Physician profile
Nicholas Brown
NPI 1972899748
$220,428.57
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $45K in 2025
The $45K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $18K · 2020: $6,668 · 2021: $6,093 · 2022: $5,674 · 2023: $59K · 2024: $80K · 2025: $45K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $125K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $26K · Travel and Lodging: $25K · Food and Beverage: $7,760 · Education: $67.22.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $125,286.92 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $26,255.79 |
| Travel and Lodging | $24,743.43 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,760.14 |
| Education | $67.22 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linkbio Corp | $77,634.47 | 2021-2025 | |
| Microport Orthopedics INC | $75,955.54 | 2019-2025 | Mpo Medial Pivot Knee |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $47,510.91 | 2019-2025 | Attune, Emphasys, Actis |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $9,332.65 | 2019-2023 | Real Intelligence, Legion Revision, Legion |
| Omnilife Science, INC | $4,147.22 | 2024-2025 | Apollo Knee (Fka Omnibotics 3.0), Corin Knees, Various Products |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $1,465.33 | 2019-2024 | Attune, Na, Corail |
| Shalby Advanced Technologies, INC. | $1,051.93 | 2025 | Cks - Vitalite, Consensus Knee System, Consensus Hip System |
| Encore Medical, Lp | $1,048.95 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $867.30 | 2021-2025 | Oxford, Rosa, Timberline Mpf Lateral Modular Plate Fixation System |
| Stryker Corporation | $419.77 | 2019-2022 | |
| Next Science LLC | $208.38 | 2023-2025 | Blastx, Xperience, Surgx |
| Lima USA, INC. | $165.49 | 2019 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $152.89 | 2022 | |
| Conformis, INC. | $149.57 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $129.98 | 2019 |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, INC. | $111.48 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $34.96 | 2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $27.67 | 2022 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $14.08 | 2025 | Assurity |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "I saw Nicholas Brown listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.