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Zachary Christopher
NPI 1134625841
$26,744.87
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $727 in 2025
The $727 reported for 2025 was more 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: $5,943 · 2020: $1,515 · 2021: $3,921 · 2022: $4,280 · 2023: $5,929 · 2024: $4,430 · 2025: $727.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $3,613 · Food and Beverage: $3,550 · Grant: $3,333 · Travel and Lodging: $589.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $3,613.32 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,549.87 |
| Grant | $3,333.33 |
| Travel and Lodging | $588.98 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $7,114.54 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Aequalis Perform Reversed, Triathlon |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $7,094.43 | 2023-2025 | Real Intelligence, Journey II, Polarstem |
| Impactortho, INC. | $6,216.93 | 2020-2022 | |
| Goode Surgical INC | $3,918.46 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $629.99 | 2019-2023 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $367.78 | 2021-2023 | Distal Femur Plate System, Distal Radius Plate |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $278.77 | 2019-2023 | Attune |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $259.47 | 2022-2025 | |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $219.75 | 2023-2024 | Ijs, Geminus, Implate |
| Total Joint Orthopedics, INC. | $176.90 | 2024 | |
| Vericel Corporation | $123.72 | 2022 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $114.90 | 2022 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $111.16 | 2022 | |
| Avanos Medical | $99.75 | 2021 | |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $18.32 | 2024 | Euflexxa |
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.
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- "I saw Zachary Christopher 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.