477
- Smart Correction$5,250
- Centronail Titanium Femoral Nail$4,875
- GALAXY Fixation$4,578
- GALAXY Wrist$4,477
- Galaxy UNYCO$4,477
- Fragment Fixation System (FFS)$4,477
How this compares
$184,812 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 52 pediatric orthopaedic surgery providers in Ohio.
Other pediatric orthopaedic surgery in Columbus
- Walter SamoraColumbus$128K
- Sean TabaieColumbus$86K
- Reid ChambersColumbus$64K
- Allen KadadoColumbus$37K
- Craig SmithColumbus$8K
- Matthew BeranColumbus$8K
- Carl QuinionColumbus$6K
- Allan BeebeColumbus$3K
- Jan KlamarColumbus$2K
- Kevin KlingeleColumbus$621
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.