Jamie Friedman, MD
Sports Medicine · Aurora, CONPI 1710398177
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (50.4%), education and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 59.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $21,385 and has fallen 92.5% since, to $1,613 in 2025.
Across 78 payments — averaging $508.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$24K
- Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC$8K
- Smith+Nephew$7K
- Stryker$560
- Encore Medical, LP$506
- Alliance Medical$232
- plus $256 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$20,00050%
- Travel & lodging$3,1718%
- Food & beverage$2,9207%
- Education$13,56334%
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 | 43 | $23,536 |
| Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC | 12 | $7,871 |
| Smith+Nephew | 7 | $6,693 |
| Stryker | 6 | $560 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 4 | $506 |
| Alliance Medical | 3 | $232 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | 1 | $199 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $57 |
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.
- DJO SURGICAL$416
- Miami J$199
- HEALICOIL PK Shoulder$150
- MULTIFIX System$150
- MAKO$150
- HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET$129
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium$123
- CHAMPION SHOULDER INSTRUMENTATION SET$120
How this compares
$39,653 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 196 sports medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 95 | $1,040 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 97 | $827 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 42 | $521 |
| Naproxen | 97 | $283 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 | $58 |
| Meloxicam | 23 | $36 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Aurora
- Rachel FrankAurora$1.6M
- Jonathan BravmanAurora$247K
- Eric McCartyAurora$209K
- Jeffrey HassebrockAurora$69K
- Nicholas TsourisAurora$40K
- Jason DragooAurora$39K
- Philip SerbinAurora$37K
- Patrick GarvinAurora$36K
- Andrew KuhnAurora$30K
- Luke VillamariaAurora$25K
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.