Physician profile

Robert Andrew Keller

Orthopaedic Surgery · Hickory, NC

NPI 1962794503

$48,133.06

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $20K in 2025

The $20K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers 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)
Consulting Fee$31,025.00
Travel and Lodging$1,592.68
Food and Beverage$1,412.76
Education$67.22

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
Stryker Corporation $33,607.97 2021-2025 Alphavent, Omega, Nanotack Flex
Arthrex, INC. $10,056.26 2019-2025
Pinnacle, INC $3,183.53 2019-2021
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $888.38 2019-2025 Comprehensive Shoulder System, Tapestry, Oxford Partial Knee
Djo, LLC $181.65 2019-2023 Donjoy, Aircast
Piedmont Plus Innovation $110.53 2023
Boston Scientific Corporation $20.61 2023
Bioventus LLC $19.28 2020
Smith+Nephew, INC. $19.18 2019
Fidia Pharma USA INC. $15.95 2019
Ossur Americas, INC. $14.92 2025 Unloader One X
Vericel Corporation $14.80 2025 Maci

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Robert Andrew Keller

$48,133.06

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $20K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers 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.