Gary Sherman, MD
Hand Surgery · Hagerstown, MDNPI 1669432027
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (43.2%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 52.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $2,087 and has fallen 90.3% since, to $202 in 2025.
Across 82 payments — averaging $65.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$3K
- Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC$1K
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$219
- Linvatec Corporation$163
- Stryker$152
- Zimmer Biomet$129
- plus $661 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,32343%
- Food & beverage$1,90535%
- Education$1,14721%
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 | 26 | $2,831 |
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | 5 | $1,221 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 10 | $219 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $163 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 6 | $152 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $129 |
| Dynasplint Systems Inc. | 1 | $106 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 5 | $96 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $63 |
| ERMI LLC | 3 | $62 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $45 |
| Abbott | 2 | $44 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $38 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 2 | $32 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $16 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $15 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $13 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 2 | $6 |
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.
How this compares
$5,375 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 54 hand surgery providers in Maryland.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| XiaflexCollagenase Clostridium Hist. | 14 | $128,241 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 52 | $1,075 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 26 | $129 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $79 |
| Meloxicam | 23 | $54 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 14 | $39 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.Xiaflex | $219 | $128,24114 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 80th percentile of 54 hand surgery providers in Maryland.
Other hand surgery in Hagerstown
- Patricia McKayHagerstown$1K
- Michael StowellHagerstown$744
- Richard MilfordHagerstown$150
- Khurram PervaizCatonsville$26K
- Sunjay BerdiaRockville$24K
- Duc NguyenBaltimore$18K
- Karly LorbeerSilver Spring$13K
- Christopher ForthmanLutherville$12K
- Harrison SolomonChevy Chase$10K
- Robert WilsonHyattsville$10K
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.