Joseph Scheschuk, DO
Orthopaedic Trauma · Columbus, OHNPI 1275961088
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 21 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Kerecis Limited at 34.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,222 and has fallen 57.6% since, to $519 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic trauma clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $13,172.
Across 21 payments — averaging $90.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kerecis Limited$655
- Stryker$441
- Si-bone, Inc.$150
- Biocomposites Inc$140
- Illuminoss Medical, Inc.$122
- Skeletal Dynamics Inc$115
- plus $269 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,893100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kerecis Limited | 5 | $655 |
| Stryker | 6 | $441 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $140 |
| Illuminoss Medical, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | 1 | $115 |
| Axogen | 2 | $113 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $77 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $55 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 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.
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$1,374
- Kerecis SurgiClose$529
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$412
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$273
- T2 ALPHA$149
- Stimulan$140
- Kerecis GraftGuide$132
- Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack$122
- Geminus$115
- Align$115
- IJS$115
- Implate$115
How this compares
$1,893 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 38 orthopaedic trauma providers in Ohio.
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.
Other orthopaedic trauma in Columbus
- Sanjay MehtaColumbus$6K
- Humza ShaikhColumbus$5K
- Ryan HarrisonColumbus$2K
- Attila PokaColumbus$167
- Henry SagiCincinnati$1.4M
- Robert WetzelCleveland$574K
- George OchenjeleCleveland$344K
- Steven HamanLima$289K
- Nathan MeskoCleveland$228K
- Michael BeltranCincinnati$94K
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.