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

JAMES TERRANCE CARSON

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1780978775
CMS profile
1956577
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$45,937.98

  • Reported across 350 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$7,577.04

40 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 $3,944.44 31
Travel and Lodging $3,632.60 9

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $1,624.88 3
MEDACTA USA, INC. $1,585.00 10
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $1,558.19 6
Stryker Corporation $1,126.49 11
Medartis Inc. $1,108.46 1
ACUMED LLC $271.00 2
Bone Support Inc. $143.14 1
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $70.64 2
True North Surgical Inc $41.47 1
Paragon 28, Inc. $19.35 1
Ossur Americas, Inc. $14.35 1
Curonix LLC $14.07 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $3,876.64 38
PY2019 $5,884.86 49
PY2020 $3,383.67 31
PY2021 $11,658.96 72
PY2022 $8,561.43 72
PY2023 $4,995.38 48
PY2024 $7,577.04 40

Payment records · PY2024 (40)

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
ACUMED LLC $140.00 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125030704 CMS
ACUMED LLC $131.00 03/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125030707 CMS
Bone Support Inc. $143.14 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1144156319 CMS
Curonix LLC $14.07 01/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1132905956 CMS
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $17.40 05/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147245394 CMS
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $53.24 06/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147245396 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $378.20 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765310 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $582.57 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765346 CMS
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. $664.11 12/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1124765352 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $19.35 02/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143691336 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $43.29 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143691338 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $37.22 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143688094 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $399.48 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143695401 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $388.48 05/31/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143695407 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $80.00 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143689432 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $142.42 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143689852 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $167.00 06/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143696077 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $98.00 06/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143689578 CMS
MEDACTA USA, INC. $209.76 06/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1143696143 CMS
Medartis Inc. $1,108.46 08/22/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154312190 CMS
Ossur Americas, Inc. $14.35 07/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154278047 CMS
Paragon 28, Inc. $19.35 01/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138432299 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $448.43 10/23/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149536739 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $91.69 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149536731 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $125.73 10/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149536735 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $243.32 10/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149536737 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $541.94 10/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149536741 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $107.08 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149536733 CMS
Stryker Corporation $49.65 02/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793197 CMS
Stryker Corporation $171.84 02/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793199 CMS
Stryker Corporation $83.21 05/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793201 CMS
Stryker Corporation $153.02 07/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793203 CMS
Stryker Corporation $40.70 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793205 CMS
Stryker Corporation $141.38 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793207 CMS
Stryker Corporation $140.55 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793209 CMS
Stryker Corporation $149.78 11/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793211 CMS
Stryker Corporation $44.94 11/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793213 CMS
Stryker Corporation $71.77 12/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793215 CMS
Stryker Corporation $79.65 12/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119793217 CMS
True North Surgical Inc $41.47 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126614854 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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