Physician profile
Christopher Wittgren
NPI 1508207580
$4,963.56
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $436 in 2025
The $436 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: $241 · 2020: $1,591 · 2021: $1,225 · 2022: $100 · 2023: $447 · 2024: $925 · 2025: $436.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,807.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,807.06 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titan Surgical Group, LLC | $2,776.97 | 2020-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $674.00 | 2021-2025 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Inspace, Iconix |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $392.37 | 2019-2024 | Persona, Nancy Nail |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $252.65 | 2019-2025 | Spatial Frame, Novostitch, Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $127.87 | 2019-2025 | Orthovisc, Monovisc, Peak |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $119.79 | 2019-2023 | Euflexxa |
| Acumed LLC | $115.93 | 2025 | Acumed, Innate Implant, Nanophix Implant |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $112.31 | 2019-2025 | Iovera, Zilretta, Exparel |
| Amgen INC. | $58.82 | 2023-2025 | Evenity, Prolia |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $54.52 | 2019-2020 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $51.60 | 2024-2025 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $40.08 | 2022-2025 | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $30.00 | 2020 | |
| Encore Medical, Lp | $27.37 | 2024 | Djo Surgical |
| Abbvie INC. | $26.93 | 2024 |
Show all 20 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $26.00 | 2023 | |
| Avanos Medical | $25.70 | 2025 | Generator |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $22.69 | 2019-2020 | |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | $15.61 | 2019 | |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. | $12.35 | 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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- "I saw Christopher Wittgren 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.