Physician profile
Christopher M Patton
NPI 1457354177
$5,371.40
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
18 companies · $1,314 in 2025
The $1,314 reported for 2025 was more 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: $1,814 · 2020: $1,187 · 2021: $269 · 2022: $206 · 2023: $257 · 2024: $324 · 2025: $1,314.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,341 · Travel and Lodging: $555.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,340.98 |
| Travel and Lodging | $554.53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,010.01 | 2020-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $876.51 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $870.15 | 2019 | |
| Music City Medical Technologies, LLC | $753.98 | 2025 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $714.40 | 2020-2024 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $290.01 | 2024-2025 | Mako, Flexible Guide Pin (Stryker Acl Versitomic), Inspace |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $198.54 | 2025 | Celleraterx |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $194.37 | 2021-2022 | |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $161.16 | 2025 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Amgen INC. | $80.55 | 2019-2021 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $46.63 | 2021 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $39.87 | 2025 | Surgiphor |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $39.17 | 2024-2025 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $24.71 | 2022 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $24.00 | 2025 |
Show all 18 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $17.60 | 2021 | |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $15.50 | 2022 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $14.24 | 2019 |
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 Patton 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.