Luga Podesta
Sports Medicine · Naples, FLNPI 1184680084
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $149,871 of the $205,780 with a category attached, or 72.8%. Arthrex accounts for 99.3% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among sports medicine clinicians in FL 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 275 payments — averaging $748.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$204K
- GE HealthCare$507
- Smith+Nephew$309
- Bioventus LLC$268
- Boston Scientific$168
- Stryker$142
- plus $55 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$46,61323%
- Speaking & faculty fees$149,87173%
- Travel & lodging$4,1162%
- Food & beverage$5,1803%
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 | 248 | $204,329 |
| GE HealthCare | 14 | $507 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $309 |
| Bioventus LLC | 4 | $268 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $168 |
| Stryker | 1 | $142 |
| Crossroads Orthopedics, LLC | 1 | $27 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Genentech USA, 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.
- ARTHREX$14,125
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PRODUCTS ANGEL PRP$2,700
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PRODUCTS AUTOLOGOUS THROMBIN$2,518
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES HYALURONIC ACID OTHER$2,400
- OTHER CONSUMABLES BIOLOGICS ANGEL PRP$2,000
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS CELLULAR PRODUCTS ANGEL PRP$1,600
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS BLOOD PRODUCTS PLATELET RICH PLASMA$1,200
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES BONE REPAIR IOBP$1,000
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS FAT PRODUCTS ADIPOSE$400
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES AUTOLOGOUS CELLULAR PRODUCTS BONE MARROW$400
- XCELL$199
- GENERAL THROMBECTOMY$149
- Acufex$143
- HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET$142
- CAP-FIX$117
- BIOLOGICS CONSUMABLES SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AMNION$109
How this compares
$205,780 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 402 sports medicine providers in Florida.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| InspraEplerenone | 11 | $4,798 |
| Tramadol Hcl-AcetaminophenTramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen | 23 | $102 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $90 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 21 | $53 |
| Meloxicam | 17 | $47 |
| Lorazepam | 44 | $36 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Naples
- Patrick SmithNaples$2.9M
- Brian WallaceNaples$51K
- Peter RegalaNaples$26K
- Lee KaplanMiami$11.3M
- Ryan SimovitchWest Palm Beach$1.1M
- Bruce LevyOrlando$816K
- Gautam YagnikMiami$440K
- Carl DilellaVero Beach$384K
- Adam AnzGulf Breeze$354K
- Stanton LongeneckerJacksonville$330K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.