Physician profile

John Michael Arnold

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) · Decherd, TN

NPI 1801093695

$7,762.64

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $1,856 in 2025

The $1,856 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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$3,090.02
Food and Beverage$1,262.44

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
Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC $2,569.32 2023-2025
Alpha Orthopedic Systems $2,517.43 2022-2023
Arthrex, INC. $1,697.06 2023-2025
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $417.78 2019-2021
Stryker Corporation $113.10 2019
Smith+Nephew, INC. $70.17 2019-2020
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $49.67 2019-2020
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $47.75 2022
Radius Health, INC. $42.87 2019-2021
Amgen INC. $40.90 2019
Medtronic USA, INC. $29.69 2019
Avanos Medical $28.87 2019
Orthofix Medical, INC. $22.37 2020
Fidia Pharma USA INC. $21.20 2019
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $20.86 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Ethicon US, LLC $16.04 2024 Dermabond Prineo, Stratafix, Ethicon
Anika Therapeutics, INC. $15.99 2023 Revomotion
Djo, LLC $15.86 2019
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $13.62 2020
Tenex Health INC. $12.09 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John Michael Arnold

$7,762.64

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Smoky Mountain Surgical LLC
Context
The $1,856 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $686).

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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.