Physician profile

George S Edwards

Hand Surgery · Raleigh, NC

NPI 1851552608

$1,719.88

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $699 in 2025

The $699 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Hand Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).

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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)
Travel and Lodging$697.11
Food and Beverage$554.04
Education$35.39

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
Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC $900.26 2023-2025
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $247.01 2021-2023 Xiaflex
Stryker Corporation $115.34 2024-2025 Tornier Perform Reversed Glenoid, Gamma, Aequalis Perform
Endo USA, INC. $107.62 2024-2025 Xiaflex
Amgen INC. $64.68 2025 Krystexxa
Skeletal Dynamics INC $59.01 2021
Sonex Health, INC. $45.06 2022-2023 Sx-One Microknife
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $34.98 2019
Arthrosurface Incorporated $25.63 2019-2020
Abbott Laboratories $25.00 2022
Arthrex, INC. $24.00 2025
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $21.18 2022
Bioventus LLC $20.43 2022
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $16.55 2020
Axogen $13.13 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

George S Edwards

$1,719.88

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC
Context
The $699 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Hand Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).

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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.