Physician profile
Abner M Ward
NPI 1063531291
$1,780.41
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
18 companies · $236 in 2025
The $236 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: $582 · 2020: $17.87 · 2021: $297 · 2022: $338 · 2023: $28.75 · 2024: $281 · 2025: $236.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $545.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $545.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $278.20 | 2019-2022 | |
| Acumed LLC | $270.63 | 2021-2022 | |
| Orthopedic Sciences, INC. | $218.35 | 2025 | Beacon Biomass Delivery Trephine |
| Stryker Corporation | $213.66 | 2022-2024 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Aequalis Perform, Axsos |
| Exactech, INC. | $213.49 | 2019-2024 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $129.67 | 2019 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $108.88 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $83.33 | 2019 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $73.05 | 2022 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $32.61 | 2022 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $27.37 | 2019-2021 | |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | $23.54 | 2021 | |
| Cornerstone Medical Associates, INC. | $22.05 | 2024 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $18.89 | 2022 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $17.87 | 2020 |
Show all 18 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. | $17.36 | 2025 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $17.20 | 2019 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $14.26 | 2019 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Abner Ward 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.