Nicholas Duethman, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Manhattan, KSNPI 1902260581
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — grants (51.7%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 40.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $37,467 and has fallen 100.0% since, to $15 in 2025. Among orthopaedic surgery clinicians in KS with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 75 payments — averaging $763.51 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$23K
- Smith+Nephew$12K
- Peerless Surgical Inc.$9K
- Acumed LLC$7K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$4K
- Zimmer Biomet$2K
- plus $1K from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$29,61952%
- Travel & lodging$1,7433%
- Food & beverage$2,5354%
- Education$23,36741%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 23 | $23,381 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $11,667 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 13 | $8,661 |
| Acumed LLC | 1 | $6,667 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 6 | $3,852 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 14 | $1,935 |
| Stryker | 11 | $797 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $248 |
| Vericel Corporation | 2 | $40 |
| Titan Surgical Group, LLC | 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.
- Comprehensive Shoulder System$1,148
- ADAPT$260
- Persona$150
- GAMMA$146
- TRIATHLON$144
- COMPREHENSIVE$144
- NANOTACK FLEX$139
- Versalok Orthocord$125
- Comprehensive Instruments$124
- RELIGN$118
How this compares
$57,263 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 197 orthopaedic surgery providers in Kansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 75 | $1,549 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 110 | $421 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 95 | $298 |
| Cephalexin | 50 | $238 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 76 | $178 |
| Meloxicam | 19 | $54 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | $54 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Manhattan
- Timothy CareyManhattan$38K
- David AndersonKansas City$490K
- Brandon CarlsonKansas City$299K
- Jacob DeisterTopeka$185K
- Harold EllsworthLeawood$154K
- Tyler BronWichita$107K
- William ReedLenexa$106K
- Alexander BaileyOverland Park$99K
- Brent WiseKansas City$97K
- Joshua LockerLeawood$91K
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.