Mark Dodson, MD
Hand Surgery · Alexandria, LANPI 1487628236
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (46.7%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 31.6% of the total. Among hand surgery clinicians in LA 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 159 payments — averaging $176.34 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$9K
- ALON Medical Technology$4K
- Smith+Nephew$3K
- Encore Medical, LP$3K
- Axogen$2K
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.$1K
- plus $6K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$13,09247%
- Food & beverage$7,74528%
- Education$7,20026%
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 | 48 | $8,868 |
| ALON Medical Technology | 5 | $3,701 |
| Smith+Nephew | 13 | $3,271 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 10 | $2,576 |
| Axogen | 13 | $2,382 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $1,473 |
| Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc | 5 | $1,304 |
| Osteocentric Technologies, Inc. | 12 | $1,191 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | 9 | $449 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 8 | $408 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $391 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 4 | $336 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 2 | $199 |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | 1 | $183 |
| Biocircuit Technologies Inc | 1 | $182 |
| Medartis Inc. | 2 | $167 |
| Acumed LLC | 2 | $166 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $154 |
| Amgen | 2 | $152 |
| Xiros Inc | 2 | $139 |
| Linkbio Corp | 1 | $102 |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | 1 | $86 |
| Trimed, Inc. | 1 | $80 |
| Stryker | 2 | $55 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $23 |
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.
- AETOS Shoulder System$3,172
- DJO SURGICAL$3,006
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$2,012
- TWINFIX$1,820
- WristMotion$1,291
- Ensemble CMC$1,181
- EVOS$996
- OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST$965
- Sx-One Microknife$316
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$239
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$239
- 3S Hemi Implant, Large, Non-Sterile$183
- Nerve Tape$182
- Irrisept$173
- TENOGLIDE$148
- APTUS$125
- XIAFLEX$124
- Fibulink$121
- NA$121
- ACUMED$119
How this compares
$28,037 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 29 hand surgery providers in Louisiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 17 | $86 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in Alexandria
- Leslie SiscoNew Orleans$169K
- Ryan BlissBaton Rouge$11K
- Diego MirandaBossier City$10K
- Nicholas PappasMetairie$9K
- Cameron BestMonroe$8K
- Brandon DonnellyMetairie$8K
- Sagar ShahLafayette$7K
- Brent McCartyCovington$7K
- Ross DunbarNew Orleans$6K
- Bryce FugarinoLafayette$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.