RxDoctor Payments Data

Mark Murphy, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery · Douglas, WYNPI 1134187008

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 93.6% of the total across 21 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 24.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $364 and has fallen 69.7% since, to $110 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in WY, where the typical reported total is $1,913.

$693in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 21 payments — averaging $32.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Smith+Nephew$169
  • Arthrex$139
  • Zimmer Biomet$123
  • Medacta USA, Inc.$117
  • Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$53
  • Johnson & Johnson$46
  • plus $46 from 2 others

What the payments were for

  • Travel & lodging$446%
  • Food & beverage$64894%

Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.

General payments by program year

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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.

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.

How this compares

$693 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 69 orthopaedic surgery providers in Wyoming.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$224,762
Medicare patients
344
Services billed
2,432

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

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Methylprednisolone44$352
Meloxicam55$267
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen29$220
Celecoxib14$181
Ibuprofen16$129
Gabapentin21$80
Cephalexin14$51
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl12$45

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

Other orthopaedic surgery in Douglas

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