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

AJAY C KANAKAMEDALA

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine

NPI
1477040616
CMS profile
11423060
Location
EASTON, PA

General Payments · PY2022–2024

$43,660.54

  • Reported across 78 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$33,987.07

71 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 $26,875.00 3
Travel and Lodging $4,178.54 21
Food and Beverage $2,933.53 47

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Arthrex, Inc. $21,686.06 20
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $7,766.66 12
Stryker Corporation $2,554.71 23
DJO, LLC $937.50 1
Novus Surgical Consultants $657.89 10
Vericel Corporation $167.55 2
Skeletal Dynamics Inc $118.03 1
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $60.00 1
ERMI Inc. $38.67 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2022 $1,200.00 1
PY2023 $8,473.47 6
PY2024 $33,987.07 71

Payment records · PY2024 (71)

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

Program year 2024 20222023 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. $20,000.00 01/31/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555690 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $519.46 03/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555720 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555686 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555688 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555692 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555694 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555696 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555698 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555700 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $40.00 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555708 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555684 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555702 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555704 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555706 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555710 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555682 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555712 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555714 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555716 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146555718 CMS
DJO, LLC $937.50 02/09/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154739838 CMS
ERMI Inc. $38.67 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142351776 CMS
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $60.00 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077764110 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $44.51 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005742 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $1.00 05/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005760 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $132.21 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005752 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $100.96 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005747 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $37.57 05/04/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005770 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $145.26 07/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005795 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $57.51 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005781 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $3.30 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005788 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $85.46 09/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005776 CMS
Novus Surgical Consultants $50.11 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125005735 CMS
Skeletal Dynamics Inc $118.03 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082482009 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $5,937.50 01/25/2024 Grant Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594119 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $16.97 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594099 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $17.20 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594101 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $226.63 04/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594113 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $398.71 04/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594115 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $508.99 04/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594117 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $173.22 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594111 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $113.29 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594105 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $13.25 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594097 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $130.89 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594107 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $149.61 06/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594109 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $80.40 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149594103 CMS
Stryker Corporation $407.45 04/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871777 CMS
Stryker Corporation $451.20 04/03/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871779 CMS
Stryker Corporation $171.24 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871781 CMS
Stryker Corporation $243.66 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871783 CMS
Stryker Corporation $38.68 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871785 CMS
Stryker Corporation $28.78 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871787 CMS
Stryker Corporation $40.84 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871789 CMS
Stryker Corporation $208.62 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871791 CMS
Stryker Corporation $43.68 04/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871793 CMS
Stryker Corporation $50.68 04/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871795 CMS
Stryker Corporation $14.39 04/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871797 CMS
Stryker Corporation $18.17 04/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871799 CMS
Stryker Corporation $14.32 04/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871801 CMS
Stryker Corporation $38.57 04/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871803 CMS
Stryker Corporation $19.79 04/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871805 CMS
Stryker Corporation $265.31 04/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871807 CMS
Stryker Corporation $159.79 04/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871809 CMS
Stryker Corporation $24.24 04/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871811 CMS
Stryker Corporation $32.39 04/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871813 CMS
Stryker Corporation $32.34 06/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871815 CMS
Stryker Corporation $63.69 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871817 CMS
Stryker Corporation $153.24 09/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871819 CMS
Stryker Corporation $33.64 10/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119871821 CMS
Vericel Corporation $42.81 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128572307 CMS
Vericel Corporation $124.74 09/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1128572305 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
2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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