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Orthopaedic Surgery
In 2025, 15,231 Orthopaedic Surgery providers had general (non-research) payments reported to CMS. Half received less than $569 for the year, and nine in ten received less than $16K.
15,231providers with payments in 2025
$569median total for the year
$16Knine in ten received less than
$21Kaverage total for the year
Providers with the largest 2025 totals
Ordered by 2025 general-payment totals as reported to CMS. A large total is not evidence of wrongdoing; context is below the table.
| Provider | Location | 2025 general | All payments 2019-2025 including research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Brady | Knoxville, TN | $6,145,754.93 | $20,005,211.84 |
| Anthony Albert Romeo | New York, NY | $5,380,954.21 | $26,845,427.38 |
| Lawrence Lenke | New York, NY | $4,416,497.44 | $26,764,491.53 |
| Paul Tornetta | Boston, MA | $3,357,834.67 | $16,317,122.49 |
| Charles Adam Decook | Cumming, GA | $3,239,503.00 | $48,346,319.25 |
| Daniel J Berry | Rochester, MN | $2,967,193.36 | $21,525,033.76 |
| Thomas K Fehring | Charlotte, NC | $2,956,293.87 | $18,323,415.40 |
| John J Callaghan | Iowa City, IA | $2,954,167.64 | $23,277,500.18 |
| Patrick J Denard | Medford, OR | $2,909,264.78 | $11,656,521.51 |
| Andrew Jeremy Cooper | Clearwater, FL | $2,905,357.07 | $101,955,792.60 |
| Evan S Lederman | Phoenix, AZ | $2,782,577.76 | $11,956,386.76 |
| Stephen M Howell | Sacramento, CA | $2,710,196.89 | $9,459,108.96 |
| Mark Frankle | Temple Terrace, FL | $2,693,777.95 | $31,046,918.62 |
| Reuben Gobezie | Cleveland, OH | $2,658,968.95 | $12,026,947.36 |
| Asheesh Bedi | Ann Arbor, MI | $2,607,645.76 | $9,415,118.21 |
| Bradford Parsons | New York, NY | $2,599,186.96 | $9,441,784.36 |
| Jeffrey R Dugas | Birmingham, AL | $2,570,113.69 | $11,469,280.88 |
| Douglas A Dennis | Denver, CO | $2,515,927.84 | $16,787,105.56 |
| Steven L Haddad | Glenview, IL | $2,327,662.49 | $12,565,189.13 |
| Mark W Pagnano | Rochester, MN | $2,247,402.23 | $14,758,316.96 |
| William Ricci | New York, NY | $2,213,019.48 | $11,602,219.15 |
| Brian S Cohen | Chillicothe, OH | $2,210,808.05 | $8,760,913.25 |
| George J Haidukewych | Orlando, FL | $2,201,780.10 | $10,012,968.54 |
| Peter M Bonutti | Effingham, IL | $2,178,136.71 | $24,294,200.89 |
| Stuart E Fromm | Rapid City, SD | $2,043,346.10 | $13,319,978.90 |
| Jon Jp Warner | Boston, MA | $2,006,684.12 | $5,440,487.80 |
| Robert T Trousdale | Rochester, MN | $1,940,860.72 | $12,173,035.64 |
| Arthur L Malkani | Louisville, KY | $1,910,697.24 | $9,617,365.12 |
| Robert S Gorab | Orange, CA | $1,884,153.49 | $13,572,447.93 |
| William James Hozack | Bensalem, PA | $1,869,074.20 | $10,649,247.18 |
| Ormonde M Mahoney | Athens, GA | $1,862,580.82 | $10,643,545.81 |
| Wael K Barsoum | Cleveland, OH | $1,855,983.94 | $8,894,546.11 |
| Carl Humphrey | Eagle, ID | $1,843,766.07 | $9,417,752.22 |
| Thomas S Thornhill | Boston, MA | $1,680,641.99 | $11,954,741.88 |
| Richard A Hynes | Melbourne, FL | $1,660,904.54 | $34,832,966.56 |
| Robert D Graham | Austin, TX | $1,637,235.54 | $6,272,809.10 |
| Kirby D Hitt | Temple, TX | $1,632,030.28 | $9,056,625.13 |
| Michael Taunton | Rochester, MN | $1,596,843.20 | $3,530,758.40 |
| Joseph P Nessler | Sartell, MN | $1,581,176.57 | $8,659,054.38 |
| Roy Sanders | Temple Terrace, FL | $1,569,372.26 | $19,637,078.70 |
| Fred D Cushner | New York, NY | $1,557,212.54 | $4,420,193.31 |
| Robert S Churchill | Grafton, WI | $1,521,207.77 | $7,658,103.15 |
| Joel M Matta | Vail, CO | $1,499,802.15 | $20,997,562.06 |
| Treg Brown | Herrin, IL | $1,485,230.67 | $6,550,704.47 |
| Steven B Haas | New York, NY | $1,440,701.03 | $11,254,172.92 |
| Shawn W O'Driscoll | Rochester, MN | $1,406,868.29 | $10,521,204.24 |
| David Mayman | New York, NY | $1,347,649.79 | $5,467,345.59 |
| Hugh Sloan West | Murray, UT | $1,324,677.08 | $14,244,728.14 |
| Joseph Albert Abboud | Philadelphia, PA | $1,313,542.77 | $3,915,229.94 |
| Robert Bentley Anderson | Charlotte, NC | $1,281,140.52 | $6,580,349.39 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026).