James Hurt Iii, MD
Sports Medicine · Columbus, MSNPI 1033302385
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (52.9%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 30.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $9,031 and has fallen 52.4% since, to $4,296 in 2025. Among sports medicine clinicians in MS with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 121 payments — averaging $205.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$8K
- ALON Medical Technology$7K
- Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions$5K
- Arthrex$4K
- Arthrosurface Incorporated$131
- Linvatec Corporation$129
- plus $407 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,2005%
- Travel & lodging$13,18553%
- Food & beverage$4,14317%
- Education$6,39426%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 25 | $7,607 |
| ALON Medical Technology | 12 | $7,424 |
| Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions | 18 | $4,764 |
| Arthrex | 53 | $4,460 |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | 1 | $131 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $129 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $86 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $84 |
| Stryker | 1 | $63 |
| Acumed LLC | 1 | $47 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $40 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Journey II$4,949
- REAL INTELLIGENCE$3,396
- REDAPT$2,416
- Legion Revision$1,639
- Tandem$1,639
- JOURNEY$1,543
- RI.HIP NAVIGATION$1,543
- Fast-Fix 360$1,200
- NOVOSTITCH$1,200
- Legion$990
- VISIONAIRE$776
- TWINFIX$650
- TITAN TOTAL SHOULDER SYSTEM$541
- POLARSTEM$527
- TACTOSET$131
- BioBrace 23mm$129
- REGENETEN Shoulder$101
How this compares
$24,922 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 33 sports medicine providers in Mississippi.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 747 | $2,383 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 127 | $1,429 |
| Mupirocin | 197 | $1,219 |
| Vancomycin Hcl | 27 | $1,113 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 374 | $967 |
| Celecoxib | 28 | $765 |
| Gabapentin | 203 | $736 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 177 | $520 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 34 | $264 |
| Methylprednisolone | 45 | $262 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 43 | $192 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 21 | $175 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 37 | $136 |
| Cephalexin | 89 | $129 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 12 | $12 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Columbus
- Hunter HaleyOxford$14K
- Kurre LuberOxford$12K
- Omkar DaveJackson$10K
- Glenn BrienFlowood$8K
- Daniel BoydOxford$6K
- John BerryHattiesburg$5K
- Jason CraftJackson$4K
- Nahum BeardSouthaven$3K
- Jeremy WellsHattiesburg$2K
- Brian TollefsonJackson$2K
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.