Physician profile

Darren L Johnson

Orthopaedic Trauma · Lexington, KY

NPI 1851497846

$532,747.52

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

10 companies · $126K in 2025

The $126K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Orthopaedic Trauma providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,227).

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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)
Consulting Fee$147,100.00
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$51,275.00
Royalty Or License$37,091.98
Travel and Lodging$26,844.09
Grant$12,310.16
Food and Beverage$7,599.25
Honoraria$1,000.00

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
Smith+Nephew, INC. $496,743.84 2019-2025 Spatial Frame, Fast-Fix, Acufex Meniscal Root Repair
Xiros INC $20,101.20 2020-2023 Infinity-Lock 5
Djo, LLC $12,521.10 2023-2025 Donjoy
Ossur Americas, INC. $1,304.73 2025 Unloader One X
Linvatec Corporation $1,031.21 2021-2023 Biobrace 23mm
Stryker Corporation $529.15 2023-2024 Inspace, Alphavent
International Life Sciences $238.92 2024 Flexband
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $221.50 2019
Nevro Corp. $36.47 2020
Medtronic USA, INC. $19.40 2019

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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Payment summary

Darren L Johnson

$532,747.52

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Smith+Nephew, INC.
Context
The $126K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Orthopaedic Trauma providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,227).

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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.