Steven Brotzman, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Austin, TXNPI 1023015773
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by royalties or licence payments: $327,090 of the $335,551 with a category attached, or 97.5%. 35 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 56.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $256,389 and has fallen 99.9% since, to $310 in 2025. Among orthopedic surgery clinicians in TX 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 166 payments — averaging $2021.39 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$191K
- Arthrosurface Incorporated$115K
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.$26K
- Medinc Of Texas$1K
- Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.$363
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$282
- plus $2K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$327,09097%
- Travel & lodging$6120%
- Food & beverage$3,4611%
- Education$4,3881%
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 | 9 | $190,645 |
| Arthrosurface Incorporated | 22 | $114,671 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 11 | $25,809 |
| Medinc Of Texas | 4 | $1,322 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 15 | $363 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 18 | $282 |
| Abbott | 6 | $261 |
| Amgen | 20 | $239 |
| Smith+Nephew | 8 | $207 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $191 |
| Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | 1 | $187 |
| International Life Sciences | 1 | $158 |
| Parcus Medical, LLC | 1 | $151 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 9 | $115 |
| Avanos Medical | 5 | $113 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $96 |
| Bioventus LLC | 4 | $88 |
| Core Surgical Group | 1 | $81 |
| Stryker | 3 | $74 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 2 | $70 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | 4 | $60 |
| ERMI LLC | 2 | $52 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 2 | $37 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $31 |
| Vertex | 1 | $24 |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $15 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $15 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| DJO, LLC | 1 | $12 |
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.
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS HINDFOOT & ANKLE ANKLE FRACTURE$186,907
- DISTAL EXTREMITIES IMPLANTS FOREFOOT MTP$121,161
- HemiCAP MTP Resurfacing$69,050
- Hammertoe Correction System$57,712
- Toemate$8,889
- CheckMate Toe Plate$4,533
- BEAR Implant (Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration)$187
- PROCLAIM$168
- Parcus Suture Anchors$151
- ROSA-Knee$143
- Seglentis$121
- TACTOSET$109
How this compares
$335,551 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 33 orthopedic surgery providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meloxicam | 17 | $51 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 | $35 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopedic surgery in Austin
- Richard SchramAustin$4K
- Rajesh ArakalPlano$79K
- Mark ScioliLubbock$70K
- John SimsAmarillo$35K
- Katherine LiHouston$19K
- Jason RamseyLubbock$13K
- Michael MarkowitzPlano$13K
- Mark GreenbergIrving$9K
- Bradley HarmanCleburne$7K
- David TemplinNew Braunfels$6K
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.