Physician profile

David S Brown

Orthopaedic Surgery · Spartanburg, SC

NPI 1821231655

$3,119.93

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $75.67 in 2025

The $75.67 reported for 2025 was less 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)
Education$647.17
Food and Beverage$592.69

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
Peerless Surgical INC. $1,459.91 2022-2025
Stryker Corporation $824.47 2021-2025 Tornier Perform Reversed Glenoid, Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Aequalis Perform
Avanos Medical $198.53 2021-2022
Abbott Laboratories $180.13 2021-2023 Proclaim
Corentec America INC $147.63 2023
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $65.54 2022
Smith+Nephew, INC. $62.46 2023-2025 Grafix Pl, Stravix, Pico
Axogen $56.21 2021-2024 Axoguard Nerve Connector, Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Nerve Protector
Inari Medical, INC. $40.92 2024 Flowtriever Catheter, S, Ct Thrombectomy System Kit
Ermi LLC $35.53 2019-2020
Osiris Therapeutics INC. $20.20 2019
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $17.20 2019
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. $11.20 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David S Brown

$3,119.93

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Peerless Surgical INC.
Context
The $75.67 reported for 2025 was less 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.