Robert Burger, MD
Sports Medicine · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1134119910
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 37 payments — averaging $65.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$486
- Legacy Ortho LLC$119
- Zimmer Biomet$104
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,32955%
- Food & beverage$1,08945%
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 | 12 | $1,709 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 18 | $486 |
| Legacy Ortho LLC | 1 | $119 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 6 | $104 |
How this compares
$2,418 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 278 sports medicine providers in Ohio.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 149 | $883 |
| Meloxicam | 260 | $702 |
| Naproxen | 78 | $461 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 61 | $447 |
| Cephalexin | 83 | $142 |
| Amoxicillin | 84 | $122 |
| Ibuprofen | 18 | $121 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 11 | $107 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 17 | $102 |
| Methylprednisolone | 17 | $102 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 20 | $76 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 61 | $72 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 31 | $62 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 15 | $36 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Cincinnati
- Robert HeidtCincinnati$911K
- Vincent SammarcoCincinnati$361K
- Brian GraweCincinnati$293K
- Frank NoyesCincinnati$244K
- Melissa SummersCincinnati$89K
- Timothy KremchekCincinnati$28K
- George MaticCincinnati$22K
- Michelle AndrewsCincinnati$22K
- Ian RiceCincinnati$14K
- Samir SharrakCincinnati$12K
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.