Paul McKee, MD
Sports Medicine · Louisville, KYNPI 1770609125
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.5% of the total across 107 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Amgen at 50.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $459 and has fallen 72.0% since, to $129 in 2025.
Across 107 payments — averaging $15.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Amgen$818
- Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.$217
- Alpha Orthopedic Systems$90
- Medtronic$65
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$57
- Johnson & Johnson$50
- plus $332 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,62199%
- Education$81%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amgen(2 entities) | 71 | $818 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 7 | $217 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 3 | $90 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $65 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $50 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $49 |
| Stryker | 1 | $43 |
| Blue Surgical LLC | 1 | $31 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $21 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $20 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $14 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $14 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $14 |
| Flowonix Medical Incorporated | 1 | $12 |
| Next Science LLC | 1 | $8 |
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.
- Zilretta$105
How this compares
$1,630 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 59 sports medicine providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 122 | $2,303 |
| Meloxicam | 95 | $1,057 |
| Celecoxib | 63 | $997 |
| Gabapentin | 85 | $788 |
| Pregabalin | 35 | $597 |
| Prednisone | 135 | $307 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 49 | $247 |
| Ibuprofen | 31 | $197 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 11 | $146 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 37 | $146 |
| Naproxen | 13 | $79 |
| Allopurinol | 25 | $70 |
| Baclofen | 18 | $49 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 13 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Louisville
- Ryan KruppLouisville$803K
- Neil PatilLouisville$5K
- Scotty NewcomerLouisville$2K
- Gregory PottsLouisville$1K
- Robin CurryLouisville$1K
- Jordan HilgefortLouisville$758
- Nathan McKinneyLouisville$686
- Mark PuckettLouisville$620
- Joshua WuLouisville$615
- William HughesLouisville$515
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.