Physician profile

Louis Defazio

Podiatrist · Cooperstown, NY

NPI 1790105385

$5,963.48

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $111 in 2025

The $111 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Podiatrist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $260).

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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$724.35
Food and Beverage$553.87

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
Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC $2,313.26 2019-2020
Smith+Nephew, INC. $904.12 2019-2022
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $827.15 2024
Arthrex, INC. $526.00 2019
Stryker Corporation $457.13 2019-2021
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $339.83 2023-2024 Motoband, Minibunion, Dynaforce
Novus Surgical Solutions LLC $113.70 2019
Lifenet Health $111.24 2025 Allograft Vmis Delivery System
Ossio INC $83.36 2021
Organogenesis INC. $72.85 2019-2021
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $49.99 2019-2020
Tactile Systems Technology INC $39.63 2020-2021
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $23.89 2019
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $23.30 2019
Rikco International, LLC $18.58 2019
Show all 20 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Bioventus LLC $14.98 2020
Glenmark Therapeutics INC. $12.00 2019
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $11.48 2019
Orthofix Medical, INC. $11.41 2019
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $9.58 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Louis Defazio

$5,963.48

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC
Context
The $111 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Podiatrist provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $260).

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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.