Smith+Nephew, INC.

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

$295Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$64Kresearch payments (2019-2025)
71,643clinicians 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

2019 $30M
2020 $32M
2021 $29M
2022 $72M
2023 $40M
2024 $44M
2025 $50M

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

Products most associated with its payments

Specialties it works with most

Orthopaedic Surgery $168M
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $41M
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $27M
Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $17M
Orthopaedic Trauma $7.8M
Foot & Ankle Surgery $5.8M

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)
Roy Sanders Temple Terrace, FL Orthopaedic Surgery $17,900,058.14
Hyun Bae Santa Monica, CA Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine $16,402,577.17
Paul Tornetta Boston, MA Orthopaedic Surgery $16,316,754.77
Edwin Su New York, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $12,086,266.32
William Ricci New York, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $11,412,909.71
Steven Haas New York, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $10,775,824.89
Michael Ries Reno, NV Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $7,408,893.24
Lee Kaplan Miami, FL Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) $7,074,402.41
Treg Brown Herrin, IL Orthopaedic Surgery $6,547,017.58
Andrew Pearle New York, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $6,497,423.31

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.