Physician profile
James Terrance Carson
NPI 1780978775
$48,889.88
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
52 companies · $6,143 in 2025
The $6,143 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% 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: $5,885 · 2020: $3,384 · 2021: $12K · 2022: $8,617 · 2023: $5,233 · 2024: $7,577 · 2025: $6,143.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $12K · Travel and Lodging: $5,853 · Consulting Fee: $1,500.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,599.38 |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,853.42 |
| Consulting Fee | $1,500.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $15,239.11 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Triathlon, T2 |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $5,017.89 | 2021 | |
| Bone Support INC. | $4,923.43 | 2021-2024 | Ceramentbone Void Filler, Cerament G |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $4,446.44 | 2019-2025 | Mpact, Gmk Sphere, Amistem |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $3,778.89 | 2019-2025 | Journey II, Real Intelligence, Legion Revision |
| Maxx Orthopedics, INC. | $2,260.70 | 2022-2024 | |
| Medinc of Texas | $1,920.98 | 2020-2025 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,488.03 | 2019-2022 | |
| Medartis INC. | $1,108.46 | 2024 | Aptus |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $1,057.66 | 2022-2023 | |
| Dne LLC | $813.96 | 2022 | |
| Conformis, INC. | $749.31 | 2022 | |
| Optimotion Implants, LLC | $582.96 | 2025 | Optimotion Implants |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $480.40 | 2023-2025 | Provident II Hip System, Genflex2 Total Knee System, Stelkast Generic Hip Instruments |
| Carbofix Orthopedics INC | $448.16 | 2021-2022 |
Show all 52 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation Technologies INC | $429.19 | 2021-2023 | Irrisept |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $367.41 | 2019-2023 | Na |
| Anika Therapeutics, INC. | $293.09 | 2021-2022 | |
| Microport Orthopedics INC | $291.69 | 2020-2025 | Mpo Hip System, Mpo Medial Pivot Knee |
| Acumed LLC | $271.00 | 2024 | Acumed |
| Exactech, INC. | $265.78 | 2022 | |
| Ossio INC | $229.88 | 2023 | |
| Orthalign INC | $192.93 | 2022 | |
| Zynex Medical, INC. | $165.31 | 2025 | Nexwave |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $162.32 | 2021 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $158.38 | 2021 | |
| Catalyst Orthoscience | $154.50 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $150.07 | 2020-2022 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $149.69 | 2024-2025 | Zynrelef |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $141.04 | 2019 | |
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | $128.23 | 2025 | |
| Ortho Solutions INC | $119.14 | 2022 | |
| Amgen INC. | $115.69 | 2023 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $112.51 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $95.56 | 2019-2021 | |
| Wound Management Technologies, INC | $83.55 | 2019 | |
| Avanos Medical | $62.91 | 2025 | On-Q Pump and Accessories |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $49.91 | 2020-2021 | |
| Onkos Surgical, INC. | $46.32 | 2023 | Eleos Limb Salvage System |
| Dynasplint Systems INC. | $41.66 | 2019 | |
| True North Surgical INC | $41.47 | 2024 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $40.98 | 2019-2020 | |
| Ermi LLC | $38.18 | 2021 | |
| Davol INC. | $36.48 | 2020 | |
| Convatec INC. | $25.72 | 2025 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $19.39 | 2020 | |
| Paragon 28, INC. | $19.35 | 2024 | Gorilla |
| Baudax Bio INC. | $17.29 | 2021 | |
| Ctl Medical Corporation | $15.00 | 2021 | |
| Ossur Americas, INC. | $14.35 | 2024 | Miami J |
| Curonix LLC | $14.07 | 2024 | Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $13.46 | 2019 |
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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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.