Physician profile

David E Eichten

Orthopaedic Surgery · Fort Myers, FL

NPI 1073718797

$55,037.44

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

19 companies · $22K in 2025

The $22K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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$20,100.00
Food and Beverage$1,683.30
Travel and Lodging$385.88

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
Nextstep Arthropedix, LLC $30,266.25 2019
Signature Orthopaedics USA Corp $20,100.00 2025
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $2,791.53 2019-2025 Persona, Mymobility Platform, Rosa
Arthrex, INC. $847.00 2019
Medacta USA, INC. $167.53 2020-2023 Gmk Sphere
Smith+Nephew, INC. $153.02 2023-2025 Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium
Boston Scientific Corporation $124.83 2020
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $120.10 2025
Alpha Orthopedic Systems $120.00 2020
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $94.19 2021
Djo, LLC $42.95 2025 Cmf
Baxter Healthcare $41.83 2019-2021
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $35.77 2023 Iovera
Avanos Medical $29.82 2020-2025 On-Q Pump and Accessories
Bioventus LLC $28.90 2022
Show all 19 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mvp Orthopedics INC $26.38 2021
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $19.90 2022
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $14.25 2019
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $13.19 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David E Eichten

$55,037.44

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Nextstep Arthropedix, LLC
Context
The $22K reported for 2025 was more than what 92% 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.