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

RON E JAMES

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1437237104
CMS profile
20255
Location
SACRAMENTO, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$52,533.45

  • Reported across 183 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$5,344.06

38 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 $3,113.20 8
Food and Beverage $2,230.86 30

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
restor3d, inc. $1,744.01 5
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $1,736.26 14
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $722.76 7
International Life Sciences $337.56 2
ORTHALIGN INC $270.55 2
Insight Medical Systems, Inc. $149.37 1
Bioventus LLC $132.26 3
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $125.44 1
Stryker Corporation $110.66 2
Abbott Laboratories $15.19 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $15,049.14 31
PY2019 $19,647.44 30
PY2020 $1,548.84 8
PY2021 $6,842.61 45
PY2022 $3,074.32 18
PY2023 $1,027.04 13
PY2024 $5,344.06 38

Payment records · PY2024 (38)

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 $15.19 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125065101 CMS
Bioventus LLC $29.72 06/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137442518 CMS
Bioventus LLC $73.51 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137442520 CMS
Bioventus LLC $29.03 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137442522 CMS
Insight Medical Systems, Inc. $149.37 10/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154730287 CMS
International Life Sciences $187.50 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147033246 CMS
International Life Sciences $150.06 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147033248 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $18.31 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124764998 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $18.50 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765000 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $27.03 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765022 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $78.15 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765132 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $127.19 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765192 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $134.58 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765214 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $319.00 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765302 CMS
ORTHALIGN INC $230.55 10/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126500040 CMS
ORTHALIGN INC $40.00 10/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126500490 CMS
restor3d, inc. $53.60 02/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1066668336 CMS
restor3d, inc. $568.96 06/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140488847 CMS
restor3d, inc. $917.64 06/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1066668657 CMS
restor3d, inc. $108.97 09/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1066668530 CMS
restor3d, inc. $94.84 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1087870529 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $19.06 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494791 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $20.75 04/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494793 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $253.79 05/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494807 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $253.79 05/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494809 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $15.47 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494789 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $23.85 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494795 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $32.46 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494797 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $38.16 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494801 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $58.95 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494803 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $292.74 09/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494811 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $542.13 09/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494813 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $14.27 09/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494787 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $37.31 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494799 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $133.53 10/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149494805 CMS
Stryker Corporation $55.80 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119866147 CMS
Stryker Corporation $54.86 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119866149 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $125.44 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155018295 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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