Matthew Gardner, MD
Orthopaedic Trauma · Springfield, ILNPI 1912123134
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (34.3%), speaking fees and royalties or licence payments — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Curvafix, Inc. at 28.4% of the total.
Across 339 payments — averaging $578.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Curvafix, Inc.$56K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$56K
- Globus Medical$28K
- Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.$22K
- Synthes GmbH$22K
- Johnson & Johnson$8K
- plus $5K from 10 others
Across 18 payments — averaging $849.38 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Zimmer Biomet$15K
Across 1 payment — averaging $7500.00 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.
- Curvafix, Inc.$8K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$32,62217%
- Consulting fees$67,37034%
- Speaking & faculty fees$63,12232%
- Travel & lodging$16,9699%
- Food & beverage$14,8548%
- Education$1,2001%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Curvafix, Inc. | 46 | $55,751 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 48 | $55,503 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 9 | $27,903 |
| Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. | 33 | $22,473 |
| Synthes GmbH | 25 | $22,051 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 150 | $7,724 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 6 | $1,844 |
| Wardlow Enterprises | 1 | $1,200 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 11 | $1,003 |
| Stryker | 3 | $212 |
| Illuminoss Medical, Inc. | 1 | $162 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $144 |
| Bone Support Inc. | 1 | $67 |
| Endeavor Orthopaedics LLC | 2 | $49 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $30 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $19 |
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.
- CurvaFix IM Implant$55,009
- ViviGen$32,950
- PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System$29,093
- VA-LCP$12,581
- LCP$12,274
- PRECICE$6,413
- TFN-Advance$2,022
- TFN ADVANCED$1,804
- TrueLok$1,700
- IM NAILS$1,493
- EX NAILS$929
- Vivigen MIS Delivery System$520
- MULTILOC HUMERAL NAIL$462
- HAMMERLOCK$275
- TOMOFIX$272
- NA$227
- A.L.P.S.$183
- Photodynamic Bone Stabilization Procedure Pack$162
- Affixus$148
- EVOS$144
How this compares
Too few orthopaedic trauma providers in Illinoisto 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $172 |
| Meloxicam | 13 | $27 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 15 | $15 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic trauma in Springfield
- Andrew MillsSpringfield$9K
- Joel WilliamsChicago$84K
- Srikanth DiviChicago$54K
- Evan DoughertyHinsdale$52K
- Scott CordesChicago$43K
- Adam LeeChicago$29K
- Bennet ButlerChicago$13K
- Chukwunenye OsujiPeoria$10K
- Erika MitchellMaywood$7K
- Michal ZlowodzkiRockford$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.