RxDoctor Payments Data

Peter Smith

Orthopaedic Surgery · Chicago, ILNPI 1518071398

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 12 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Orthopediatrics Corp. at 60.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $135 and has fallen 86.1% since, to $19 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in IL, where the typical reported total is $3,100.

$355in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 12 payments — averaging $29.61 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Orthopediatrics Corp.$213
  • Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$108
  • Smith+Nephew$23
  • Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.$12
$709,491in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 167 payments — averaging $4248.45 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.

  • Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.$709K

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$355100%

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

19
20
23
24
25

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.

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.

How this compares

$355 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 844 orthopaedic surgery providers in Illinois.

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