Jesse Abeler, DO
Hand Surgery · North Little Rock, ARNPI 1619397262
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (39.4%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Axogen at 34.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $5,489 and has fallen 71.5% since, to $1,562 in 2025.
Across 76 payments — averaging $137.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Axogen$4K
- Arthrex$4K
- Midsouth Orthopedics Inc.$1K
- Stryker$889
- Zimmer Biomet$239
- Paragon 28, Inc.$229
- plus $532 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,92338%
- Food & beverage$4,11239%
- Education$2,40023%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Axogen | 19 | $3,580 |
| Arthrex | 28 | $3,520 |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 5 | $1,446 |
| Stryker | 12 | $889 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $239 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 2 | $229 |
| Elevate Surgical Co | 1 | $147 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 1 | $107 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $98 |
| International Life Sciences | 1 | $58 |
| Acumed LLC | 1 | $50 |
| Steelhead Surgical Inc | 1 | $31 |
| DJO, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
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.
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$2,214
- AXOGUARD$1,689
- AXOGUARD HA+ NERVE PROTECTOR$845
- AxoGuard Nerve Cap$845
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION$275
- Comprehensive Shoulder System$239
- Product Portfolio$124
- SMARTLOCK$124
- MAKO$115
- GMK SPHERE$107
- GORILLA$105
How this compares
Too few hand surgery providers in Arkansasto place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Naloxone Hcl | 22 | $1,545 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 149 | $833 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 46 | $434 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 14 | $313 |
| Meloxicam | 65 | $193 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 16 | $120 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 17 | $88 |
| Cephalexin | 14 | $82 |
| Methylprednisolone | 12 | $76 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $45 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 18 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in North Little Rock
- Sophie HollenbergNorth Little Rock$782
- David RhodesNorth Little Rock$140
- Andreas ChenRogers$16K
- David BlackLittle Rock$13K
- Trenden FlaniganRogers$5K
- Jeffrey JohnsonFayetteville$5K
- Sean MorellLittle Rock$4K
- Brian NortonLittle Rock$3K
- John BraceyLittle Rock$3K
- George FrazierLittle Rock$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.