Physician profile

Max A Coale

Orthopaedic Surgery · Baltimore, MD

NPI 1669933859

$21,277.72

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $6,318 in 2025

The $6,318 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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)
Grant$10,000.00
Travel and Lodging$4,214.98
Food and Beverage$3,355.88

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
Arthrex, INC. $11,852.37 2024-2025
Summit Surgical Corp. $3,600.00 2022
Stryker Corporation $2,645.94 2022-2025 Ortholoc 3di, Salvation, Inbone
Paragon 28, INC. $1,686.47 2025 Portfolio, Ankle Fracture, Ttc Nail
Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC $1,054.51 2024-2025
Native Surgical, LLC $211.70 2025
Exactech, INC. $106.61 2025
Lifenet Health $46.98 2025 Flexigraft Connect, Flexigraft Connect Ext, Lateral Ankle
Ethicon US, LLC $32.53 2025 Stratafix
Biocomposites INC $21.18 2025 Stimulan
Smith+Nephew, INC. $19.43 2025 Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Max A Coale

$21,277.72

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2022-2025
Top company
Arthrex, INC.
Context
The $6,318 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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.