Physician profile
Ian J Whitney
NPI 1346477452
$212,078.70
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
22 companies · $64K in 2025
The $64K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% 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: $9,155 · 2020: $2,582 · 2021: $3,183 · 2022: $9,673 · 2023: $52K · 2024: $72K · 2025: $64K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $71K · Consulting Fee: $67K · Travel and Lodging: $39K · Food and Beverage: $11K.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $70,722.50 |
| Consulting Fee | $66,995.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $38,950.62 |
| Food and Beverage | $10,817.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $130,396.94 | 2021-2025 | Tapestry, Comprehensive Shoulder System, Juggerknotless Soft Anchor |
| Stryker Corporation | $74,562.70 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Alphavent |
| Arthrex, INC. | $1,619.61 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medinc of Texas | $1,411.75 | 2019-2020 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $1,152.24 | 2022-2023 | Zynrelef |
| Encore Medical, Lp | $857.09 | 2025 | Djo Surgical |
| Embody, INC. | $590.96 | 2021-2023 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $420.95 | 2019-2025 | Aetos Shoulder System, Trigen, Evos |
| Catalyst Orthoscience | $245.19 | 2024 | Catalyst Csr Shoulder System |
| Bard Access Systems, INC. | $146.57 | 2019 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $131.11 | 2019-2022 | |
| Lima USA, INC. | $125.57 | 2023 | Smr Shoulder |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $125.25 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $94.54 | 2019-2020 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $36.22 | 2019-2022 |
Show all 22 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medela LLC | $34.94 | 2019 | |
| Vericel Corporation | $31.19 | 2020 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $29.94 | 2025 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $21.50 | 2022 | |
| Mission Medical Distribution, LLC | $19.47 | 2023 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $13.26 | 2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $11.71 | 2019-2020 |
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 Ian Whitney 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.