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

EDWARD L CAIN JR.

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine

NPI
1578538112
CMS profile
116414
Location
BIRMINGHAM, AL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$9,911,600.04

  • Reported across 305 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$3,203,779.83

55 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

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Arthrex, Inc. $3,203,056.15 49
PRIME SURGICAL, LLC $583.64 4
Stryker Corporation $113.78 1
ConvaTec Inc. $26.26 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $223,607.88 27
PY2019 $469,221.08 60
PY2020 $743,175.49 45
PY2021 $1,186,224.30 48
PY2022 $1,426,903.25 33
PY2023 $2,658,688.21 37
PY2024 $3,203,779.83 55

Payment records · PY2024 (55)

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
Arthrex, Inc. $5.09 01/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471213 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471217 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $45.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471220 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $45.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471224 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471228 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471232 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471235 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471239 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471242 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471246 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 01/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471153 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $68.75 01/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471157 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $15.00 01/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471161 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $68.75 01/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471199 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $791,675.88 02/15/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471123 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $427.35 02/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471133 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $114.05 02/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471172 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471180 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471184 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471188 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471191 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471195 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $45.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471206 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $45.00 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471210 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471141 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471143 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471146 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $68.75 02/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471164 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $30.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471176 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 02/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471203 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $427.35 03/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471136 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471168 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $180.74 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471139 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $7,540.00 05/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471105 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $1,740.00 05/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471108 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $16,240.00 05/09/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471115 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $4,060.00 05/09/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471119 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $238.65 05/09/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471149 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471127 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $87.50 05/13/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471130 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $796,368.09 05/15/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471111 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $4,060.00 05/23/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471101 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $166.02 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471083 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $2,320.00 07/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471087 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $2,320.00 07/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471090 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $1,160.00 07/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471094 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $8,120.00 07/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471097 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $817,453.39 08/15/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471079 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $747,723.79 11/15/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146471075 CMS
ConvaTec Inc. $26.26 12/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1151371480 CMS
Prime Surgical, LLC $216.22 03/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131146527 CMS
Prime Surgical, LLC $199.58 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131146519 CMS
Prime Surgical, LLC $5.56 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131146508 CMS
Prime Surgical, LLC $162.28 08/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1131146514 CMS
Stryker Corporation $113.78 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119789974 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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