Melanie Johnson
Foot Surgery · White Bear Lake, MNNPI 1053639732
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 8 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Orthofix Medical, Inc. at 27.7% of the total. 2024 is the largest year on record at $119, 2.8 times the $43 reported in 2019.
Across 8 payments — averaging $21.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.$48
- Stryker$42
- Bioventus LLC$20
- Averitas Pharma Inc.$19
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$16
- Paragon 28, Inc.$15
- plus $13 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$175100%
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 2 | $48 |
| Stryker | 1 | $42 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $16 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
Too few foot surgery providers in Minnesotato 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 40 | $1,027 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 32 | $381 |
| Ketoconazole | 14 | $361 |
| Methylprednisolone | 19 | $91 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot surgery in White Bear Lake
- Chloe SakowSt Louis Park$17K
- Kari PrescottMinneapolis$4K
- Stefany CarvalhoBrainerd$3K
- Kirsten KangasDuluth$3K
- Paul LangerMinneapolis$600
- Corey ValentineMora$376
- Dale VancilLino Lakes$212
- Ross NelsonSaint Paul$133
- Glenn MeintsDuluth$59
- Bradley McCuskerAitkin$14
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.