John Arvesen
Orthopaedic Surgery · Frisco, TXNPI 1013354307
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (45.4%), grants and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 43.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $28,029 and has fallen 95.6% since, to $1,220 in 2025.
Across 134 payments — averaging $433.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$25K
- Pylant Medical$13K
- Elite Orthopedics, LLC$5K
- Smith+Nephew$5K
- DJO, LLC$4K
- Peerless Surgical Inc.$2K
- plus $3K from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$24,37542%
- Travel & lodging$3,1945%
- Food & beverage$4,1387%
- Education$26,41745%
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 | 28 | $25,080 |
| Pylant Medical | 22 | $12,789 |
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | 3 | $5,023 |
| Smith+Nephew | 31 | $4,952 |
| DJO, LLC | 4 | $4,375 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 4 | $2,474 |
| Stryker | 20 | $1,632 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 6 | $601 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $292 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 5 | $251 |
| Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. | 1 | $234 |
| Vericel Corporation | 2 | $217 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $117 |
| Next Science LLC | 1 | $38 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $25 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $24 |
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.
- SALVATION$502
- HEALIX$498
- TRUESPAN$498
- Q-FIX$322
- TACTOSET$292
- NA$225
- HIPCHECK$194
- Journey II BCS$174
- DJO SURGICAL$150
- MACI$124
- BLUEPRINT$120
- TWINFIX$102
- AETOS Shoulder System$102
How this compares
$58,124 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 1,337 orthopaedic surgery providers in Texas.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Frisco
- Justin KaneFrisco$263K
- Stephen BurkhartSan Antonio$185.3M
- Kirby HittTemple$9.1M
- Robert GrahamAustin$6.3M
- Richard JonesDallas$6.3M
- Stefan KreuzerHouston$6.2M
- Michael WirthSan Antonio$4.5M
- Stephen IncavoHouston$4.3M
- Thomas EdwardsHouston$4.1M
- James BrodskyDallas$2.5M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.