Timothy Oswald
Orthopaedic Surgery · Atlanta, GANPI 1114965241
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (47.8%), royalties or licence payments and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Orthopediatrics Corp. accounts for 94.3% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $87,932 and has fallen 83.6% since, to $14,460 in 2025. Among orthopaedic surgery clinicians in GA 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 164 payments — averaging $1344.05 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Orthopediatrics Corp.$208K
- Medtronic$5K
- Globus Medical$4K
- Alphatec Spine, Inc$3K
- Zimmer Biomet$150
- Biocomposites Inc$33
- plus $20 from 1 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $630.00 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.
- Medtronic$3K
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$93,81843%
- Consulting fees$105,25648%
- Speaking & faculty fees$7000%
- Travel & lodging$14,7187%
- Food & beverage$5,9343%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orthopediatrics Corp. | 98 | $207,941 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 34 | $5,459 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 11 | $3,868 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | 18 | $2,954 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $150 |
| Biocomposites Inc | 1 | $33 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $20 |
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.
- Response Spine$13,000
- Orthopediatric Implants$3,308
- Other - Miscellaneous$1,916
- RELINE$1,780
- MAGEC$1,650
- RISE$1,200
- ELSA$1,200
- INVICTUS OPEN$282
- Next Gen Lateral$250
- Lateral Disc Prep I & II$250
- Spine-None$150
- Sable$147
- MONUMENT$135
How this compares
$220,425 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 654 orthopaedic surgery providers in Georgia.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Atlanta
- Daniel SilcoxAtlanta$3.4M
- Dennis DevitoAtlanta$1.5M
- Erroll BaileyAtlanta$536K
- Hardeep SinghAtlanta$451K
- Jorge FabregasAtlanta$421K
- Ezequiel CassinelliAtlanta$225K
- Michael SchmitzAtlanta$162K
- Samuel WillimonAtlanta$109K
- Walter McClellandAtlanta$106K
- Fred FinneyAtlanta$75K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.