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

AZAEL ARIZPE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine

NPI
1518491588
CMS profile
11304682
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2021–2024

$21,866.43

  • Reported across 159 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$5,097.37

60 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
Food and Beverage $2,700.23 53
Travel and Lodging $2,397.14 7

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $2,123.06 16
Arthrex, Inc. $1,683.93 22
Pylant Medical $887.29 15
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $188.79 2
Stryker Corporation $107.69 4
Linvatec Corporation $106.61 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2021 $1,417.00 4
PY2022 $7,609.08 21
PY2023 $7,742.98 74
PY2024 $5,097.37 60

Payment records · PY2024 (60)

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. $427.35 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484470 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $45.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484414 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $45.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484418 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484422 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484425 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484429 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484433 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484437 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $427.35 02/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484474 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $30.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484440 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484455 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484459 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484463 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146499985 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 04/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484466 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484444 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484448 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 04/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484452 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $160.95 08/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146499981 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $34.00 08/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484477 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $30.00 08/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146484481 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $116.63 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146499978 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $41.51 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077894108 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $147.28 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077893394 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $106.61 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147084439 CMS
Pylant Medical $39.90 01/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527276 CMS
Pylant Medical $101.38 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527298 CMS
Pylant Medical $138.03 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527274 CMS
Pylant Medical $30.28 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527278 CMS
Pylant Medical $51.25 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527282 CMS
Pylant Medical $77.91 04/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527280 CMS
Pylant Medical $42.62 08/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527284 CMS
Pylant Medical $96.47 08/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527286 CMS
Pylant Medical $38.34 08/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527288 CMS
Pylant Medical $38.34 08/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527290 CMS
Pylant Medical $43.42 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527300 CMS
Pylant Medical $57.51 10/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527296 CMS
Pylant Medical $49.40 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527302 CMS
Pylant Medical $41.22 11/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527292 CMS
Pylant Medical $41.22 11/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527294 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $33.11 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562075 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $74.58 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562083 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $149.17 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562089 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $237.30 02/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562095 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $398.56 02/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562097 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $506.98 02/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562099 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $41.08 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562079 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $63.46 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562081 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $125.43 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562087 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $164.84 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562093 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $157.90 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562091 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $21.00 03/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562071 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $24.75 03/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562073 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $35.72 08/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562077 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $1.75 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562069 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $87.43 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149562085 CMS
Stryker Corporation $19.71 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119763976 CMS
Stryker Corporation $16.02 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119763978 CMS
Stryker Corporation $51.50 05/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119763980 CMS
Stryker Corporation $20.46 10/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119763982 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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