Scott Ellis
Foot and Ankle Surgery · New York, NYNPI 1336359587
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $461,351 of the $597,346 with a category attached, or 77.2%. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 49.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $149,955, more than ten times the $8,537 reported in 2019. Among foot and ankle surgery clinicians in NY 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 476 payments — averaging $1254.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$293K
- Paragon 28, Inc.$217K
- Extremity Medical$41K
- Vilex LLC$18K
- Medartis Inc.$18K
- Newclip USA LLC$9K
- plus $2K from 12 others
Across 15 payments — averaging $3117.37 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.
- Stryker$47K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$45,4478%
- Consulting fees$461,35177%
- Speaking & faculty fees$9,4132%
- Travel & lodging$70,25712%
- Food & beverage$10,8802%
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(2 entities) | 273 | $293,014 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 137 | $217,161 |
| Extremity Medical | 34 | $41,423 |
| Vilex LLC | 11 | $17,721 |
| Medartis Inc. | 6 | $17,615 |
| Newclip USA LLC | 1 | $8,904 |
| Curvebeam LLC | 1 | $500 |
| Royal Biologics, Inc. | 2 | $296 |
| Kerecis Limited | 2 | $221 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 1 | $150 |
| Arthrex | 1 | $134 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $50 |
| DJO, LLC | 1 | $45 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $29 |
| Exactech, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 1 | $16 |
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.
- PROPHECY$138,551
- INFINITY$105,015
- Product Portfolio$92,204
- Portfolio$92,171
- PROstep$65,398
- INBONE$49,517
- HOFFMANN$30,824
- INVISION$25,700
- SURPASS EVOLVE$18,150
- APTUS$17,615
- SALVATION$15,029
- VARIAX$13,724
- FIXOS$13,150
- ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE$12,763
- NITINEX$12,264
- HINDFOOT$10,974
- GRAVITY SYNCHFIX$9,444
- INFINITY ADAPTIS$6,447
- CARTIVA SYNTHETIC CARTILAGE IMPLANT$4,594
- ORTHOLOC 3DI$4,482
How this compares
$597,346 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 652 foot and ankle surgery providers in New York.
Other foot and ankle surgery in New York
- Jonathan DelandNew York$4M
- Constantine DemetracopoulosNew York$888K
- Anne JohnsonNew York$815K
- John KennedyNew York$534K
- Stuart MogulNew York$131K
- Deena HornNew York$93K
- John DoolanNew York$87K
- Jason SnyderNew York$79K
- Meghan KellyNew York$75K
- Matthew ContiNew York$58K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.