Keith Whitlock, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma · Raleigh, NCNPI 1396241279
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (37.4%), food and beverage and grants — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 37.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $5,801 and has fallen 80.2% since, to $1,151 in 2025.
Across 72 payments — averaging $207.92 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$6K
- Southtech Orthopedics$4K
- Stryker$4K
- Arthrex$1K
- Globus Medical$567
- Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC$133
- plus $284 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$2,90519%
- Travel & lodging$2,70418%
- Food & beverage$3,76125%
- Education$5,60037%
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 | 16 | $5,612 |
| Southtech Orthopedics | 3 | $3,600 |
| Stryker | 28 | $3,560 |
| Arthrex | 11 | $1,214 |
| Globus Medical | 8 | $567 |
| Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC | 2 | $133 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 1 | $122 |
| My01 Inc. | 1 | $85 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $53 |
| Si-bone, 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.
- PRO$1,315
- TRIGEN InterTAN$1,003
- T2$880
- GAMMA$742
- EVOS$688
- AXSOS$638
- TRIATHLON$478
- EVOS MINI$476
- PANGEA$407
- AETOS Shoulder System$406
- T2 ALPHA$276
- HOFFMANN$261
- Distal Femur Plate System$154
- Ankle Fracture System$154
- Proximal Tibia Plate$139
- EVO Retrograde$139
- ARTHREX$104
How this compares
Too few orthopaedic trauma providers in North Carolinato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 Raleigh
- Timothy HarrisRaleigh$27K
- Justin KaukRaleigh$952
- Joseph HsuCharlotte$483K
- Mark GageDurham$378K
- Christian PeanDurham$166K
- Holly PilsonWinston Salem$86K
- Andrew ChenChapel Hill$14K
- Sarat GangaCary$9K
- Kendall MasadaCharlotte$9K
- Phillip GrisdelaCamp Lejeune$6K
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.