RICARDO J RODRIGUEZ
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery BATON ROUGE, LA NPI 1679522932
Browse related groups: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery LA Smith & Nephew, Inc. All categories
General Payments — all program years on this page
$227,960.36
- Category: General Payments
- Program years: PY2018–2024
- Record count: 178
- As of (CMS publication): 2026-01-23
Latest program year (PY2024): $38,757.77 across 25 records · disputed records: 0
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How this figure is 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
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $36,819.83 | 4 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,495.20 | 6 |
| Food and Beverage | $442.74 | 15 |
By paying entity
Latest program year (PY2024) · sorted by reported total.
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $36,890.32 | 5 |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,338.31 | 12 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $465.20 | 4 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $32.80 | 2 |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $31.14 | 2 |
By program year
Records — PY2024 (25)
Provenance & corrections
- Dataset: CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Source: CMS Open Payments dataset (bulk file)
- Publisher of source data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Generated from: OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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