Synthes USA Products LLC

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

$1.9Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)

$0.00research payments (2019-2025)

314clinicians 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 $331K

2020 $316K

2021 $351K

2022 $403K

2023 $235K

2024 $236K

2025 $76K

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 $686K

Orthopaedic Trauma $633K

Foot & Ankle Surgery $219K

Hand Surgery $109K

Foot and Ankle Surgery $93K

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $50K

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.

Clinician	Location	Specialty	General payments (2019-2025)
Sean Nork	Seattle, WA	Orthopaedic Trauma	$188,101.89
Raymond White	Portland, ME	Orthopaedic Trauma	$52,955.57
Sean Grambart	Des Moines, IA	Foot & Ankle Surgery	$39,250.92
Stephen Warner	Houston, TX	Orthopaedic Trauma	$37,128.12
Steve Behrens	New York, NY	Orthopaedic Surgery	$34,295.91
Samir Mehta	Philadelphia, PA	Orthopaedic Surgery	$29,643.37
Matthew Graves	Jackson, MS	Orthopaedic Surgery	$29,619.13
Joshua Blomberg	Neenah, WI	Orthopaedic Trauma	$29,052.85
Scott Bartlett	Philadelphia, PA	Plastic Surgery	$26,200.76
Michael Gardner	Stanford, CA	Orthopaedic Trauma	$23,740.78

What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.