Physician profile

Stephen R Brown

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) · Elkhorn, NE

NPI 1801827431

$8,162.59

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

30 companies · $1,326 in 2025

The $1,326 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$2,272.48
Travel and Lodging$1,481.37

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $2,560.64 2019-2025 Inhance, Monovisc, Orthovisc
Conetic Solutions, INC. $1,694.03 2020-2025
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $1,591.04 2019-2025 Comprehensive Shoulder System, Persona
Stryker Corporation $569.11 2019-2024 Aequalis Ascend Flex, Augment Injectable, Fixos
Baxter Healthcare $287.28 2022-2025 Floseal
Smith+Nephew, INC. $283.98 2019-2024 Aetos Shoulder System, Pico, Pico 14
Arthrex, INC. $192.75 2019-2021
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $142.12 2019-2022
Medtronic USA, INC. $130.15 2019
Sanara Medtech INC. $107.10 2024 Celleraterx
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $85.73 2020-2024 Euflexxa
Medtronic, INC. $83.55 2021-2024 Aquamantys(Tm)
Bioventus LLC $61.09 2019-2021
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $42.23 2022-2023 Seglentis
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $37.50 2023 Inhance
Show all 30 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC $33.74 2019
Ethicon US, LLC $29.18 2020
Nevro Corp. $29.11 2022
Amgen INC. $27.11 2022
Treace Medical Concepts, INC. $24.02 2022
Spr Therapeutics, INC $23.97 2022
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $21.24 2023 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $18.25 2019
Electromed, INC. $15.91 2022
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. $13.86 2020
Heraeus Medical, LLC. $13.42 2020
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $12.75 2020
Axsome Therapeutics, INC. $12.73 2022
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $12.39 2022
Orthofix Medical, INC. $6.61 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Stephen R Brown

$8,162.59

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Depuy Synthes Sales INC.
Context
The $1,326 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.