Jimmie Biles, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Cody, WYNPI 1114018728
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (59.8%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Conformis, Inc. accounts for 61.3% of it on its own, with 4 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $1,717 and has fallen 93.0% since, to $120 in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in WY, where the typical reported total is $1,913.
Across 33 payments — averaging $70.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Conformis, Inc.$1K
- Stryker$581
- Zimmer Biomet$234
- Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC$59
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.$30
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,39660%
- Food & beverage$70530%
- Education$23410%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conformis, Inc. | 6 | $1,432 |
| Stryker | 24 | $581 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $234 |
| Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC | 1 | $59 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $30 |
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.
- Identity CR$1,334
- Oxford-Knees$234
- TRITANIUM$135
How this compares
$2,335 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 69 orthopaedic surgery providers in Wyoming.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 356 | $3,641 |
| Methylprednisolone | 95 | $530 |
| Meloxicam | 124 | $426 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 34 | $408 |
| Gabapentin | 49 | $378 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 32 | $315 |
| Celecoxib | 25 | $273 |
| Cephalexin | 29 | $69 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Cody
- Mark RyzewiczCody$14K
- Emily HarndenCody$9K
- Christopher RiceCody$3K
- Christopher HillsJackson$107K
- Matthew FournierLaramie$34K
- Jaymeson ArthurCasper$30K
- Ryan AukermanLaramie$24K
- Robert GrunfeldGillette$17K
- Jory WasserburgerSheridan$12K
- Mark McKennaLaramie$10K
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.