Physician profile
Christopher Patrick Bechtel
NPI 1851618854
$2,679.94
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $193 in 2025
The $193 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.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,379 · 2020: $148 · 2021: $58.65 · 2022: $41.95 · 2023: $208 · 2024: $651 · 2025: $193.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,053.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,052.69 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,279.69 | 2019-2023 | Persona |
| Orthalign INC | $494.73 | 2024 | Orthalign Plus |
| Stryker Corporation | $161.61 | 2019-2020 | |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $157.99 | 2023 | Irrisept |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $126.66 | 2019-2025 | Evos |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $119.06 | 2024 | Zynrelef |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $113.24 | 2019-2021 | |
| Episurf Medical, INC. | $105.66 | 2025 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $37.50 | 2024 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $25.82 | 2020 | |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $22.97 | 2021 | |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. | $18.33 | 2020 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $16.68 | 2025 | Gelsyn-3 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "I saw Christopher Bechtel listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.