Physician profile

John H Franklin

Orthopaedic Surgery · Augusta, GA

NPI 1225074925

$4,778.45

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

32 companies · $60.14 in 2025

The $60.14 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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)
Food and Beverage$372.70

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
Arthrex, INC. $3,352.73 2019
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $158.66 2019-2022
Innovation Technologies INC $149.78 2023 Irrisept
Smith+Nephew, INC. $135.89 2024 Evos, Evos Mini
Conformis, INC. $116.39 2019-2020
Heraeus Medical, LLC. $116.10 2019-2022
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $110.37 2019-2025 Monovisc, Orthovisc
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $77.73 2019-2022
Si-Bone, INC. $47.33 2020-2021
Dynasplint Systems INC. $38.62 2019
Ermi LLC $37.37 2019-2025
Convatec INC. $33.30 2019-2021
Amgen INC. $32.33 2020
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $29.56 2021-2022
Bioventus LLC $29.11 2019
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $28.04 2025
Anika Therapeutics, INC. $26.89 2023 Sportsmed Portfolio, Avp
Boston Scientific Corporation $26.48 2019-2020
Baudax Bio INC. $26.44 2020-2021
Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, INC. $25.15 2019-2020
Medacta USA, INC. $24.20 2022
Orthogenrx INC. $20.98 2021
Novo Nordisk INC $16.14 2020
Abbvie INC. $15.16 2022
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $14.84 2021
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $14.82 2021
Avanos Medical $13.28 2022
Intrinsic Therapeutics $12.97 2022
Abbott Laboratories $12.82 2022
Kci USA, INC. $12.12 2022
Fidia Pharma USA INC. $11.69 2019
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $11.16 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John H Franklin

$4,778.45

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Arthrex, INC.
Context
The $60.14 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.