Curtis Burton, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Hannibal, MONPI 1013917061
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (56.3%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Elite Orthopedics, LLC at 57.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $2,810 and has fallen 98.0% since, to $56 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in MO, where the typical reported total is $4,809.
Across 33 payments — averaging $129.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Elite Orthopedics, LLC$2K
- Arthrex$2K
- Zimmer Biomet$90
- Smith+Nephew$50
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$18
- Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.$14
- plus $13 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,32831%
- Food & beverage$53513%
- Education$2,40056%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | 11 | $2,458 |
| Arthrex | 15 | $1,620 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $90 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $50 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $18 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$4,262 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 455 orthopaedic surgery providers in Missouri.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mupirocin | 189 | $1,367 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 102 | $555 |
| Meloxicam | 154 | $434 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 161 | $350 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 54 | $245 |
| Cephalexin | 61 | $204 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 20 | $199 |
| Celecoxib | 19 | $134 |
| Amoxicillin | 41 | $56 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 13 | $48 |
| Diazepam | 25 | $39 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Hannibal
- Matthew SmithColumbia$2.9M
- Jay KeenerSaint Louis$2.2M
- John WatsonSaint Louis$1.7M
- Peter ChalmersSaint Louis$603K
- Katherine BurnsBridgeton$491K
- Jeremy StattonLees Summit$457K
- Lionel MetzSaint Louis$428K
- Michael HellmanLees Summit$365K
- Jon CarlsonSaint Louis$354K
- Akin CilKansas City$318K
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.