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

ADAM SHORT

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1538505979
CMS profile
1387477
Location
KNOXVILLE, TN

General Payments · PY2019–2024

$65,161.14

  • Reported across 229 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$38,831.76

43 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 $13,919.54 10
Royalty or License $12,393.50 6
Consulting Fee $11,000.00 6
Food and Beverage $1,518.72 21

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
VILEX LLC $37,740.43 26
Linvatec Corporation $228.12 2
Stryker Corporation $199.86 2
Trilliant Surgical LLC. $152.28 1
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $136.01 1
EXACTECH, INC. $98.37 1
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $96.20 4
Ethicon US, LLC $58.28 1
DJO, LLC $54.74 2
MedShape, Inc. $33.96 1
Bioventus LLC $17.59 1
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SURGICAL LLC $15.92 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $6,082.28 33
PY2020 $3,618.64 28
PY2021 $4,504.34 44
PY2022 $2,122.24 33
PY2023 $10,001.88 48
PY2024 $38,831.76 43

Payment records · PY2024 (43)

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

Program year 2024 20192020202120222023 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
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. $136.01 08/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1136022391 CMS
Bioventus LLC $17.59 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1137449357 CMS
DJO, LLC $31.95 04/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154738174 CMS
DJO, LLC $22.79 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154738162 CMS
Ethicon US, LLC $58.28 02/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077645640 CMS
EXACTECH, INC. $98.37 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151235966 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $110.49 04/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147088516 CMS
Linvatec Corporation $117.63 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147088518 CMS
MedShape, Inc. $33.96 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154731027 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $30.28 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149571455 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $29.49 07/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149571453 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $20.04 11/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149571451 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $16.39 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149571449 CMS
Smoky Mountain Surgical Llc $15.92 06/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126612543 CMS
Stryker Corporation $128.81 03/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119979531 CMS
Stryker Corporation $71.05 08/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119979533 CMS
Trilliant Surgical LLC. $152.28 03/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154735043 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,500.00 01/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916287 CMS
VILEX LLC $500.00 01/11/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916291 CMS
VILEX LLC $16.00 01/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916309 CMS
VILEX LLC $1,000.00 06/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916553 CMS
VILEX LLC $500.00 06/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916563 CMS
VILEX LLC $6,086.96 06/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916007 CMS
VILEX LLC $476.25 07/08/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916053 CMS
VILEX LLC $49.97 07/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154915369 CMS
VILEX LLC $62.97 07/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154915431 CMS
VILEX LLC $1,046.95 07/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154915801 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,000.00 10/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916705 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,000.00 10/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916713 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,000.00 10/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916719 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,000.00 10/01/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916721 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,764.40 10/09/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916109 CMS
VILEX LLC $219.75 10/09/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916149 CMS
VILEX LLC $133.33 12/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154915485 CMS
VILEX LLC $584.30 12/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154915523 CMS
VILEX LLC $215.21 12/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154915559 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,097.96 12/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154915775 CMS
VILEX LLC $5,000.00 12/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916873 CMS
VILEX LLC $3,475.00 12/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916875 CMS
VILEX LLC $99.24 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916893 CMS
VILEX LLC $66.00 12/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916895 CMS
VILEX LLC $2,698.39 12/31/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916193 CMS
VILEX LLC $147.75 12/31/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154916229 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
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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