Physician profile
Brian Bear
NPI 1164535837
$167,851.01
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $97K in 2025
The $97K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,249 · 2020: $91.39 · 2021: $100 · 2022: $20.37 · 2023: $16K · 2024: $54K · 2025: $97K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $166K · Food and Beverage: $701.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $165,688.73 |
| Food and Beverage | $701.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $165,688.73 | 2023-2025 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $724.17 | 2019-2020 | |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $287.95 | 2019-2024 | Align, Geminus, Ijs |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $212.44 | 2019-2021 | |
| Checkpoint Surgical, INC | $149.92 | 2024 | Checkpoint Stimulators |
| Endo USA, INC. | $128.74 | 2024 | Xiaflex |
| Arthrex, INC. | $109.03 | 2025 | |
| Catalyst Orthoscience | $101.86 | 2019 | |
| Trice Medical, INC. | $97.52 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $95.35 | 2023 | Hoffmann |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $87.41 | 2019 | |
| Djo, LLC | $61.82 | 2025 | Cmf |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $40.49 | 2025 | |
| Osteocentric Technologies, INC. | $22.90 | 2019 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $20.37 | 2022 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonex Health, INC. | $11.19 | 2023 | Sx-One Microknife |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $11.12 | 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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Brian Bear 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.