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James Blair, MD

Orthopaedic Trauma · Augusta, GANPI 1881856110

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

This record is dominated by consulting fees: $256,446 of the $416,666 with a category attached, or 61.5%. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 27.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $118,859, more than ten times the $10,517 reported in 2019. Among orthopaedic trauma clinicians in GA 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.

$416,666in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 571 payments — averaging $729.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Smith+Nephew$113K
  • Stryker$106K
  • Globus Medical$60K
  • Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$38K
  • Integra Lifesciences Corporation$33K
  • Orthofix Medical, Inc.$25K
  • plus $41K from 21 others
$139,900in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 4 payments — averaging $34,975 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.

  • Smith+Nephew$120K
  • Orthofix Medical, Inc.$15K
  • Stryker$5K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$256,44662%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$86,35321%
  • Grants$5,0001%
  • Travel & lodging$49,88112%
  • Food & beverage$18,9865%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Smith+Nephew143$112,610
Stryker151$106,368
Globus Medical(2 entities)75$59,707
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.34$38,487
Integra Lifesciences Corporation37$33,310
Orthofix Medical, Inc.36$25,046
Synthes GmbH26$18,031
Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.17$15,975
Illuminoss Medical, Inc.8$4,710
Johnson & Johnson13$644
Bone Support Inc.3$355
Paragon 28, Inc.1$277
Bioventus LLC5$246
Zimmer Biomet2$173
Arthrex1$123
Vericel Corporation1$117
Abbott3$85
Polarityte, Inc.1$85
Si-bone, Inc.3$65
KCI USA, Inc.3$48
Polynovo North America LLC1$46
Baxter Healthcare2$45
DJO, LLC1$33
Biocomposites Inc1$32
Hydrofera LLC1$21
Acumed LLC1$16
Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.1$11

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

$416,666 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 28 orthopaedic trauma providers in Georgia.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$42,979
Medicare patients
44
Services billed
105

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

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Oxycodone Hcl39$120
Gabapentin13$71

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

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