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John Munz, MD

Orthopaedic Trauma · Houston, TXNPI 1144488255

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

This record is dominated by speaking fees: $645,633 of the $1,006,128 with a category attached, or 64.2%. Arthrex accounts for 87.2% of it on its own, with 31 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $406,701, 8.4 times the $48,389 reported in 2019. Among orthopaedic trauma clinicians in TX 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.

$1,006,128in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 1,214 payments — averaging $828.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Arthrex$877K
  • Smith+Nephew$53K
  • Synthes GmbH$36K
  • Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$23K
  • Medinc Of Texas$8K
  • Stryker$3K
  • plus $6K from 26 others
$13,175in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 2 payments — averaging $6587.50 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.

  • Arthrex$13K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$222,81322%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$645,63364%
  • Travel & lodging$105,44710%
  • Food & beverage$29,4533%
  • Education$2,7810%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Arthrex807$877,097
Smith+Nephew55$53,105
Synthes GmbH41$35,726
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.34$22,723
Medinc Of Texas121$8,408
Stryker71$3,262
Johnson & Johnson(2 entities)37$1,682
KCI USA, Inc.2$800
Pylant Medical6$721
Zimmer Biomet8$499
Suvon Surgical LLC2$339
Team 1, LLC3$174
Eclipse Technology Solutions Inc.2$162
Medwest Associates3$156
Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC2$148
Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.1$146
Steelhead Surgical Inc2$134
Titan Surgical Group, LLC1$110
Next Science LLC2$100
Conetic Solutions, Inc.1$84
Core Surgical Group1$81
Axogen1$73
Summit Surgical Corp.1$66
Gemini Mountain Medical, LLC1$64
Reel Surgical, Inc.1$51
Bioventus LLC2$51
Innovation Technologies Inc1$35
Pinnacle, Inc1$32
Blue Surgical LLC1$31
Acell, Inc.1$24
Organogenesis Inc.1$24
Wound Management Technologies, Inc1$21

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.

How this compares

$1,006,128 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 74 orthopaedic trauma providers in Texas.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$127,355
Medicare patients
128
Services billed
515

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

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen21$181
Tramadol Hcl19$25

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

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