Michael Knight, DO
Hand Surgery · Christiansburg, VANPI 1659710093
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (34.0%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Axogen at 55.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,783 and has fallen 98.1% since, to $34 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for hand surgery clinicians in VA, where the typical reported total is $3,008.
Across 9 payments — averaging $206.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Axogen$1K
- Fortis Surgical, LLC$559
- Stryker$105
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$102
- Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC$34
- Vertex$26
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$60833%
- Food & beverage$61733%
- Education$63034%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Axogen | 2 | $1,029 |
| Fortis Surgical, LLC | 2 | $559 |
| Stryker | 1 | $105 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $102 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $34 |
| Vertex | 1 | $26 |
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.
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$1,029
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$1,029
- REUNION$105
How this compares
$1,855 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 81 hand surgery providers in Virginia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 14 | $471 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 70 | $385 |
| Methylprednisolone | 45 | $309 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 104 | $277 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 29 | $159 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 24 | $61 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | $21 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 13 | $11 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in Christiansburg
- Matthew JonesChristiansburg$7K
- Lance DavlinNorfolk$165K
- Chad MankeVa Beach$104K
- Frank GwathmeyNorfolk$68K
- Angelo DacusCharlottesville$57K
- Kacy PeekCharlottesville$31K
- Rikesh GandhiArlington$22K
- Nicole SgromoloFort Belvoir$17K
- Jeffrey LovalloArlington$16K
- Drew KiernanLynchburg$15K
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.