Gary Simpson, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery · Colorado Springs, CONPI 1063668747
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (45.6%), other and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Trilliant Surgical LLC. at 24.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $28,420, 3.9 times the $7,294 reported in 2019.
Across 116 payments — averaging $611.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Trilliant Surgical LLC.$18K
- Linvatec Corporation$17K
- In2bones USA, LLC$12K
- Theramicro, Inc.$7K
- Novastep Inc.$6K
- International Life Sciences$5K
- plus $6K from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$5,0737%
- Consulting fees$32,35046%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,0006%
- Travel & lodging$10,98115%
- Food & beverage$3,9566%
- Education$1,3972%
- Gifts$1500%
- Other$13,04118%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 23 | $17,625 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 16 | $17,342 |
| In2bones USA, LLC | 10 | $11,653 |
| Theramicro, Inc. | 10 | $7,246 |
| Novastep Inc. | 2 | $5,555 |
| International Life Sciences | 2 | $5,368 |
| Arthrex | 17 | $2,497 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 26 | $2,348 |
| Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC | 2 | $537 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 3 | $477 |
| Seapearl East, Inc | 1 | $124 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $122 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $40 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- Arsenal Ankle$12,980
- AVENGER RADIAL HEAD, +4 STEMS$12,965
- Arsenal Sinus Support Plate$11,750
- NEXIS$11,000
- CoLink$7,375
- TekBrace Solo$7,246
- CoLag$5,462
- FLEXBAND$4,950
- Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate$3,753
- 5MS$3,265
- COLINK NEOFUSE$2,546
- COLINK PLATING SYSTEM$1,755
- PROstep$536
- DynaNail$477
- INFINITY$455
- Minimally Invasive Bunion Plate, Left$278
- ACCOLADE$261
- INBONE$197
- TRIATHLON$164
- DynaNail Helix, Washer, 15 mm$129
How this compares
$70,949 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 383 orthopaedic surgery providers in Colorado.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 85 | $709 |
| Celecoxib | 26 | $348 |
| Gabapentin | 40 | $219 |
| Methylprednisolone | 12 | $85 |
| Meloxicam | 12 | $39 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Colorado Springs
- Michael HuangColorado Springs$693K
- Douglas CrowtherColorado Springs$314K
- Sean KellyColorado Springs$149K
- William CicconeColorado Springs$111K
- John EakinColorado Springs$38K
- Joel MattaVail$21M
- Douglas DennisDenver$16.8M
- Brian HaasDenver$5.1M
- Theodore SchlegelGreenwood Village$5M
- Charlie YangDenver$3.6M
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.