Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

MICHAEL MICHLITSCH

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine

NPI
1023125259
CMS profile
136964
Location
WALNUT CREEK, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$2,431.08

  • Reported across 28 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$2,005.53

16 records · 0 disputed

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

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Travel and Lodging $1,106.25 5
Food and Beverage $899.28 11

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Arthrex, Inc. $1,045.63 8
EVOLUTION SURGICAL, INC $660.49 6
Bioventus LLC $152.61 1
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $146.80 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $130.04 3
PY2019 $41.82 2
PY2022 $189.48 5
PY2023 $64.21 2
PY2024 $2,005.53 16

Payment records · PY2024 (16)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 2018201920222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Arthrex, Inc. $80.67 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543274 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $111.16 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543276 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $275.88 05/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543278 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $275.88 05/14/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543280 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $112.15 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543282 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $51.07 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543284 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $80.51 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543286 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $58.31 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146543288 CMS
Bioventus LLC $152.61 11/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137445294 CMS
Evolution Surgical, Inc $46.48 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120713616 CMS
Evolution Surgical, Inc $417.96 04/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120713610 CMS
Evolution Surgical, Inc $58.53 04/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120713612 CMS
Evolution Surgical, Inc $78.00 04/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120713614 CMS
Evolution Surgical, Inc $45.71 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120713618 CMS
Evolution Surgical, Inc $13.81 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120713620 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $146.80 09/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155043385 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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