Robert Hancock, MD
Sports Medicine · Athens, GANPI 1194708347
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (46.3%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by United Orthopedics LLC at 46.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $1,740 and has fallen 97.1% since, to $50 in 2025.
Across 46 payments — averaging $78.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- United Orthopedics LLC$2K
- Arthrex$847
- Smith+Nephew$307
- Team 1, LLC$143
- Miach Orthopaedics, Inc.$130
- Johnson & Johnson$119
- plus $387 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$63818%
- Food & beverage$1,29636%
- Education$1,66546%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Orthopedics LLC | 1 | $1,665 |
| Arthrex | 14 | $847 |
| Smith+Nephew | 8 | $307 |
| Team 1, LLC | 1 | $143 |
| Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | 1 | $130 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $119 |
| Stryker | 3 | $98 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $68 |
| Vericel Corporation | 4 | $67 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $49 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 3 | $43 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $25 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $20 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
How this compares
$3,598 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 168 sports medicine providers in Georgia.
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 | 79 | $600 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 15 | $116 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 16 | $69 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 20 | $47 |
| Amoxicillin | 25 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Athens
- Stephen JohnsonAthens$7K
- John XerogeanesAtlanta$4M
- Joseph BurnsAlpharetta$376K
- Sameh LabibBrookhaven$280K
- Spero KarasAtlanta$137K
- Xavier DuraldeAtlanta$77K
- Thomas MyersAtlanta$72K
- Robert O'ConnellCarrollton$69K
- Elan GolanSnellville$57K
- Taylor PolanderJesup$48K
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.