Tobias von Bergen, MD
Hand Surgery · Stockbridge, GANPI 1861807414
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by grants: $17,917 of the $26,990 with a category attached, or 66.4%. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Acumed LLC at 44.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $22,600 and has fallen 98.1% since, to $425 in 2025. Among hand surgery clinicians in GA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 48 payments — averaging $562.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Acumed LLC$12K
- Arthrex$6K
- Smith+Nephew$2K
- Peerless Surgical Inc.$2K
- Axogen$1K
- United Orthopedics LLC$1K
- plus $2K from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$17,91766%
- Travel & lodging$1,4055%
- Food & beverage$2,2758%
- Education$5,22119%
- Entertainment$1731%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acumed LLC | 4 | $12,112 |
| Arthrex | 1 | $6,250 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $2,000 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 4 | $1,907 |
| Axogen | 5 | $1,458 |
| United Orthopedics LLC | 1 | $1,032 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 7 | $717 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $454 |
| Trimed, Inc. | 4 | $277 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $197 |
| Stryker | 3 | $175 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 5 | $139 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $120 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $48 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 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.
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$1,263
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$1,263
- DJO Surgical Discovery Elbow System$601
- ACUMED$581
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Anatomic System$327
- DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse$327
- DVR Crosslock Plates/Screws/Pegs$300
- Acu-Loc Wrist Plating System$252
- Acutrak Headless Compression Screw System$252
- INnate Implant$194
- InFrame Implant$194
- REVERSE SHOULDER$176
- Hand Fracture System$146
- AEQUALIS PERFORM REVERSED$140
- Comprehensive Primary Stem$134
- Acu-Loc Wrist Spanning System$106
How this compares
$26,990 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 77 hand surgery providers in Georgia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 224 | $5,220 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 127 | $501 |
| Ibuprofen | 25 | $157 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 21 | $56 |
| Meloxicam | 21 | $39 |
| Cephalexin | 11 | $24 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other hand surgery in Stockbridge
- Eric WagnerAtlanta$173K
- Phani DantuluriAtlanta$120K
- Gregory KolovichSavannah$103K
- Michael ShulerAthens$99K
- Travis LittletonAtlanta$35K
- Nicole ZelenskiAtlanta$34K
- Justin BarrettGainesville$33K
- James SprattAtlanta$18K
- Sonya KhuranaLithia Springs$16K
- Diane PayneNewnan$16K
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.