RxDoctor Payments Data

Michael Bogard

Sports Medicine · San Diego, CANPI 1114412939

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

The money is spread across several categories — grants (53.0%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 56.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $28,044 and has fallen 78.4% since, to $6,047 in 2025.

$46,258in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 159 payments — averaging $290.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Arthrex$26K
  • Smith+Nephew$12K
  • Stryker$3K
  • Cornerstone Medical Associates, Inc.$3K
  • Elevate Surgical Co$1K
  • Elite Orthopedics, LLC$445
  • plus $887 from 6 others

What the payments were for

  • Grants$24,50053%
  • Travel & lodging$8,75319%
  • Food & beverage$7,30516%
  • Education$5,70012%

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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Arthrex68$25,931
Smith+Nephew20$12,295
Stryker40$2,972
Cornerstone Medical Associates, Inc.5$2,598
Elevate Surgical Co9$1,131
Elite Orthopedics, LLC7$445
Miach Orthopaedics, Inc.1$200
Medtronic3$178
Johnson & Johnson2$165
Saxum Surgical, Inc.1$160
Zimmer Biomet2$114
Orthopediatrics Corp.1$70

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

$46,258 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 662 sports medicine providers in California.

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