Ronald Koe, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Henderson, NVNPI 1942243324
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (34.6%), royalties or licence payments and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 50.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $36,676 and has fallen 93.5% since, to $2,377 in 2025. Among orthopaedic surgery clinicians in NV with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 581 payments — averaging $164.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$48K
- Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.$34K
- Conformis, Inc.$3K
- Trice Medical, Inc.$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$2K
- Ossio Inc$1K
- plus $5K from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$26,00027%
- Consulting fees$14,59815%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,41314%
- Travel & lodging$8,4799%
- Food & beverage$33,12035%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 398 | $47,893 |
| Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. | 10 | $34,178 |
| Conformis, Inc. | 16 | $3,443 |
| Trice Medical, Inc. | 2 | $1,900 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 58 | $1,754 |
| Ossio Inc | 2 | $1,337 |
| Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | 3 | $1,071 |
| Xiros Inc | 6 | $855 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 39 | $700 |
| Goode Surgical Inc | 11 | $535 |
| Ortho Development Corporation | 2 | $285 |
| Lifenet Health | 2 | $281 |
| Pavmed Inc. | 3 | $255 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 2 | $206 |
| Stryker | 3 | $179 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $165 |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $153 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 2 | $68 |
| Bioventus LLC | 3 | $61 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $39 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $26 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $22 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Dynasplint Systems Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $20 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $18 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Orthofix Medical, 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.
- Coblation Wands$14,613
- Regeneten$10,689
- LENS Surgical Imaging System$7,267
- Covator 20$6,563
- Dyonics Platinum$6,563
- Leg Holder$6,563
- Healicoil$6,291
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium$3,328
- REGENETEN Shoulder$2,800
- Identity Imprint Knee Replacement System$2,140
- REGENESORB$2,100
- Accu-pass$1,925
- Segway blade or mieye camera$1,900
- HEALICOIL PK Shoulder$1,176
- LENS 4K$1,027
- REAL INTELLIGENCE$1,018
- ULTRABUTTON$867
- Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System$777
- Coblation - Laryngeal Wands$740
- Hip$713
How this compares
$95,611 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 135 orthopaedic surgery providers in Nevada.
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 | 79 | $994 |
| Celecoxib | 19 | $397 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 38 | $343 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 46 | $156 |
| Ibuprofen | 16 | $22 |
| Amoxicillin | 23 | $19 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Henderson
- Robert TaitHenderson$365K
- Michael CrovettiHenderson$76K
- Caleb PinegarHenderson$14K
- Carl WallisHenderson$10K
- Mark BarryLas Vegas$9.5M
- Erik KubiakLas Vegas$7.8M
- Russell NevinsLas Vegas$1.5M
- Vladimir SinkovLas Vegas$434K
- Ronald HillockLas Vegas$275K
- Galen KamLas Vegas$270K
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.