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Covered recipient · General Payments record

SAMUEL EDMOND FORD

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1316357940
CMS profile
627891
Location
CHARLOTTE, NC

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$105,913.41

  • Reported across 220 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$39,779.65

61 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
Consulting Fee $32,911.70 13
Royalty or License $2,926.06 3
Travel and Lodging $2,081.20 13
Food and Beverage $1,860.69 32

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $21,208.90 39
restor3d, inc. $16,695.45 9
Acera Surgical, Inc. $838.50 1
ACUMED LLC $596.55 5
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $187.26 1
MEDLINE INDUSTRIES LP $117.42 1
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $92.10 3
Abbott Laboratories $22.09 1
Bioventus LLC $21.38 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $2,342.45 7
PY2019 $11,526.17 22
PY2020 $2,071.09 14
PY2021 $2,434.54 11
PY2022 $11,474.27 37
PY2023 $36,285.24 68
PY2024 $39,779.65 61

Payment records · PY2024 (61)

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

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 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
Abbott Laboratories $22.09 04/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124984758 CMS
Acera Surgical, Inc. $838.50 01/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1152409456 CMS
ACUMED LLC $18.00 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125016755 CMS
ACUMED LLC $37.12 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125016761 CMS
ACUMED LLC $185.57 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125016768 CMS
ACUMED LLC $350.00 04/29/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125016781 CMS
ACUMED LLC $5.86 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125016774 CMS
Bioventus LLC $21.38 11/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137440288 CMS
Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc $187.26 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1139157367 CMS
Medline Industries LP $117.42 09/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144141117 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $13.76 01/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127593600 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $17.49 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127593604 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $60.85 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127593592 CMS
restor3d, inc. $8.35 03/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1067444809 CMS
restor3d, inc. $2,696.40 05/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133238365 CMS
restor3d, inc. $610.65 05/23/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1133241948 CMS
restor3d, inc. $261.71 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1076141201 CMS
restor3d, inc. $1,008.61 09/18/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127804034 CMS
restor3d, inc. $15.02 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095780195 CMS
restor3d, inc. $10,647.00 11/05/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087652568 CMS
restor3d, inc. $140.91 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095968140 CMS
restor3d, inc. $1,306.80 11/22/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1110852457 CMS
Stryker Corporation $818.86 03/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829309 CMS
Stryker Corporation $159.28 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829311 CMS
Stryker Corporation $274.74 04/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829313 CMS
Stryker Corporation $198.69 04/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829315 CMS
Stryker Corporation $54.84 04/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829317 CMS
Stryker Corporation $67.58 04/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829319 CMS
Stryker Corporation $60.82 04/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829321 CMS
Stryker Corporation $211.57 04/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829323 CMS
Stryker Corporation $33.90 04/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829325 CMS
Stryker Corporation $54.94 04/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829327 CMS
Stryker Corporation $138.59 04/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829329 CMS
Stryker Corporation $101.37 04/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829331 CMS
Stryker Corporation $44.98 05/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829333 CMS
Stryker Corporation $74.99 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829335 CMS
Stryker Corporation $21.27 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829337 CMS
Stryker Corporation $8.19 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829339 CMS
Stryker Corporation $12.00 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829341 CMS
Stryker Corporation $6,480.00 05/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829343 CMS
Stryker Corporation $15.00 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829345 CMS
Stryker Corporation $15.00 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829347 CMS
Stryker Corporation $6,768.00 05/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829349 CMS
Stryker Corporation $21.74 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829351 CMS
Stryker Corporation $316.80 05/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829353 CMS
Stryker Corporation $91.99 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829355 CMS
Stryker Corporation $20.87 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829357 CMS
Stryker Corporation $360.00 05/31/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829359 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,170.00 06/07/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829361 CMS
Stryker Corporation $141.15 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829363 CMS
Stryker Corporation $71.51 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829365 CMS
Stryker Corporation $360.00 07/05/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829367 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.54 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829369 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,365.00 07/12/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829371 CMS
Stryker Corporation $21.99 07/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829373 CMS
Stryker Corporation $14.65 08/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829375 CMS
Stryker Corporation $23.32 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829377 CMS
Stryker Corporation $390.00 09/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829379 CMS
Stryker Corporation $1,170.00 09/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829381 CMS
Stryker Corporation $21.49 10/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829383 CMS
Stryker Corporation $16.24 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119829385 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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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