Physician profile

Bryan Lee Christensen

Orthopaedic Surgery · Columbia, SC

NPI 1730279654

$2,542.74

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $464 in 2025

The $464 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.

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$1,694.99
Travel and Lodging$276.76

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
Smith+Nephew, INC. $788.08 2021-2025 Real Intelligence, Q-Fix, Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System
Peerless Surgical INC. $240.00 2022-2025
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $236.81 2019-2024 Na, Fibulink, Gryphon Orthocord
Stryker Corporation $177.92 2020-2025 Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Mako
Organogenesis INC. $174.63 2022
Vericel Corporation $153.33 2019-2024 Maci
Convatec INC. $87.27 2023-2025
Bioventus LLC $78.23 2019-2022
Fx Shoulder Solutions, INC $70.19 2025
Kerecis Limited $62.63 2024 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide
Sanara Medtech INC. $45.48 2022-2024 Celleraterx
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $45.38 2022-2023 Tricera Handpiece
Ermi LLC $45.00 2021
Acera Surgical, INC. $37.26 2023 Restrata Wound Matrix
Medacta USA, INC. $37.25 2024
Show all 28 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Fidia Pharma USA INC. $31.32 2019-2020
Conmed Corporation $29.17 2023 Airseal
Ethicon US, LLC $24.76 2025 Stratafix
Baxter Healthcare $23.34 2023
Amgen INC. $20.62 2019
Providence Medical Technology, INC. $19.72 2025
Sonex Health, INC. $18.62 2021
Bsn Medical INC $17.70 2024
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $16.32 2023 Zynrelef
Abbvie INC. $16.08 2023 Dalvance
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $16.07 2019
Innovation Technologies INC $15.44 2025 Irrisept
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $14.12 2023 Exparel, Iovera, Zilretta

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Bryan Lee Christensen

$2,542.74

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Smith+Nephew, INC.
Context
The $464 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider 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.