Jeffrey Lawton, MD
Hand Surgery · Ann Arbor, MINPI 1457315749
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $31,675 of the $46,002 with a category attached, or 68.9%. Synthes GmbH accounts for 98.6% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among hand surgery clinicians in MI 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 75 payments — averaging $613.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Synthes GmbH$45K
- Pinnacle, Inc$567
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$69
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,0007%
- Speaking & faculty fees$31,67569%
- Travel & lodging$9,47821%
- Food & beverage$1,2993%
- Education$5501%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Synthes GmbH | 70 | $45,366 |
| Pinnacle, Inc | 2 | $567 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $69 |
How this compares
$46,002 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 55 hand surgery providers in Michigan.
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.
Other hand surgery in Ann Arbor
- Tsz Kit Kevin ChanAnn Arbor$7K
- John LienYpsilanti$56K
- Randy LovellGrand Rapids$40K
- Hussein HamidSouthfield$33K
- Alexander KelsheimerHolland$30K
- Janelle GreeneYpsilanti$20K
- Emily TanPort Huron$15K
- Andrew BaronDetroit$15K
- Jourdan GardWarren$14K
- Charles DayDetroit$12K
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.