Rickey Hutcheson, DO
Orthopaedic Surgery · Cleveland, TNNPI 1093740367
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (29.1%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 41 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 24.7% of the total.
Across 151 payments — averaging $154.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$6K
- Alpha Orthopedic Systems$5K
- 4web, Inc.$3K
- Smith+Nephew$2K
- Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC$2K
- Catalyst Orthoscience$2K
- plus $4K from 35 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,40615%
- Travel & lodging$6,78829%
- Food & beverage$6,52028%
- Education$6,61928%
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 | 27 | $5,772 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 11 | $4,850 |
| 4web, Inc. | 4 | $2,849 |
| Smith+Nephew | 12 | $2,082 |
| Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC | 11 | $1,841 |
| Catalyst Orthoscience | 5 | $1,734 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 2 | $1,237 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $564 |
| FX Shoulder Solutions, Inc | 1 | $252 |
| Stryker | 3 | $239 |
| Terumo BCT, Inc. | 3 | $230 |
| Boston Scientific | 5 | $201 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 9 | $161 |
| Sonex Health, Inc. | 2 | $149 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | 1 | $110 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 4 | $97 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $96 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 6 | $94 |
| Globus Medical | 2 | $90 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 4 | $89 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 3 | $82 |
| Medartis Inc. | 2 | $66 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 3 | $62 |
| Vertex | 2 | $48 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $32 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $27 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| GSK | 1 | $22 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Abbott | 1 | $20 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $19 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Amgen | 1 | $13 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Orthogenrx Inc. | 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.
- SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM$2,700
- Catalyst CSR Shoulder System$1,660
- REAL INTELLIGENCE$1,599
- Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System$1,237
- Journey II$1,175
- R1 Reverse Shoulder System$954
- Biomet SpinalPak / OrthoPak$551
- VISIONAIRE Cutting Guides$139
- Synergy Hip System$139
- Navio Surgical System$123
- Journey II CR$123
- Journey Uni$123
- MAKO$121
- Sx-One Microknife$119
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$119
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT$110
- HARVEST BMAC$104
How this compares
$23,333 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 381 orthopaedic surgery providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 33 | $19,420 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 179 | $1,841 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 43 | $749 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 99 | $678 |
| Prednisone | 37 | $611 |
| Methocarbamol | 48 | $271 |
| Gabapentin | 22 | $173 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 39 | $131 |
| Ibuprofen | 16 | $116 |
| Methylprednisolone | 12 | $114 |
| Meloxicam | 33 | $94 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 37 | $92 |
| Diazepam | 65 | $78 |
| Amoxicillin | 12 | $6 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Cleveland
- Paul BradyKnoxville$20M
- Edwin SpencerKnoxville$2.5M
- Jesse DotyChattanooga$2.3M
- Thomas ThrockmortonGermantown$1.7M
- Alton HunterColumbia$820K
- Jefferson MorrisonNashville$678K
- Michael BeebeMemphis$626K
- Gregory PolkowskiNashville$526K
- Matthew WillisNashville$498K
- Michael ChristieNashville$474K
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.