Jay Christensen
Foot & Ankle Surgery · Appleton, WINPI 1144589961
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.8%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medshape, Inc. at 42.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $7,386 and has fallen 78.6% since, to $1,578 in 2025. Among foot & ankle surgery clinicians in WI 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 98 payments — averaging $264.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medshape, Inc.$11K
- Trilliant Surgical LLC.$7K
- Great Lakes Orthopedics$3K
- Arthrex$2K
- True North Surgical Inc$739
- Stryker$696
- plus $2K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$14,21355%
- Travel & lodging$5,31420%
- Food & beverage$3,85315%
- Education$2,55810%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medshape, Inc. | 13 | $11,120 |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 21 | $7,013 |
| Great Lakes Orthopedics | 7 | $2,575 |
| Arthrex | 6 | $1,665 |
| True North Surgical Inc | 4 | $739 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 10 | $696 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 10 | $656 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 6 | $379 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 4 | $249 |
| Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC | 3 | $130 |
| Amgen | 1 | $125 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| DJO, LLC | 2 | $113 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $96 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $93 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 2 | $60 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $42 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $21 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $15 |
| Next Science LLC | 1 | $12 |
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.
- DynaClip Bone Fixation System, Quattro, 22mm x 20mm x 20mm$6,311
- DynaNail Helix, Washer, 15 mm$3,109
- Trilliant Two-Step$3,054
- DynaNail$1,700
- Arsenal Ankle 10 Hole 1/3 Tubular Plate$1,488
- Arsenal$864
- Trilliant Arsenal Plating System$746
- MOTOBAND$568
- Trilliant Tiger Cannulated Screws$354
- HAMMERLOCK$248
- Ascend Flex$220
- NA$210
- ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE$167
- Arsenal Sinus Support Plate$163
- KRYSTEXXA$125
- PuraPly$121
- Lapiplasty System$110
- VA-LCP$105
- FIBERGRAFT Aeridyan Matrix$105
How this compares
$25,937 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 105 foot & ankle surgery providers in Wisconsin.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ketoconazole | 162 | $3,786 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | 38 | $2,041 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-HcNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort | 16 | $897 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 77 | $411 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 39 | $401 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 22 | $390 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 41 | $383 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 33 | $330 |
| Meloxicam | 89 | $281 |
| Methylprednisolone | 40 | $257 |
| Cephalexin | 38 | $111 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 20 | $100 |
| Naproxen | 15 | $79 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | $57 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot & ankle surgery in Appleton
- Todd DerksenAppleton$23K
- Dustin RiddleAppleton$20K
- Richard HammondAppleton$9K
- David MillerAppleton$7K
- Toni NealAppleton$2K
- Mitch HulbertSheboygan$96K
- James WhelanBeloit$51K
- Nikita GramaStevens Point$31K
- Keith AndersonHayward$31K
- Jason BurkleMadison$26K
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.