Physician profile

Darryl A Auston

Orthopaedic Trauma · Thornton, CO

NPI 1962637983

$191,744.13

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $56K in 2025

The $56K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Orthopaedic Trauma providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,227).

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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)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$54,000.00
Consulting Fee$47,255.00
Travel and Lodging$13,179.09
Food and Beverage$3,435.88
Education$36.64

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
Smith+Nephew, INC. $87,231.73 2019-2025 Evos, Trigen Intertan, Evos Mini
Globus Medical, INC. $45,267.24 2022-2023 Distal Femur Plate System, Ankle Fracture System, Proximal Femur
Si-Bone, INC. $36,261.09 2024-2025
Medartis INC. $11,414.99 2022-2025 Aptus
Xenco Medical LLC $6,600.00 2025 Flowable Orthobiologics, Regenerative Tissue Membrane
Nextremity Solutions INC. $2,180.00 2021
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $900.00 2021
Acumed LLC $835.01 2019
Biotissue Holdings INC. $671.76 2022-2024
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $143.26 2020-2023 Na, Tfn-Advance
Stryker Corporation $90.60 2021-2023 Bio4
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $61.57 2021
Bioventus LLC $44.01 2025 Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System
Orthofix Medical, INC. $21.97 2019
Kerecis Limited $20.90 2023 Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide

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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Payment summary

Darryl A Auston

$191,744.13

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Smith+Nephew, INC.
Context
The $56K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Orthopaedic Trauma providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,227).

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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.