Physician profile
Brian L Shafer
NPI 1750330130
$133,331.88
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
9 companies · $20K in 2025
The $20K reported for 2025 was more than what 91% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $71.26 · 2020: $155 · 2021: $25K · 2022: $76K · 2023: $12K · 2024: $13.38 · 2025: $20K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $29K · Travel and Lodging: $2,547 · Food and Beverage: $407.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $29,175.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,547.19 |
| Food and Beverage | $407.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbvie INC. | $71,835.37 | 2022-2025 | Durysta |
| Allergan, INC. | $61,243.69 | 2021-2022 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $131.40 | 2020 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $37.11 | 2020-2025 | Physio-Stim |
| Medartis INC. | $28.67 | 2019 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $19.93 | 2019 | |
| Team_makena_llc | $14.25 | 2019 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $13.05 | 2020 | |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. | $8.41 | 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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Brian Shafer 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.