Robert Mead, MD
Sports Medicine · Panama City, FLNPI 1700223278
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (35.8%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vericel Corporation at 37.1% of the total. Among sports medicine clinicians in FL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 161 payments — averaging $389.18 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vericel Corporation$23K
- Arthrex$19K
- CGG Medical Inc$7K
- ALON Medical Technology$6K
- Smith+Nephew$3K
- DJO, LLC$2K
- plus $2K from 8 others
Across 6 payments — averaging $10,034 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.
- Arthrex$60K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$21,57934%
- Grants$1,8753%
- Travel & lodging$12,53120%
- Food & beverage$4,2197%
- Education$22,45436%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vericel Corporation | 19 | $23,237 |
| Arthrex | 75 | $19,112 |
| CGG Medical Inc | 20 | $7,250 |
| ALON Medical Technology | 11 | $6,301 |
| Smith+Nephew | 7 | $3,174 |
| DJO, LLC | 3 | $1,875 |
| Stryker | 13 | $1,104 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 5 | $321 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 3 | $68 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $23 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- MACI$23,101
- CINCHLOCK SS$393
- HIP ARTHROSCOPY ACCESS & INSTRUMENTATION SET$352
- PIVOT PORTAL ENTRY KIT$145
- REELX STT$145
- ICONIX$145
- QDOT MICRO Catheter$137
- HEALICOIL PK Shoulder$129
- REGENETEN Shoulder$129
- IM NAILS$119
- REGENESORB$108
How this compares
$62,658 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 402 sports medicine providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 123 | $1,761 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 41 | $559 |
| Celecoxib | 55 | $554 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 73 | $339 |
| Gabapentin | 64 | $292 |
| Methylprednisolone | 16 | $221 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 37 | $173 |
| Omeprazole | 37 | $128 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | $72 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Panama City
- Isaac MitchellPanama City$53K
- Eric BranchPanama City$49K
- Lee KaplanMiami$11.3M
- Patrick SmithNaples$2.9M
- Ryan SimovitchWest Palm Beach$1.1M
- Bruce LevyOrlando$816K
- Gautam YagnikMiami$440K
- Carl DilellaVero Beach$384K
- Adam AnzGulf Breeze$354K
- Stanton LongeneckerJacksonville$330K
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.