Physician profile

Joseph S Baker

Foot & Ankle Surgery · Tucson, AZ

NPI 1912261850

$35,430.04

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

34 companies · $17K in 2025

The $17K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Foot & Ankle Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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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)
Consulting Fee$10,865.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$7,886.87
Travel and Lodging$6,982.52
Food and Beverage$4,764.97

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
Smith+Nephew, INC. $14,977.77 2019-2025 Q-Fix, Twinfix, Spatial Frame
Treace Medical Concepts, INC. $14,725.35 2024-2025
Vilex LLC $1,778.65 2023
Orthofix Medical, INC. $737.13 2019-2025 Physio-Stim, Spinal-Stim, Accelstim
Abbott Laboratories $628.48 2021-2023 Proclaim, Eterna
Stryker Corporation $519.11 2019-2025 Prostep Mica, Augment Injectable, Prophecy
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $504.37 2019-2024 Motoband, Na
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $202.69 2019-2020
Averitas Pharma INC. $152.59 2024-2025 Qutenza
Medshape, INC. $149.93 2025
Organogenesis INC. $146.55 2020-2023 Puraply
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $92.00 2019
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $88.13 2023
Globus Medical, INC. $85.01 2025 Senza
Djo, LLC $66.21 2023 Cmf
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC $65.73 2025
Restor3d, INC. $55.53 2023-2025
Tactile Systems Technology INC $48.33 2019-2020
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $45.82 2025 Nuzyra
International Rehabilitative Sciences, INC $44.17 2025 Rs-4i Plus With Intersperse
Solventum Corporation $43.29 2025 Activ.A.C., V.A.C. Dermatac, Promogran Prisma
Impactortho, INC. $33.44 2023
Celularity INC. $31.89 2020
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $28.81 2025 Exparel
Acera Surgical, INC. $24.85 2025 Restrata Wound Matrix
Mimedx Group, INC. $22.74 2024
Fidia Pharma USA INC. $22.12 2025
Radius Health, INC. $20.86 2019
Paragon 28, INC. $19.86 2025 Gorilla
Medela LLC $16.01 2020
Osiris Therapeutics INC. $14.48 2019
Bioventus LLC $14.18 2019
Zyla Life Sciences, INC. $12.91 2019
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $11.05 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Joseph S Baker

$35,430.04

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Smith+Nephew, INC.
Context
The $17K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Foot & Ankle Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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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.