Device Orthopedics

Medline Unite

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Medline Unite. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$4.5Massociated payments (2023-2025)

228clinicians with associated payments

5companies reporting

By year

2023 $2.8M

2024 $1.1M

2025 $532K

Payments reported as associated with Medline Unite, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Orthopaedic Surgery $1.9M

Foot & Ankle Surgery $1.9M

Foot and Ankle Surgery $411K

Podiatrist $132K

Sports Medicine (Podiatrist) $127K

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine $7,832

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Medline Unite

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Medline Unite. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

Clinician	Location	Specialty	Associated payments (2023-2025)
Rull James Toussaint	Gainesville, FL	Orthopaedic Surgery	$550,055.74
Mark Prissel	Worthington, OH	Foot & Ankle Surgery	$480,661.89
Matthew Sorensen	Algonquin, IL	Foot & Ankle Surgery	$469,427.19
John Ellington	Charlotte, NC	Orthopaedic Surgery	$430,349.62
Gregory Berlet	Worthington, OH	Orthopaedic Surgery	$316,061.56
John Lewis	Louisville, KY	Orthopaedic Surgery	$182,244.49
Jeffrey Mcalister	Scottsdale, AZ	Foot & Ankle Surgery	$154,280.98
Roberto Brandao	Worthington, OH	Foot & Ankle Surgery	$132,562.91
Alan Ng	Denver, CO	Sports Medicine (Podiatrist)	$126,854.75
Scott Shawen	Charlotte, NC	Orthopaedic Surgery	$109,984.66

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What this means, and what it doesn't

These payments are legal and common. Drug and device makers routinely pay for meals at educational events, consulting, speaking, travel, and research. Companies are required by federal law to report them; that's why this data exists.
A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing. Most clinicians who accept industry payments provide excellent care. Research payments in particular often reflect participation in clinical trials.
Context beats raw numbers. A few hundred dollars in sandwiches over several years is typical. What's worth understanding is scale, source, and purpose, which is what this page shows.
The data comes from companies, not doctors. Figures are "as reported to CMS" by the paying companies. Clinicians can dispute records through CMS's official process.

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.