Galen Berdis, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Huntington, WVNPI 1629502984
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 23 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 40.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $686 and has fallen 91.6% since, to $57 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in WV, where the typical reported total is $2,681.
Across 23 payments — averaging $58.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$554
- Smith+Nephew$376
- Orthalign Inc$154
- Sanara Medtech Inc.$135
- Encore Medical, LP$109
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$27
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,355100%
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 | 11 | $554 |
| Smith+Nephew | 7 | $376 |
| Orthalign Inc | 1 | $154 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $135 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 2 | $109 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
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.
- MAKO$268
- GMRS$157
- ORTHALIGN PLUS$154
- CellerateRx$135
- REAL INTELLIGENCE$133
- TRIGEN InterTAN$112
- EVOS MINI$112
- EVOS$112
How this compares
$1,355 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 93 orthopaedic surgery providers in West Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 36 | $1,027 |
| Celecoxib | 43 | $678 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 76 | $280 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 49 | $239 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 96 | $176 |
| Meloxicam | 86 | $154 |
| Cefadroxil | 23 | $105 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 16 | $56 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Huntington
- Steven LochowHuntington$146K
- John CromptonHuntington$78K
- Ali OliashiraziHuntington$65K
- Felix CheungHuntington$59K
- John JaskoHuntington$39K
- Amit SinglaHuntington$37K
- Karim BoukhemisHuntington$33K
- Moses AdebayoHuntington$19K
- Alex CaughranHuntington$9K
- Suhirad KhokharHuntington$6K
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.