Covered recipient · General Payments record
THOMAS JEROME MELTON
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine
General Payments · PY2018–2024
$29,087.72
- Reported across 52 records
- CMS publication 2026-01-23
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 payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Grant | $21,250.00 | 2 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,368.96 | 6 |
| Food and Beverage | $555.83 | 18 |
By paying entity
PY2024 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $21,219.81 | 19 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $1,478.92 | 3 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $476.06 | 4 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2024 (26)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
Program year 2024 2018202120222023
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. | $291.86 | 03/05/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528972 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $20,000.00 | 04/02/2024 | Grant | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146529002 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $238.65 | 05/01/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146529004 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $40.00 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528974 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $24.00 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528992 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528994 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528996 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528998 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146529000 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $238.65 | 05/02/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146529008 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/03/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528976 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/03/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528978 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/03/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528980 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $24.00 | 05/03/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528982 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $238.65 | 05/03/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146529006 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $24.00 | 05/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528984 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528986 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528988 | CMS |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $10.00 | 05/04/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1146528990 | CMS |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $91.35 | 05/01/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1125525201 | CMS |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $149.99 | 05/02/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1125525203 | CMS |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $81.34 | 05/03/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1125525199 | CMS |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $153.38 | 05/04/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1125525197 | CMS |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $1,250.00 | 01/25/2024 | Grant | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1149574246 | CMS |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $207.77 | 06/15/2024 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1149574244 | CMS |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $21.15 | 06/16/2024 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 01/23/2026 | 1149574242 | 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, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv
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