Ryan Weegens
Orthopaedic Surgery · Louisville, KYNPI 1588229439
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 95.3% of the total across 143 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 58.5% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in KY, where the typical reported total is $5,371.
Across 143 payments — averaging $43.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$4K
- Blue Surgical LLC$365
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$290
- Johnson & Johnson$284
- Medtronic$228
- Alpha Orthopedic Systems$186
- plus $1K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,87595%
- Education$2905%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 88 | $3,606 |
| Blue Surgical LLC | 8 | $365 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $290 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 9 | $284 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $228 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 3 | $186 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 2 | $159 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $150 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $147 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $144 |
| Icotec Medical Inc. | 1 | $134 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 4 | $97 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 5 | $87 |
| Kerecis Limited | 3 | $72 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 1 | $34 |
| My01 Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $20 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $20 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $16 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| KCI USA, 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.
- REUNION$275
- AXSOS$262
- EASYFUSE$255
- PELVIS II$157
- TROCH NAIL$150
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System$147
- INBONE$139
- icotec Medical BlackArmor Spine Oncology System$134
- MAZOR X SYSTEM$131
- GMK SPHERE$119
- TRIATHLON$118
- MAKO$118
- VARIAX$112
- DYNACORD$100
- TRUESPAN ORTHOCORD$100
- HEALIX KNOTLESS PEEK$100
- NA$100
How this compares
$6,165 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 322 orthopaedic surgery providers in Kentucky.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $121 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Louisville
- Arthur MalkaniLouisville$9.6M
- Jonathan YerasimidesLouisville$4.3M
- John LewisLouisville$1.5M
- Akbar NawabLouisville$1M
- Joseph GreeneLouisville$581K
- George QuillLouisville$304K
- Rodolfo Zamora RendichLouisville$292K
- Richard SweetLouisville$238K
- Frank BonnarensLouisville$146K
- Ryan EadsLouisville$99K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.