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Arthrex, Inc.

CMS reporting company ID 100000005371

General Payments, PY2023; Recipient scope: All recipient types; Nature of payment: All payment types

Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00

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IndustryPayments. (2026). Arthrex, Inc., CMS reporting company ID 100000005371. General Payments, PY2023; Recipient scope: All recipient types; Nature of payment: All payment types. Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00. Page 7 of 959; records 301–350 of 47935 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. [Filtered data set page]. https://industrypayments.org/company/100000005371?year=2023&recipient=all&page=7#records-h. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb3a65aa-c901-4a38-a813-b04b00dfa2a9.
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Arthrex, Inc., CMS reporting company ID 100000005371, IndustryPayments, General Payments, PY2023; Recipient scope: All recipient types; Nature of payment: All payment types (Data edition: cms-20260630-workflow-20261105-v2; CMS publication: 2026-06-30; records imported: 2026-11-05T09:06:52.159882+00:00). Page 7 of 959; records 301–350 of 47935 matching records. This page contains 50 records (maximum 50), not the full filtered export. Source: https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/dataset/fb3a65aa-c901-4a38-a813-b04b00dfa2a9. https://industrypayments.org/company/100000005371?year=2023&recipient=all&page=7#records-h.

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General Payments · PY2023 · All recipient types · CMS publication 2026-06-30

47,935 matching records · $114,714,930.87 reported total · 2 disputed

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Showing records 301–350 of 47,935.

Recipient Paying entityAmountDate Nature of paymentDispute statusPublication flagsPublished Record IDSource
IAN HUTCHINSON
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $682.8012/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046093527 CMS
SHEERAZ QURESHI
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $337.8012/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046100429 CMS
THOMAS E HERRON
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $234.0812/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046119550 CMS
DAVID ERIC JAFFE
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $22.0312/15/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046136643 CMS
ERIC R BEIGHTS
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $234.0812/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046153491 CMS
WADE ANTHONY SCHWERDTFEGER
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $234.0812/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046162753 CMS
DAVID KAO
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $234.0812/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046162803 CMS
TEIGEN GOODEILL
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $234.0812/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046162837 CMS
WILLIAM ARROYO
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $24.0012/15/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046204025 CMS
IOANNIS C ZOUZIAS
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $93.9012/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046215385 CMS
IOANNIS C ZOUZIAS
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $107.0212/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046215395 CMS
MIGUEL A CONCEPCION
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $24.0012/15/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046217045 CMS
JAHANGIR ASGHAR
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $234.0812/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046217075 CMS
ZACHARY D VREDENBURGH
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $24.0012/15/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046219169 CMS
MARK S SCHICKENDANTZ
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $233.6412/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046223727 CMS
MATTHEW G SCUDERI
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $24.0012/15/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046224153 CMS
SALVATORE CAVALLARO
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $24.0012/15/2023 Food and Beverage No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046225819 CMS
MICHAEL C SCHWARTZ
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $93.9012/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046228287 CMS
MICHAEL C SCHWARTZ
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $195.3312/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046228305 CMS
MARK GROSSMAN
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $93.9012/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046228955 CMS
MARK GROSSMAN
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $107.0212/15/2023 Travel and Lodging No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1046228965 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $27.0012/14/2023 Consulting Fee No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045875881 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $30.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045875925 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $32.7412/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045875939 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $36.0812/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045875961 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $40.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045875975 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $41.1012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045875981 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $44.0012/14/2023 Consulting Fee No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876001 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $44.3912/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876009 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $47.8912/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876023 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $48.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876029 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $51.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876037 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $51.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876043 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $52.0112/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876061 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $53.5612/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876069 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $63.0012/14/2023 Consulting Fee No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876103 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $75.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876167 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $88.8712/14/2023 Consulting Fee No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876187 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $107.0012/14/2023 Consulting Fee No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876237 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $108.8812/14/2023 Consulting Fee No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876243 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $109.6612/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876249 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $116.5912/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876265 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $122.3212/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876287 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $126.0512/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876295 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $425.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876403 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $425.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876409 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $425.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876417 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $425.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876423 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $425.0012/14/2023 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876431 CMS
PATRICK J DENARD
Physician / non-physician practitioner
Arthrex, Inc. $425.0012/14/2023 Consulting Fee No dispute reported Delay: No
Change: UNCHANGED
06/30/2026 1045876437 CMS

Practitioner overview · all loaded program years

15,644 providers listed 287,429 records General Payments

General Payments to practitioners — all loaded program years

  • Category: General Payments
  • Program years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Record count: 287,429
  • Providers listed: 15,644

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

Figures reflect General Payments this manufacturer or GPO reported to CMS. Research and Ownership/Investment payments are separate datasets and are not included here.

Coverage: program years 2019–2025, General Payments only, reported to physicians and non-physician practitioners. Payments to teaching hospitals are not included in these practitioner figures. Each figure is labeled with its category and program year; categories are never combined.

Practitioner payments by program year

Program yearReportedRecordsProvidersDetail
PY2019 $78,258,434.80 43,274 3,900 This company in PY2019 →
PY2020 $89,575,054.24 20,406 2,521 This company in PY2020 →
PY2021 $88,164,628.42 36,537 3,448 This company in PY2021 →
PY2022 $94,202,206.78 43,297 3,737 This company in PY2022 →
PY2023 $114,258,425.94 47,899 4,342 This company in PY2023 →
PY2024 $103,967,065.06 49,818 4,793 This company in PY2024 →
PY2025 $105,488,512.05 46,198 5,514 This company in PY2025 →

By recipient specialty (111)

Sorted by name; identical names by identifier.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians 84 specialties 10,605 providers
Chiropractic Providers 3 specialties 3 providers
Dental Providers 2 specialties 8 providers
Eye and Vision Services Providers 1 specialty 1 providers
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers 15 specialties 2,108 providers
Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers 6 specialties 2,438 providers

Providers listed (15,644)

Sorted by name; identical names by identifier.

ProviderSpecialtyStateRecords reported by this company
A DOUGLAS SPITALNY Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers|Podiatrist|Foot & Ankle Surgery MO 1
AAKASH A SHAH Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Sports Medicine KS 28
AAKASH CHAUHAN Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Hand Surgery CO 8
AAKRUTI BHALJA Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers|Podiatrist|Foot & Ankle Surgery NJ 14
AAMIR AHMED Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers|Podiatrist TX 8
AAMIR DPM MAHMOOD Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers|Podiatrist|Foot & Ankle Surgery IN 7
AAMIR NAFEES AHMAD Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Sports Medicine TX 1
AARADHANA JIVENDRA JHA Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery PA 18
AARON A BARE Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery IL 7
AARON A HOFMANN Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery UT 1
AARON A SEE Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery UT 6
AARON ALEXANDER JOINER Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Sports Medicine AL 11
AARON BARROW Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Orthopaedic Trauma FL 18
AARON BERNARD HAIRE Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers|Podiatrist|Foot & Ankle Surgery SC 49
AARON C WANISH Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant WI 4
AARON CHAMBERLAIN Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine UT 18
AARON D ROBERTS Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery TN 24
AARON FOWLER Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) CA 3
AARON G ANDERSON Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Surgery|Surgery of the Hand IN 4
AARON G OSBORNE Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Orthopaedic Trauma CA 24
AARON HARVEY Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant|Medical OH 11
AARON J ALBERS Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers|Podiatrist|Foot & Ankle Surgery ND 1
AARON J BALGAARD Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery MN 14
AARON J CASP Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery CO 28
AARON J GILLETTE Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant OK 9
AARON J GUYER Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery FL 69
AARON J KRYCH Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery MN 312
AARON J RUBINSTEIN Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Hand Surgery NJ 20
AARON J SHAKESPEARE Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant MD 4
AARON J WALLACE Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery AR 1
AARON K BLACK Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery CO 62
AARON K HULSEBUS Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant MN 14
AARON K MATES Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery CO 59
AARON K RUTER Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers|Podiatrist|Foot & Ankle Surgery IN 3
AARON L MORGAN Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Plastic Surgery WI 12
AARON M BATES Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Sports Medicine FL 23
AARON M BURGESS Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery PA 35
AARON M DANIEL Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Internal Medicine MI 1
AARON M GIPSMAN Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Sports Medicine CA 26
AARON M GRAY Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery NV 12
AARON M ROBERTS Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Hand Surgery NC 12
AARON MICHAEL BAESSLER Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery IN 29
AARON MICHAEL RASTOKA Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant PA 1
AARON MITCHELL MULLANE Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery MS 40
AARON N INSEL Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Hand Surgery CT 1
AARON NELSON WOLFGANG PRIBIL Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant OR 1
AARON NEWTON Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery|Sports Medicine ID 17
AARON O PETERSON Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant NE 8
AARON P OMOTOLA Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery IL 5
AARON R COOPER Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers|Physician Assistant|Medical OR 6