Emily Lobos
Podiatrist · Asheville, NCNPI 1013597285
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (53.2%), education and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 38.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,326, more than ten times the $183 reported in 2021. Among podiatrist clinicians in NC 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 94 payments — averaging $92.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$3K
- Mid-atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC$3K
- Medline Industries LP$1K
- Linvatec Corporation$273
- Biocomposites Inc$233
- Polynovo North America LLC$225
- plus $1K from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,67319%
- Food & beverage$4,63453%
- Education$2,40028%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 54 | $3,322 |
| Mid-atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC | 9 | $2,544 |
| Medline Industries LP | 7 | $1,012 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 2 | $273 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 2 | $233 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 2 | $225 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $197 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | 2 | $183 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $174 |
| Lifenet Health | 1 | $121 |
| Amgen | 1 | $112 |
| United Orthopedics LLC | 1 | $61 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 2 | $60 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $57 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 1 | $42 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $35 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $23 |
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.
- ORTHOLOC 3DI$789
- PROSTEP MICA$419
- INTEGRA$352
- HOFFMANN$342
- SALVATION$172
- ZIPSEAL 24 SURGICAL SKIN CLOSURE KIT$169
- RTS$164
- STRAVIX PL$139
- INFINITY ADAPTIS$125
- Stimulan Rapid Cure$124
- TheraGenesis Wound Matrix$121
- Novosorb BTM$119
- INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE$117
- PRIMATRIX$117
- KRYSTEXXA$112
- BioBrace 23mm$109
- QUANTUM$109
- Hercules$109
- Stimulan$109
- CARTIVA SYNTHETIC CARTILAGE IMPLANT$107
How this compares
$8,707 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 109 podiatrist providers in North Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 15 | $109 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 20 | $64 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Asheville
- Jennifer SzypczakAsheville$7K
- Ashish MishraAsheville$5K
- Lily MooreAsheville$4K
- Thomas RehmAsheville$3K
- Gregory CostanzoAsheville$2K
- Daniel WaldmanAsheville$2K
- Jordan MeyersRaleigh$343K
- Christopher GaulandGreenville$56K
- Scott MartinRocky Mount$14K
- Gretchen LawrenceForest City$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.