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

STEPHEN SIERRA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine

NPI
1295228591
CMS profile
11302645
Location
WACO, TX

General Payments · PY2021–2024

$33,734.56

  • Reported across 81 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$29,528.01

62 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
Grant $21,875.00 2
Travel and Lodging $3,687.71 14
Food and Beverage $2,465.30 45
Consulting Fee $1,500.00 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Arthrex, Inc. $21,358.66 20
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,760.97 6
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $2,212.00 9
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $476.90 9
Stryker Corporation $442.62 5
Pylant Medical $408.72 5
Peerless Surgical Inc. $246.06 3
Catalyst OrthoScience $162.35 1
Linvatec Corporation $158.57 1
MEDACTA USA, INC. $143.57 1
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $132.05 1
Vericel Corporation $25.54 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2021 $94.30 1
PY2022 $1,553.22 5
PY2023 $2,559.03 13
PY2024 $29,528.01 62

Payment records · PY2024 (62)

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

Program year 2024 202120222023 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. $209.81 03/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547242 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $220.90 03/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547244 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547208 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547206 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547212 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547214 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547216 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547218 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547220 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $40.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547228 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547210 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547222 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547224 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547226 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547230 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547232 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547234 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547236 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547238 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $20,000.00 08/08/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146547240 CMS
Catalyst OrthoScience $162.35 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119642123 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $132.05 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077887914 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,379.09 03/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154724417 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $104.09 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154724389 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $140.53 03/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154724413 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $500.00 03/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154724415 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $137.26 06/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154724409 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,500.00 08/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154724361 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $158.57 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147088546 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $143.57 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143694056 CMS
Peerless Surgical Inc. $45.49 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125524721 CMS
Peerless Surgical Inc. $108.00 05/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125524719 CMS
Peerless Surgical Inc. $92.57 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125524723 CMS
Pylant Medical $116.88 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126525145 CMS
Pylant Medical $83.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126525147 CMS
Pylant Medical $93.02 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126525149 CMS
Pylant Medical $84.29 07/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126525153 CMS
Pylant Medical $31.53 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126525151 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $45.70 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587308 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $1,875.00 01/25/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587314 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $18.88 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587302 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $38.97 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587306 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $13.64 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587300 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $53.64 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587310 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $139.23 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587312 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $22.67 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587304 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $4.27 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149587298 CMS
Stryker Corporation $84.92 01/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119980365 CMS
Stryker Corporation $123.18 02/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119980367 CMS
Stryker Corporation $12.89 05/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119980369 CMS
Stryker Corporation $134.09 05/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119980371 CMS
Stryker Corporation $87.54 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119980373 CMS
Vericel Corporation $25.54 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128576732 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $38.04 08/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015491 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $26.79 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015495 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $13.39 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015497 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $87.93 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015505 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $198.75 08/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015507 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $40.57 08/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015493 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $26.79 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015499 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $31.25 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015501 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $13.39 08/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155015503 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
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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