Michael Nute, DPM
Podiatrist · Kenosha, WINPI 1376597229
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (37.3%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vilex LLC at 40.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $4,836 and has fallen 93.5% since, to $313 in 2025.
Across 46 payments — averaging $132.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vilex LLC$2K
- Medartis Inc.$2K
- Stryker$337
- Sanara Medtech Inc.$140
- Polynovo North America LLC$113
- Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.$105
- plus $699 from 20 others
Across 9 payments — averaging $821.33 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.
- Axogen$7K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,22536%
- Travel & lodging$2,27637%
- Food & beverage$1,50325%
- Gifts$942%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vilex LLC | 10 | $2,479 |
| Medartis Inc. | 1 | $2,225 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 5 | $337 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $140 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 2 | $113 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 3 | $105 |
| Next Science LLC | 1 | $97 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $75 |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | 1 | $67 |
| Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC | 1 | $57 |
| Amgen | 3 | $49 |
| Nevro Corp. | 2 | $45 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $34 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $31 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $25 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $25 |
| Axogen | 1 | $24 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $15 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Enduromed, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Merck | 1 | $12 |
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.
- APTUS$2,225
- HINTERMANN$2,180
- BIO4$157
- CellerateRx$140
How this compares
$6,098 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 140 podiatrist providers in Wisconsin.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 53 | $640 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 38 | $569 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 11 | $275 |
| Methylprednisolone | 43 | $214 |
| Gabapentin | 34 | $202 |
| Clotrimazole | 11 | $41 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 | $26 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Kenosha
- Bradley Abichtla Crosse$308K
- Scott Carringtonla Crosse$116K
- Jason DevriesManitowoc$31K
- Randall DeiFranklin$20K
- Jacob HagenbucherMadison$13K
- Andrea CifaldiEau Claire$13K
- Jonathan ShihFranklin$11K
- Naren PatelMadison$10K
- Brandon ScharerGreen Bay$9K
- Mark KachanGreen Bay$9K
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.