Physician profile

Matthew Eric Koepplinger

Orthopaedic Surgery · Houston, TX

NPI 1972579324

$8,101.15

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $1,535 in 2025

The $1,535 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider 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)
Food and Beverage$4,146.17
Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program$500.00
Education$123.82

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
Axogen $1,979.08 2019-2025 Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Protector
Stryker Corporation $907.79 2019-2025 Variax, Pangea
Globus Medical, INC. $805.52 2023-2025 Anthem, Distal Radius Plate, Captivate
Alafair Biosciences, INC. $672.38 2022-2025 Versawrap
Acumed LLC $643.32 2019-2025 Acumed, Innate Implant, Acumed
Skeletal Dynamics INC $629.26 2019-2024 Implate, Geminus, Align
Synthes Gmbh $500.00 2023
Bone Support INC. $299.00 2024 Ceramentbone Void Filler, Cerament G
Medinc of Texas $298.44 2021
Bioventus LLC $265.65 2020-2025 Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System, Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System
Trimed, INC. $238.21 2023
Exsomed Corporation $219.71 2019
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $196.72 2019-2020
Medartis INC. $138.38 2025 Aptus
Biocomposites INC $137.42 2025 Stimulan
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Acell, INC. $43.98 2019-2020
Imbed Biosciences INC. $40.17 2022
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $26.40 2024 Exparel
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $24.69 2021
Convatec INC. $23.46 2023
Organogenesis INC. $11.57 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Matthew Eric Koepplinger

$8,101.15

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Axogen
Context
The $1,535 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider 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.