Physician profile
Brian R Waterman
NPI 1518158724
$360,487.68
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
27 companies · $100K in 2025
The $100K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $16K · 2020: $19K · 2021: $29K · 2022: $30K · 2023: $68K · 2024: $99K · 2025: $100K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $138K · Consulting Fee: $43K · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $35K · Honoraria: $23K · Travel and Lodging: $21K · Food and Beverage: $7,641.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $137,604.36 |
| Consulting Fee | $43,172.05 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $34,591.02 |
| Honoraria | $23,250.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $21,092.43 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,641.30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, INC. | $202,600.55 | 2019-2025 | Arthrex |
| Vericel Corporation | $128,491.39 | 2019-2025 | Maci |
| Fh Orthopedics, INC. | $9,550.51 | 2020-2021 | |
| Piedmont Plus Innovation | $3,864.69 | 2022-2025 | |
| Southtech Orthopedics | $3,574.32 | 2019-2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $2,250.00 | 2022-2025 | |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. | $2,000.00 | 2021-2022 | |
| Peerless Surgical INC. | $1,582.20 | 2022-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,527.49 | 2019-2025 | Aequalis Perform, Mako, Inspace |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $1,484.65 | 2019-2025 | Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,270.17 | 2021-2022 | |
| Linvatec Corporation | $430.15 | 2019-2022 | |
| Exactech, INC. | $404.26 | 2023-2024 | |
| Miach Orthopaedics, INC. | $287.10 | 2022 | |
| Ossio INC | $249.19 | 2023 |
Show all 26 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $179.58 | 2020 | |
| Team 1, LLC | $149.93 | 2025 | |
| Djo, LLC | $129.04 | 2023-2025 | Aircast, Donjoy |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $115.03 | 2019 | |
| Lima USA, INC. | $103.24 | 2019-2020 | |
| Shoulder Innovations, INC. | $61.08 | 2023 | Inset System |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $53.86 | 2024 | |
| Ossur Americas, INC. | $48.16 | 2025 | Unloader One X |
| Restor3d, INC. | $47.26 | 2023 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $17.69 | 2023 | Vapr |
| Organogenesis INC. | $16.14 | 2021 |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.