Physician profile

Mark S Sanders

Orthopaedic Surgery · Houston, TX

NPI 1871546218

$17,609.82

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $3,031 in 2025

The $3,031 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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)
Food and Beverage$5,142.52
Travel and Lodging$4,557.07
Education$81.29

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 $6,011.70 2020-2025 Infinity, Augment Injectable, Inbone
Paragon 28, INC. $4,390.03 2021-2024 Portfolio, Apex 3d
Treace Medical Concepts, INC. $2,173.09 2021-2025
Medinc of Texas $1,791.07 2019-2025
Trimed, INC. $1,436.83 2019
Exactech, INC. $715.79 2022
Medshape, INC. $345.28 2022-2024 Dynanail
Smith+Nephew, INC. $179.44 2019-2025 Stravix
Arthrex, INC. $146.00 2025 Arthrex
Carbofix Orthopedics INC $130.80 2025
Vericel Corporation $89.38 2020-2023 Maci
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $41.50 2024
Catalyst Orthoscience $38.96 2021
Alafair Biosciences, INC. $37.64 2024 Versawrap
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $31.82 2024 Vivigen Mis Delivery System, Hammerlock
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Innovation Technologies INC $20.42 2024 Irrisept
Lilly USA, LLC $16.98 2022
Aytu Biopharma, INC. $13.09 2020

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

Mark S Sanders

$17,609.82

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $3,031 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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.