Ignite Orthopedics, LLC

Reporting payments is a legal requirement; large totals often reflect large product portfolios.

$11Mgeneral payments (2019-2025)
$0.00research payments (2019-2025)
8clinicians paid

General and research payments are shown separately, never blended. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials.

General payments by year

2019 $189K
2020 $3,441
2021 $3.4M
2022 $2.8M
2023 $1.8M
2024 $705K
2025 $1.8M

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are totaled above and not included in these bars.

Specialties it works with most

Orthopaedic Surgery $9.5M
Hand Surgery $1.1M

Clinicians with the largest reported totals

Often long-running consulting, speaking, or advisory relationships, which companies must report by law. A large total is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyGeneral payments (2019-2025)
Derek Cuff Venice, FL Orthopaedic Surgery $2,641,629.81
Jerome Wiater Beverly Hills, MI Orthopaedic Surgery $1,864,849.22
Luke Austin Sewell, NJ Orthopaedic Surgery $1,823,837.17
Anand Murthi Baltimore, MD Orthopaedic Surgery $1,647,408.57
Matthew Smith Columbia, MO Orthopaedic Surgery $1,526,053.69
Andrew Jawa Waltham, MA Hand Surgery $1,144,882.39
Paul Cagle New York, NY Orthopaedic Surgery $130.22
Michael Stone West Hollywood, CA Orthopaedic Surgery $116.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.