Donald Douglas, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · East Amherst, NYNPI 1245212042
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (49.8%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 55.2% of the total.
Across 52 payments — averaging $195.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$6K
- Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.$4K
- Stryker$54
- Smith+Nephew$50
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,80638%
- Food & beverage$1,29313%
- Education$5,04950%
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 | 41 | $5,606 |
| Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc. | 8 | $4,439 |
| Stryker | 1 | $54 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $50 |
How this compares
$10,148 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 91 orthopedic surgery providers in New York.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 76 | $463 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 66 | $366 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 13 | $25 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopedic surgery in East Amherst
- David MillerEast Amherst$2K
- Patrick HlubikEast Amherst$2K
- Frank LuziEast Amherst$402
- Thomas LombardoEast Amherst$117
- Baron LonnerNew York$2.1M
- Jan KoenigRockville Centre$1.4M
- Lon WeinerNew York$622K
- Andrew CappuccinoLockport$581K
- Douglas PadgettUniondale$407K
- James GladstoneNew York$260K
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.