Francis Johnston, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma · Baton Rouge, LANPI 1699840124
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 11 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Nevro Corp. at 35.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $113 and has fallen 76.3% since, to $27 in 2024.
Across 11 payments — averaging $22.43 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Nevro Corp.$87
- Johnson & Johnson$53
- Stryker$27
- Amgen$26
- Spinal Simplicity, LLC$17
- AstraZeneca$13
- plus $24 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$247100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $87 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $53 |
| Stryker | 1 | $27 |
| Amgen | 2 | $26 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $13 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $13 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
Too few orthopaedic trauma providers in Louisianato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 29 | $322 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 15 | $302 |
| Gabapentin | 19 | $274 |
| Meloxicam | 72 | $210 |
| Ibuprofen | 20 | $186 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 36 | $157 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 28 | $138 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic trauma in Baton Rouge
- Paul GladdenNew Orleans$314K
- Krishna VemulapalliNew Orleans$170K
- Murphy MartinNew Orleans$85K
- Vince LandsHammond$30K
- Daniel MilesNew Orleans$27K
- Avrey NovakNew Orleans$21K
- James HlavacekLafayette$14K
- Elliott NipperMonroe$10K
- Peter KrauseKenner$5K
- Brad ChauvinShreveport$4K
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.