Julianne Forlizzi, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Norwalk, CTNPI 1912394081
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (45.8%), grants and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 30.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $16,175 and has fallen 81.4% since, to $3,008 in 2025.
Across 142 payments — averaging $243.74 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$11K
- Arthrex$10K
- Stryker$6K
- Kairos Surgical Inc$5K
- Polaris Technology Solutions LLC$1K
- Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc.$1K
- plus $1K from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,00029%
- Travel & lodging$1,8375%
- Food & beverage$6,93020%
- Education$15,84446%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 10 | $10,527 |
| Arthrex | 4 | $10,303 |
| Stryker | 86 | $5,527 |
| Kairos Surgical Inc | 8 | $4,685 |
| Polaris Technology Solutions LLC | 9 | $1,257 |
| Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, Inc. | 1 | $1,200 |
| Acumed LLC | 1 | $146 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $144 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $142 |
| Bone Support Inc. | 1 | $130 |
| Vericel Corporation | 5 | $120 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $119 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $117 |
| Bioventus LLC | 5 | $86 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Vertex | 1 | $17 |
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.
- MAKO$1,700
- AEQUALIS PERFORM$411
- CINCHLOCK$344
- TRIDENT$236
- NANOTACK FLEX$175
- Regeneten$165
- PANGEA$150
- Polarus 3 Solution$146
- Acutrak Headless Compression Screw System$146
- Polarus Proximal Humeral Plating (PHP) System$146
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium$140
- MOTIONSENSE DIGITAL GONIOMETER$133
- CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER$130
- AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED$127
- AEQUALIS ASCEND FLEX$127
- TRIATHLON$124
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION$119
- Irrisept$119
- IOVERA SYSTEM$117
- RESTORATION$102
How this compares
$34,611 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 273 orthopaedic surgery providers in Connecticut.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 18 | $810 |
| Methylprednisolone | 91 | $666 |
| Celecoxib | 27 | $460 |
| Pregabalin | 24 | $454 |
| Naproxen | 123 | $387 |
| Gabapentin | 31 | $299 |
| Methocarbamol | 63 | $294 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 29 | $115 |
| Meloxicam | 30 | $74 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 31 | $69 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 13 | $51 |
| Amoxicillin | 12 | $8 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Norwalk
- Robert BradyNorwalk$52K
- Peter WhangNew Haven$1.8M
- Paul SethiGreenwich$1.5M
- James YueShelton$1.3M
- Robert DeveneyDanbury$907K
- James PaceFarmington$721K
- Isaac MossFarmington$676K
- David FrumbergNew Haven$288K
- John KeggiMiddlebury$264K
- Lauren GeaneyFarmington$263K
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.