John Faust
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery · Baton Rouge, LANPI 1063684314
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (38.9%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Orthopediatrics Corp. at 36.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $4,869 and has fallen 78.9% since, to $1,026 in 2025.
Across 92 payments — averaging $141.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Orthopediatrics Corp.$5K
- Zimmer Biomet$3K
- Alphatec Spine, Inc$1K
- Wishbone Medical Inc.$1K
- ALON Medical Technology$560
- Stryker$359
- plus $2K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4,77537%
- Speaking & faculty fees$5004%
- Travel & lodging$5,06239%
- Food & beverage$2,60020%
- Education$681%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orthopediatrics Corp. | 8 | $4,753 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 23 | $3,364 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 2 | $1,335 |
| Wishbone Medical Inc. | 4 | $1,019 |
| ALON Medical Technology | 5 | $560 |
| Stryker | 6 | $359 |
| Globus Medical | 8 | $270 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $227 |
| Arthrex | 6 | $220 |
| Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 3 | $155 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $150 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 5 | $125 |
| Novartis | 1 | $90 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 4 | $73 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $61 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $59 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $52 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $30 |
| Wound Management Technologies, Inc | 1 | $23 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $21 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
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.
- The Tether$2,002
- Other - Miscellaneous$1,305
- Sterile Spine ACP System$900
- WishBone Joint Aspiration Kit$900
- Polaris Deformity Spinal System$836
- MAKO$171
- ACCOLADE$171
- TRIATHLON$171
- PREVENA$150
- PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System$112
How this compares
$13,005 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 20 pediatric orthopaedic surgery providers in Louisiana.
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Other pediatric orthopaedic surgery in Baton Rouge
- Brad CulottaBaton Rouge$82K
- Tina CreekmoreBaton Rouge$2K
- Sharon MayberryBaton Rouge$445
- Timothy SkalakNew Orleans$15K
- Ryan FarmerLafayette$8K
- James BennettNew Orleans$7K
- Brielle PlostNew Orleans$5K
- Michael HeffernanNew Orleans$4K
- Vinitha ShenavaNew Orleans$3K
- Sean WaldronNew Orleans$3K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.