Kevin Ragothaman
Podiatrist · Cupertino, CANPI 1699138735
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (44.3%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 46.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $12,385 and has fallen 84.3% since, to $1,939 in 2025. Among podiatrist clinicians in CA 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.
Across 90 payments — averaging $251.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$10K
- Evolution Surgical, Inc$5K
- CDC Medical LLC$2K
- Stryker$918
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$848
- Paragon 28, Inc.$568
- plus $3K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,00044%
- Travel & lodging$7543%
- Food & beverage$5,08623%
- Education$6,75130%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 4 | $10,419 |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | 12 | $5,016 |
| CDC Medical LLC | 1 | $1,951 |
| Stryker | 12 | $918 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 8 | $848 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 8 | $568 |
| Smith+Nephew | 12 | $512 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $384 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 6 | $333 |
| Nevro Corp. | 3 | $262 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 1 | $213 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 1 | $190 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $173 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 2 | $172 |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | 1 | $135 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $128 |
| Amgen | 1 | $125 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $46 |
| Koya Medical, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Orpyx Medical Technologies US Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| ERMI LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $20 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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$693
- MONKEY RINGS$370
- NUZYRA$365
- PROPHECY$343
- GRAFIX PL$244
- VANTAGE$213
- Lapiplasty System$190
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$173
- INFINITY$169
- INVISION$169
- INBONE$169
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE$158
- ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE$158
- Senza$142
- RECELL$135
- Qutenza$128
- KRYSTEXXA$125
- PuraPly$125
- Stravix$122
- Grafix$122
How this compares
$22,591 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 721 podiatrist providers in California.
Other podiatrist in Cupertino
- Shannon RushPleasanton$1.9M
- Babak BaravarianSanta Monica$1.1M
- Robert KleimanCalexico$913K
- Bruce LawrenceOceanside$810K
- David ArmstrongLos Angeles$695K
- Philip WrotslavskyPoway$269K
- Travis WestermeyerEncinitas$158K
- Adrienne EstesPomona$129K
- Ronald LiebermanEncinitas$109K
- Matthew DoyleMountain View$92K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.