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

DOUGLAS S FORNFEIST

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Surgery

NPI
1518927284
CMS profile
719995
Location
TEMPLE, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$2,028.48

  • Reported across 43 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,042.27

26 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 $641.99 19
Travel and Lodging $400.28 7

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Pylant Medical $781.27 14
Arthrex, Inc. $261.00 12

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $140.72 2
PY2021 $45.09 1
PY2023 $800.40 14
PY2024 $1,042.27 26

Payment records · PY2024 (26)

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

Program year 2024 201820212023 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. $24.00 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536052 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536054 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536056 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $45.00 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536058 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536060 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536062 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 06/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536064 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536066 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $34.00 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536072 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $50.00 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536074 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $34.00 12/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536068 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 12/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146536070 CMS
Pylant Medical $57.46 05/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526164 CMS
Pylant Medical $49.00 05/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526158 CMS
Pylant Medical $79.27 05/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526160 CMS
Pylant Medical $22.55 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526162 CMS
Pylant Medical $29.91 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526156 CMS
Pylant Medical $79.27 06/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526150 CMS
Pylant Medical $23.76 06/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526152 CMS
Pylant Medical $14.02 06/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526154 CMS
Pylant Medical $34.62 07/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526148 CMS
Pylant Medical $35.26 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526964 CMS
Pylant Medical $138.01 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526966 CMS
Pylant Medical $57.53 12/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526166 CMS
Pylant Medical $63.18 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526960 CMS
Pylant Medical $97.43 12/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126526962 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, 2021, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2021 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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