Physician profile

John K Sontich

Orthopaedic Surgery · Youngstown, OH

NPI 1013058908

$3,586,988.07

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $370K in 2025

The $370K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Royalty Or License$1,130,158.18
Consulting Fee$13,500.00
Travel and Lodging$5,626.20
Food and Beverage$2,131.46
Education$97.23

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Stryker Corporation $3,585,798.24 2019-2025 Hoffmann, Variax, Gamma
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $553.21 2019-2025 Na, Va-Lcp, Motoband
Osteocentric Technologies, INC. $159.23 2024 Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St
Bone Support INC. $104.22 2022
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $71.38 2023-2025 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Kerecis Limited $61.48 2023-2024 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide
Smith+Nephew, INC. $58.45 2019
Solventum Corporation $29.67 2024 V.A.C. Veraflo, Prevena
My01 INC. $25.97 2023 My01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor
Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, INC. $21.08 2021
Organogenesis INC. $20.18 2025 Puraply Wound Matrix
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. $19.80 2025 Magellan
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $17.90 2025 Euflexxa
Orthofix Medical, INC. $16.18 2025 Accelstim
Bioventus LLC $16.07 2024 Durolane
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Globus Medical, INC. $15.01 2021

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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Payment summary

John K Sontich

$3,586,988.07

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $370K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.