Scott Lipson, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Sacramento, CANPI 1285676916
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (42.6%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 45.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,360 and has fallen 83.7% since, to $549 in 2025.
Across 66 payments — averaging $132.86 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$4K
- Evolution Surgical, Inc$2K
- Linvatec Corporation$1K
- Sequoia Surgical, Inc.$1K
- Stryker$534
- Bioventus LLC$214
- plus $393 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,73543%
- Food & beverage$3,48340%
- Education$1,55018%
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 | 27 | $3,967 |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | 8 | $1,567 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 4 | $1,057 |
| Sequoia Surgical, Inc. | 7 | $1,038 |
| Stryker | 3 | $534 |
| Bioventus LLC | 9 | $214 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $181 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $106 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $33 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $26 |
| Mindray DS USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Axogen | 1 | $15 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$8,769 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 130 orthopedic surgery providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 45 | $303 |
| Tramadol Hcl-AcetaminophenTramadol Hcl/Acetaminophen | 54 | $260 |
| Ibuprofen | 16 | $202 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopedic surgery in Sacramento
- Marshall ChingOroville$17.8M
- Ran SchwarzkopfOrange$2M
- Brian ChingOroville$1.4M
- Peter KurzweilLong Beach$494K
- Scott Hackerla Mesa$434K
- Richard NussbaumSherman Oaks$238K
- William KimTorrance$164K
- Peter BordenTorrance$111K
- Raymond FolmarIrvine$70K
- Phillip YuanLong Beach$60K
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.