Robert Pettit
Orthopaedic Surgery · Fort Thomas, KYNPI 1881074706
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (54.8%), grants and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 32.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $16,175 and has fallen 99.4% since, to $93 in 2025.
Across 83 payments — averaging $431.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$12K
- Smith+Nephew$10K
- Legacy Ortho LLC$8K
- Kairos Surgical Inc$5K
- Stryker$234
- Acumed LLC$146
- plus $799 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$10,00028%
- Travel & lodging$3,2039%
- Food & beverage$3,0148%
- Education$19,62755%
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 | 20 | $11,626 |
| Smith+Nephew | 5 | $10,412 |
| Legacy Ortho LLC | 25 | $7,941 |
| Kairos Surgical Inc | 8 | $4,685 |
| Stryker | 8 | $234 |
| Acumed LLC | 1 | $146 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $137 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $133 |
| Bone Support Inc. | 1 | $130 |
| Abbott | 1 | $110 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 3 | $67 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 1 | $62 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $33 |
| Vertex | 1 | $26 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $19 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- TRIGEN InterTAN$247
- Regeneten$165
- Polarus 3 Solution$146
- Acutrak Headless Compression Screw System$146
- Polarus Proximal Humeral Plating (PHP) System$146
- EVOS$139
- Taylor Spatial Frame$139
- Juggerstitch$133
- Compositcp$133
- Juggerknotless$133
- CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER$130
- PROCLAIM$110
- HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK$105
- MILAGRO$105
- TRUESPAN ORTHOCORD$105
How this compares
$35,844 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 322 orthopaedic surgery providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 49 | $1,222 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 81 | $461 |
| Methylprednisolone | 77 | $404 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 72 | $399 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 44 | $292 |
| Meloxicam | 169 | $280 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 48 | $260 |
| Ibuprofen | 25 | $150 |
| Cefadroxil | 12 | $107 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 34 | $85 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 15 | $40 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Fort Thomas
- Arthur MalkaniLouisville$9.6M
- Jonathan YerasimidesLouisville$4.3M
- John LewisLouisville$1.5M
- Akbar NawabLouisville$1M
- Samer HasanCrestview Hills$976K
- Phillip SingerBowling Green$816K
- Brent MorrisLexington$815K
- Joseph GreeneLouisville$581K
- Raymond GreiweFlorence$546K
- Clint HillPaducah$516K
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.