Physician profile
Steven J Lee
NPI 1538154380
$3,263,905.09
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
33 companies · $555K in 2025
The $555K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $326K · 2020: $373K · 2021: $442K · 2022: $492K · 2023: $529K · 2024: $546K · 2025: $555K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $1.2M · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $291K · Consulting Fee: $80K · Travel and Lodging: $27K · Food and Beverage: $13K.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $1,219,968.26 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $291,024.35 |
| Consulting Fee | $80,340.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $26,821.30 |
| Food and Beverage | $12,563.77 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, INC. | $3,244,081.85 | 2019-2025 | Arthrex, Extremities & Trauma Implants Hand & Wrist Distal Radius, Distal Extremities Implants Soft Tissue Anchors |
| Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, INC. | $6,076.98 | 2019-2022 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $1,817.28 | 2024-2025 | Celleraterx, Celleraterx |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,539.15 | 2019-2025 | Alphavent, Pangea, Variax |
| Djo, LLC | $1,510.49 | 2021-2025 | Cmf |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $1,327.93 | 2024-2025 | Novosorb Btm |
| Suvon Surgical LLC | $1,296.23 | 2023-2025 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $943.11 | 2022-2025 | Clavicular Fracture Fixation, Anthem, Distal Radius Plate |
| Acumed LLC | $655.89 | 2019-2025 | Acumed, Acumed, Innate Implant |
| Axogen | $520.94 | 2019-2025 | Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Connector, Avance Nerve Graft |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $498.02 | 2019-2024 | Orthovisc, Monovisc |
| Bioventus LLC | $453.74 | 2019-2021 | |
| Lifenet Health | $405.69 | 2020-2024 | Graftlink, Duallink, Quadlink |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $281.48 | 2019-2025 | Physio-Stim |
| Anika Therapeutics, INC. | $277.82 | 2025 | Tactoset, Integrity Implant |
Show all 33 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $259.28 | 2021 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $258.90 | 2020-2021 | |
| Embody, INC. | $245.96 | 2022 | |
| Pylant Medical | $239.18 | 2022 | |
| Linkbio Corp | $225.33 | 2024 | |
| Orthalign INC | $167.26 | 2025 | Orthalign Plus |
| Kairos Surgical INC | $140.29 | 2024 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $136.55 | 2021 | |
| Coastal Medical Technologies LLC | $135.62 | 2024-2025 | |
| Steelhead Surgical INC | $107.16 | 2022 | |
| Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC | $68.71 | 2025 | |
| Linvatec Corporation | $53.37 | 2025 | Biobrace 23mm |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $51.71 | 2023 | |
| Endo USA, INC. | $48.24 | 2025 | Xiaflex |
| Janssen Biotech, INC. | $25.88 | 2025 | Tremfya |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $20.40 | 2022 | |
| Ucb, INC. | $19.31 | 2024 | Bimzelx |
| Goode Surgical INC | $15.34 | 2020 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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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.