Physician profile

Michael P Obrien

Orthopaedic Surgery · La Follette, TN

NPI 1528037710

$3,226.53

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

10 companies · $266 in 2025

The $266 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)
Travel and Lodging$1,260.32
Food and Beverage$658.38

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
Linvatec Corporation $1,527.74 2024 Hall Power, Biobrace 23mm, Linvatec Arthroscopy
Stryker Corporation $771.01 2019-2025 Flexible Guide Pin (Stryker Acl Versitomic)
Smith+Nephew, INC. $629.58 2019-2025 Stravix Pl, Stravix, Stravix Mesh
Acumed LLC $154.48 2025 Acumed
Amgen INC. $55.19 2019-2025 Prolia, Evenity
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $26.77 2019
Abbott Laboratories $17.31 2024 Eterna
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $15.34 2022
Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC $14.70 2024
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $14.41 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Michael P Obrien

$3,226.53

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Linvatec Corporation
Context
The $266 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.