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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Charles Berlet | Worthington, OH | $1,278,132.41 | $9,591,759.67 |
| Christopher D Kreulen | Sacramento, CA | $1,242,831.50 | $3,761,960.94 |
| Yogesh Mittal | Tulsa, OK | $1,226,857.31 | $6,589,541.93 |
| John W Sperling | Rochester, MN | $1,224,431.31 | $12,162,092.95 |
| Robert K Eastlack | La Jolla, CA | $1,223,337.36 | $3,928,668.75 |
| Robert D Santrock | Fernandina Beach, FL | $1,213,179.17 | $7,318,131.27 |
| Mark E Easley | Durham, NC | $1,197,054.28 | $4,042,821.19 |
| Evan L Flatow | New York, NY | $1,176,593.54 | $9,556,657.06 |
| Anand M Murthi | Baltimore, MD | $1,155,261.55 | $3,736,363.30 |
| Geoffrey H Westrich | New York, NY | $1,135,041.93 | $7,232,576.26 |
| Derek Cuff | Venice, FL | $1,127,136.23 | $4,089,314.26 |
| Jerome Michael Wiater | Beverly Hills, MI | $1,109,629.30 | $3,949,785.37 |
| Stefan W Kreuzer | Houston, TX | $1,098,142.93 | $6,184,053.67 |
| Thomas P Vail | Durham, NC | $1,079,168.35 | $5,680,170.68 |
| David Wayne Polly | Minneapolis, MN | $1,060,521.32 | $3,308,167.17 |
| John D Dorchak | Columbus, GA | $1,059,837.44 | $3,833,926.84 |
| Gerald Ross Williams | Bryn Mawr, PA | $1,046,849.70 | $6,816,596.47 |
| Michael T Archdeacon | Cincinnati, OH | $1,036,500.96 | $2,250,941.01 |
| Mathias P G Bostrom | White Plains, NY | $1,029,253.86 | $2,057,804.11 |
| Joseph Patrick Iannotti | Cleveland, OH | $1,018,381.40 | $7,052,452.13 |
| Nirav Hasmukh Amin | Placentia, CA | $1,006,545.20 | $5,612,901.65 |
| Richard L Illgen | Madison, WI | $979,248.75 | $6,063,358.24 |
| Michael P Bolognesi | Durham, NC | $961,919.96 | $2,363,032.15 |
| James Chow | Phoenix, AZ | $958,783.33 | $6,084,238.76 |
| David F Dalury | Towson, MD | $953,105.62 | $7,574,437.40 |
| Jonathan Chad Levy | Boca Raton, FL | $952,771.21 | $4,760,548.80 |
| William Bret Smith | Columbia, SC | $949,817.36 | $7,687,401.23 |
| Alan M Hirahara | Sacramento, CA | $923,678.41 | $3,368,719.19 |
| Thomas M Coon | Red Bluff, CA | $922,656.13 | $9,168,934.24 |
| John B Mason | Charlotte, NC | $908,067.34 | $5,681,841.71 |
| Kyle Anderson | Bingham Farms, MI | $903,533.66 | $3,098,860.80 |
| Robert Z Tashjian | Salt Lake City, UT | $891,909.27 | $2,571,223.04 |
| Luke S Austin | Sewell, NJ | $887,009.10 | $2,947,448.37 |
| Kenneth Alan Gustke | Temple Terrace, FL | $884,255.97 | $5,222,758.46 |
| Michael Q Freehill | Plymouth, MN | $874,640.32 | $3,305,760.06 |
| Matthew J Smith | Columbia, MO | $872,381.45 | $2,900,776.75 |
| Benton A Emblom | Birmingham, AL | $856,695.74 | $2,986,387.16 |
| Adam M Freedhand | Houston, TX | $856,220.07 | $1,789,401.74 |
| Stephen B Murphy | Roxbury Crossing, MA | $849,790.77 | $7,981,591.05 |
| Bryan Springer | Jacksonville, FL | $832,958.35 | $6,297,236.50 |
| Jay Donovan Keener | Saint Louis, MO | $831,038.09 | $2,187,200.27 |
| Paul Maxwell Courtney | Bensalem, PA | $816,088.97 | $1,352,131.00 |
| Rafael Sierra | Rochester, MN | $813,709.47 | $4,885,142.20 |
| William P Barrett | Renton, WA | $813,505.94 | $7,679,646.29 |
| Benjamin Stronach | Little Rock, AR | $811,029.78 | $2,495,408.60 |
| Thomas Bradley Edwards | Houston, TX | $803,227.68 | $4,150,260.98 |
| Robert M Molloy | Cleveland, OH | $798,893.63 | $2,254,789.79 |
| Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo | Rochester, MN | $787,556.95 | $4,003,289.30 |
| Jeremy Mark Gililland | Salt Lake City, UT | $786,269.33 | $2,874,877.50 |
| John T Watson | Saint Louis, MO | $772,337.29 | $1,668,298.96 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026).