Physician profile

David P Cain

Foot & Ankle Surgery · Ames, IA

NPI 1790221174

$16,593.25

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $2,129 in 2025

The $2,129 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% of Foot & Ankle Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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)
Food and Beverage$3,135.18
Travel and Lodging$652.76
Education$107.34

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
Stryker Corporation $8,447.76 2019-2025 Flexband, Augment Injectable, Citrefix
Arthrex, INC. $3,135.11 2019-2020
Wardlow Enterprises $1,772.15 2019
Trilliant Surgical LLC. $1,597.47 2021
Osiris Therapeutics INC. $374.73 2019
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $243.57 2019-2020
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $178.08 2019-2025 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Organogenesis INC. $165.68 2019-2023 Puraply
Smith+Nephew, INC. $142.61 2019-2024 Collagenase Santyl, Pico 7, Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $124.98 2019
Kerecis Limited $99.83 2023-2025 Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Graftguide, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $88.87 2020-2025 Hammerlock
Boston Scientific Corporation $76.34 2019
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $40.00 2025 Exparel
Treace Medical Concepts, INC. $39.98 2024
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Prism Medical $24.33 2025
Orthofix Medical, INC. $14.68 2025 Physio-Stim
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $14.38 2022
Kci USA, INC. $12.70 2022

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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Payment summary

David P Cain

$16,593.25

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $2,129 reported for 2025 was more than what 84% 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.