Physician profile
Christopher A Ritter
NPI 1093788432
$179,476.00
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
34 companies · $31K in 2025
The $31K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $16K · 2020: $22K · 2021: $18K · 2022: $27K · 2023: $22K · 2024: $44K · 2025: $31K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $69K · Travel and Lodging: $13K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $10K · Food and Beverage: $4,640 · Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $171.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $68,837.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $12,722.61 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $10,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $4,640.05 |
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $170.86 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $93,353.77 | 2019-2025 | Cadence, Salto Talaris Total Ankle Prosthesis, Panta 2 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $34,579.85 | 2019-2023 | Stratum Foot Plating System, Phoenix, Ncb |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $20,059.87 | 2019-2025 | Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix |
| Arthrex, INC. | $10,000.00 | 2024-2025 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $9,313.82 | 2025 | Motoband |
| Ascension Orthopedics, INC. | $4,359.94 | 2020 | |
| Synthes USA Products LLC | $3,600.85 | 2019 | |
| Treace Medical Concepts, INC. | $1,435.48 | 2023-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $734.80 | 2021-2024 | Infinity, Infinity Adaptis, Gamma |
| Prodigy Surgical Distribution, INC. | $374.68 | 2023-2025 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $266.98 | 2019-2025 | N/A, Motoband, Fibergraft Aeridyan Matrix |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $264.41 | 2019-2024 | Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St |
| Nextremity Solutions INC. | $233.92 | 2019-2021 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $180.99 | 2019-2025 | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $134.61 | 2025 |
Show all 34 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon 28, INC. | $73.00 | 2022-2025 | Monkey Rings, Apex 3d |
| Osteoremedies, LLC | $56.30 | 2025 | Spectrum Gv, Osteoboost Select 5cc, Remedy Spacer |
| Kci USA, INC. | $49.50 | 2020-2022 | |
| Lifenet Health | $49.35 | 2025 | Allograft Vmis Delivery System |
| Avanos Medical | $49.04 | 2021-2023 | Grpro 2.1 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $33.43 | 2019 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $28.68 | 2024 | Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo Cleanse Choice |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | $25.65 | 2025 | Cohealyx, Recell, Permeaderm |
| Bone Support INC. | $25.39 | 2022 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $24.01 | 2022 | |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | $23.38 | 2021-2022 | |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. | $22.34 | 2024 | Magellan |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $21.70 | 2020 | |
| Acell, INC. | $18.81 | 2019 | |
| Cerapedics INC. | $18.26 | 2021 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $17.27 | 2024 | Celleraterx |
| Restor3d, INC. | $16.20 | 2024 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $15.02 | 2022 | |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $14.70 | 2021 |
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.
Research and ownership
$34,465.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
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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.