Physician profile
Clayton E Nelson
NPI 1871854554
$22,083.69
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $15K in 2025
The $15K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Hand Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $3,147 · 2020: $1,517 · 2021: $528 · 2022: $1,466 · 2023: $146 · 2024: $80.67 · 2025: $15K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $15K · Food and Beverage: $226.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $15,200.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $226.34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $15,882.15 | 2019-2025 | Ijs, Geminus, Align |
| Pylant Medical | $5,261.40 | 2019-2024 | |
| Trice Medical, INC. | $324.02 | 2020-2022 | |
| Axogen | $288.59 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $166.12 | 2020-2023 | Cinchlock |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $39.88 | 2019-2023 | Hat-Trick, Loqteq, Ascension |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $23.21 | 2019 | |
| Ermi LLC | $22.21 | 2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $19.57 | 2024 | Na, Lcp |
| Radius Health, INC. | $15.36 | 2019 | |
| Amgen INC. | $15.08 | 2019 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $13.71 | 2019 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $12.39 | 2021 |
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 Clayton Nelson 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.