True North Surgical INC

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

$122Kgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
199clinicians 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 $45K
2023 $24K
2024 $27K
2025 $26K

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 $66K
Physician Assistant $11K
Podiatrist $6,512
Nurse Practitioner $6,357
Foot & Ankle Surgery $5,037
Neurological Surgery $4,414

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)
Nickolas Linkous Appleton, WI Orthopaedic Surgery $5,907.76
Benjamin Wiseley Fond Du Lac, WI Orthopaedic Surgery $4,179.62
Douglas Keele Wausau, WI Orthopaedic Surgery $3,745.33
David Ruta Green Bay, WI Orthopaedic Surgery $3,668.52
Bradley Warlick Marquette, MI Orthopaedic Surgery $3,285.22
Kevin Shepet Green Bay, WI Orthopaedic Surgery $2,975.29
Paul Strobel Wausau, WI Podiatrist $2,279.67
Michael Vaughn Nashville, TN Hand Surgery $2,231.30
Kristin Kress Oshkosh, WI Foot and Ankle Surgery $2,044.83
Rachel Randall Marshfield, WI Orthopaedic Surgery $1,970.73

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.