Physician profile
Michael Brian Cross
NPI 1235397043
$870,254.70
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $79K in 2025
The $79K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $146K · 2020: $31K · 2021: $143K · 2022: $152K · 2023: $204K · 2024: $115K · 2025: $79K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $194K · Royalty Or License: $161K · Travel and Lodging: $25K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $6,720 · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $6,580 · Food and Beverage: $4,961.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $193,825.44 |
| Royalty Or License | $161,467.66 |
| Travel and Lodging | $24,816.90 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $6,720.00 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $6,580.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,960.81 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $294,115.91 | 2019-2025 | Attune, Velys, Kincise |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $204,879.35 | 2019-2025 | Attune, Velys |
| Kci USA, INC. | $115,897.09 | 2019-2023 | Prevena, Prevena Restor Arthroform, V.A.C. Veraflo Cleanse Choice |
| Encore Medical, Lp | $89,781.82 | 2021 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $57,521.55 | 2022-2025 | Journey II, Real Intelligence, K-15 Pork |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $47,152.61 | 2019-2020 | |
| Exactech, INC. | $26,534.96 | 2019-2025 | |
| Linkbio Corp | $20,323.71 | 2023 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $10,137.11 | 2024 | Prevena, Prevena Restor Arthroform, Spoton |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $2,000.00 | 2024 | Other - Miscellaneous |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $958.72 | 2019-2023 | Emphasys |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $361.76 | 2021-2025 | Persona, Trabecular Metal, Rotating Hinge |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $215.69 | 2022 | |
| Engage Uni, LLC | $114.00 | 2020 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $108.01 | 2022-2025 | Insignia |
Show all 18 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avanos Medical | $99.07 | 2024 | Coolief* Cooled Radiofrequency |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $30.32 | 2019-2020 | |
| My01 INC. | $23.02 | 2024 | My01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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.
Research and ownership
$2,500.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
$281,125.86 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Michael Cross 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.