Michael Lynch, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Norwalk, CTNPI 1811996556
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (43.7%), consulting fees and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 44.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,038 and has fallen 93.3% since, to $136 in 2025.
Across 28 payments — averaging $151.38 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$2K
- Avanos Medical$632
- Stryker$505
- Johnson & Johnson$400
- Polaris Technology Solutions LLC$261
- Zimmer Biomet$201
- plus $370 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,20028%
- Speaking & faculty fees$63215%
- Travel & lodging$55313%
- Food & beverage$1,85444%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 9 | $1,870 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $632 |
| Stryker | 4 | $505 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $400 |
| Polaris Technology Solutions LLC | 2 | $261 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $201 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 1 | $174 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $165 |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | 1 | $15 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $15 |
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.
- VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides$1,667
- ON-Q$632
- Journey II XR$467
- Navio Surgical System$467
- MAKO$231
- Other - Miscellaneous$174
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP$165
- PERFORMANCE SOLUTIONS$141
- MOTIONSENSE DIGITAL GONIOMETER$133
- HEALIX$122
- TRUESPAN$122
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS$122
- ATTUNE$122
- RELIGN$117
- HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK$111
- VAPR$111
- RIGIDLOOP$111
- FMS$111
How this compares
$4,239 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 273 orthopaedic surgery providers in Connecticut.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 83 | $612 |
| Meloxicam | 206 | $486 |
| Gabapentin | 32 | $215 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 29 | $126 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Norwalk
- Robert BradyNorwalk$52K
- Julianne ForlizziNorwalk$35K
- Peter WhangNew Haven$1.8M
- Paul SethiGreenwich$1.5M
- James YueShelton$1.3M
- Robert DeveneyDanbury$907K
- James PaceFarmington$721K
- Isaac MossFarmington$676K
- David FrumbergNew Haven$288K
- John KeggiMiddlebury$264K
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.