Physician profile
John T Watson
NPI 1043239254
$1,668,298.96
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
25 companies · $772K in 2025
The $772K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% 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: $84K · 2020: $53K · 2021: $61K · 2022: $100K · 2023: $150K · 2024: $449K · 2025: $772K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $1.2M · Consulting Fee: $71K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $49K · Travel and Lodging: $21K · Food and Beverage: $5,552.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $1,224,989.84 |
| Consulting Fee | $70,856.25 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $48,875.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,568.73 |
| Food and Beverage | $5,552.36 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $1,277,352.82 | 2019-2025 | Evos, Taylor Spatial Frame, Smart Tsf |
| Arthrex, INC. | $93,103.85 | 2021-2025 | Arthrex, Extremities & Trauma Implants Small Bone Trauma Ankle Fracture, Anterior Distal Tibia Plate, Long, 13-Hole |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $84,649.38 | 2019-2025 | Affixus, Versanail, Natural Nail |
| Pharmaceutical Business Consultants Limited | $77,429.56 | 2022-2025 | |
| Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, INC. | $67,643.53 | 2019-2020 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $25,940.47 | 2023-2025 | Precice® Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System, Precice Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System, Anthem |
| Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, INC. | $18,860.90 | 2019-2023 | Precice Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $9,272.77 | 2024-2025 | Celleraterx |
| Radius Health, INC. | $5,109.57 | 2019 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $4,075.00 | 2019-2021 | |
| Acumed LLC | $1,275.67 | 2021-2025 | Acumed |
| Synthes Gmbh | $1,000.00 | 2019-2021 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $816.47 | 2020-2024 | Na, Hammerlock, Unium |
| Biomimetic Innovations Limited | $500.00 | 2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $298.96 | 2025 | Fitbone, Truelok |
Show all 25 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Implant Solutions, LLC | $188.96 | 2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $166.35 | 2019-2024 | Variax |
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | $134.19 | 2023-2025 | |
| Terumo Bct, INC. | $110.13 | 2019 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $89.42 | 2024 | Zynrelef |
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $88.96 | 2024 | Restrata Wound Matrix |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $74.93 | 2023 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St |
| Kerecis Limited | $50.55 | 2023 | Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen |
| Biocomposites INC | $43.32 | 2025 | Stimulan |
| Solventum Corporation | $23.20 | 2024 | Prevena |
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.