Physician profile

Ralph W Junius

Orthopaedic Surgery · Metairie, LA

NPI 1659464618

$157,570.29

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $6,553 in 2025

The $6,553 reported for 2025 was more than what 85% 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)
Consulting Fee$25,500.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$12,150.00
Travel and Lodging$10,890.22
Food and Beverage$5,377.98

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
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $90,927.56 2019-2025 Persona, Oxford, G7
Stryker Corporation $36,312.39 2019-2025 Mako, Triathlon, Restoris
Medtronic, INC. $22,808.96 2021-2024 Aquamantys(Tm)
Smith+Nephew, INC. $2,784.86 2019-2025 Footprint, Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System, Acufex Trunav
Medtronic USA, INC. $1,585.46 2019-2020
Lima USA, INC. $1,223.08 2020
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $1,173.34 2021-2022
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $250.61 2022-2025 Zynrelef
Wright Medical Technology, INC. $142.97 2019
Encore Medical, LP $122.05 2019
Shalby Advanced Technologies, INC. $116.35 2025 Tahoe Uni Knee System, Tracone Uni Knee System
Abbott Laboratories $30.31 2019-2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $28.25 2025 Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $28.20 2019-2020
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $18.23 2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Innovation Technologies INC $17.67 2024 Irrisept

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

Ralph W Junius

$157,570.29

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC.
Context
The $6,553 reported for 2025 was more than what 85% 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.