Physician profile
Rick W Wright
NPI 1225056039
$1,922.79
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
5 companies · $37.78 in 2025
The $37.78 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: $283 · 2020: $499 · 2021: $749 · 2022: $161 · 2023: $77.96 · 2024: $115 · 2025: $37.78.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $141 · Royalty Or License: $90.14.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $140.79 |
| Royalty Or License | $90.14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive Arthroscopy INC | $1,597.44 | 2019-2024 | Responsive Arthroscopy Devices |
| Djo, LLC | $144.56 | 2019 | |
| Cms Imaging, INC. | $103.01 | 2024 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $40.00 | 2019 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $37.78 | 2025 |
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
$249,664.84 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
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Rick Wright 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.