Physician profile

Charles Matthew Pesson

Orthopaedic Surgery · Morehead, KY

NPI 1699778613

$3,430.41

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

12 companies · $33.60 in 2025

The $33.60 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)
Travel and Lodging$2,233.66
Food and Beverage$1,060.62

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. $1,715.59 2023-2024 Shoulder Implants Fibertak Knotless
Legacy Ortho LLC $1,226.53 2023-2024
Smith+Nephew, INC. $165.98 2024 Real Intelligence
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $72.23 2019-2024 Na
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $63.52 2019-2020
Kyocera Medical Technologies, INC. $43.14 2020
Ethicon US, LLC $42.21 2024 Stratafix, Surgicel Nu-Knit, Dermabond
Tricoast Surgical Solutions LLC $33.22 2024
Vericel Corporation $20.26 2023 Maci
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $17.63 2025 Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $15.97 2025 Zilretta, Iovera, Exparel
Alcon Vision LLC $14.13 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Charles Matthew Pesson

$3,430.41

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Arthrex, INC.
Context
The $33.60 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.