Scott Sauer, MD
Foot and Ankle Surgery · Washington, DCNPI 1336149145
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (50.3%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 52.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $2,276 and has fallen 75.6% since, to $555 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for foot and ankle surgery clinicians in DC, where the typical reported total is $3,977.
Across 29 payments — averaging $137.14 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$2K
- Stryker$906
- Novus Surgical Solutions LLC$290
- Peerless Surgical Inc.$178
- Curonix LLC$124
- Biotissue Holdings Inc.$115
- plus $297 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,00050%
- Travel & lodging$42711%
- Food & beverage$1,30033%
- Education$2506%
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 | 3 | $2,067 |
| Stryker | 10 | $906 |
| Novus Surgical Solutions LLC | 3 | $290 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 2 | $178 |
| Curonix LLC | 1 | $124 |
| Biotissue Holdings Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Novus Surgical Consultants | 1 | $63 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $56 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $52 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $43 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $42 |
| Vertex | 2 | $40 |
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
$3,977 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 23 foot and ankle surgery providers in District of Columbia.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 12 | $6,937 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 11 | $114 |
| Cephalexin | 22 | $89 |
| Naproxen | 11 | $79 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | $74 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 13 | $62 |
| Meloxicam | 17 | $31 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 | $18 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $42 | $6,93712 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 50th percentile of 23 foot and ankle surgery providers in District of Columbia.
Other foot and ankle surgery in Washington
- Paul CooperWashington$186K
- John SteinbergWashington$166K
- Ali Rahnama VaghefWashington$132K
- Jayson AtvesWashington$24K
- Shelton McKenzieWashington$22K
- Bilal LouzatiWashington$18K
- Ali QadriWashington$17K
- Alex MattiaWashington$13K
- Emily DurranceWashington$9K
- Selin RuggieriWashington$7K
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.