Foundation Medical, LLC

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$302Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
549clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2022 $118K
2023 $39K
2024 $50K
2025 $94K

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Specialties it works with most

Orthopaedic Surgery $132K
Foot & Ankle Surgery $38K
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $35K
Physician Assistant $25K
Podiatrist $17K
Hand Surgery $13K

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Amanda Schroeder Hutchinson, MN Orthopaedic Surgery $6,576.33
Phillip Thomas Edina, MN Orthopaedic Surgery $6,155.99
Brent Larson Richfield, MN Foot & Ankle Surgery $4,680.86
Jeremiah Johnson Eagan, MN Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $4,293.32
Steven Smith Buffalo, MN Foot & Ankle Surgery $4,086.01
Kristi Hultman Rochester, MN Orthopaedic Surgery $3,930.68
Brian Walters Plymouth, MN Orthopaedic Surgery $3,577.41
Nels Leafblad Vadnais Heights, MN Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $3,439.63
Allan Hunt Edina, MN Orthopaedic Surgery $3,389.37
Ruixian Yue Woodbury, MN Foot and Ankle Surgery $3,260.33

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.