Physician profile

James Leonard Knudson

Foot & Ankle Surgery · Culver City, CA

NPI 1851356109

$3,791.08

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $225 in 2025

The $225 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Foot & Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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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)
Food and Beverage$924.13

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
Mvp Orthopedics INC $1,590.00 2019
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $553.89 2020-2025 Nuzyra
Organogenesis INC. $261.10 2019-2022
Kci USA, INC. $245.98 2019-2023 Activ.A.C.
Smith+Nephew, INC. $205.91 2019-2025 Collagenase Santyl
Ortho Dermatologics, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $193.69 2022-2023 Jublia
Orthofix Medical, INC. $80.90 2025 Physio-Stim
Vaporox, INC. $78.85 2023 Vht-200 Wound Treatment System
Amgen INC. $68.15 2024-2025 Krystexxa
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $59.49 2019-2020
Grt US Holding, INC. $56.90 2022
Abbott Laboratories $38.83 2023-2024 Eterna, Proclaim
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $34.60 2019
Tactile Systems Technology INC $32.75 2019-2021
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $27.75 2025 Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Goode Surgical INC $26.73 2025
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $26.40 2022
Biotissue Holdings INC. $25.63 2021
Abbvie INC. $24.76 2022
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $23.73 2020
Bone Support INC. $21.84 2025 Ceramentbone Void Filler, Cerament G
Djo, LLC $18.70 2023 Aircast, Donjoy
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $17.61 2024
Hartmann USA, INC. $16.05 2022
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $15.99 2022
Sebela Pharmaceuticals INC. $15.56 2022
Nvision Biomedical Technologies, INC. $14.76 2022
Bioventus LLC $14.53 2024 Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

James Leonard Knudson

$3,791.08

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Mvp Orthopedics INC
Context
The $225 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Foot & Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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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.