John Smith
Orthopaedic Surgery · Slc, UTNPI 1255432001
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (44.3%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Globus Medical accounts for 66.7% of it on its own, with 14 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $19,613 and has fallen 87.8% since, to $2,396 in 2025.
Across 83 payments — averaging $330.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Globus Medical$18K
- Misonix Inc$2K
- Wishbone Medical Inc.$2K
- Spineguard, Inc.$2K
- Zimmer Biomet$671
- Stryker$650
- plus $2K from 9 others
Across 37 payments — averaging $18,165 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.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$562K
- Globus Medical$110K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$2,3349%
- Consulting fees$4,80018%
- Speaking & faculty fees$12,15044%
- Travel & lodging$5,20719%
- Food & beverage$2,91011%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 42 | $18,285 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $2,400 |
| Wishbone Medical Inc. | 2 | $2,042 |
| Spineguard, Inc. | 2 | $1,842 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 11 | $671 |
| Stryker | 1 | $650 |
| Orthopediatrics Corp. | 10 | $588 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 3 | $269 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $258 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 2 | $118 |
| GS Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $86 |
| Brainlab, Inc. | 1 | $85 |
| Highridge Medical LLC | 1 | $46 |
| EBI, LLC | 1 | $37 |
| Medtronic | 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.
- CREO$14,583
- BoneScalpel$2,400
- CREO MCS, Fenestrated, Sideloading$1,581
- CREO Side Loading$755
- MESA SPINAL SYSTEM$650
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM$650
- NILE ALTERNATIVE FIXATION SYSTEM$650
- The Tether$411
- MAGEC$190
- CREO Degen$117
- CREO Threaded$117
- EXPEDIUM$113
- CREO 5.5$112
- CREO Deformity$104
How this compares
$27,401 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 221 orthopaedic surgery providers in Utah.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Slc
- Peter StevensSlc$2.1M
- Hugh WestMurray$14.2M
- Aaron HofmannSalt Lake City$10.7M
- Thomas CaltonWashington Terrace$3.5M
- Jeremy GilillandSalt Lake City$2.9M
- Joshua HickmanBountiful$2.7M
- Robert TashjianSalt Lake City$2.6M
- Jeffrey JacksonSalt Lake City$2.3M
- Thomas HigginsSalt Lake City$1.2M
- Christopher MartinSalt Lake City$1.2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.