Physician profile
David A Knesek
NPI 1205094901
$189,072.95
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $45K in 2025
The $45K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,821 · 2020: $978 · 2021: $2,463 · 2022: $29K · 2023: $48K · 2024: $62K · 2025: $45K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $126K · Travel and Lodging: $18K · Food and Beverage: $7,968 · Honoraria: $1,500 · Education: $1,084.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $126,387.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $18,328.59 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,967.55 |
| Honoraria | $1,500.00 |
| Education | $1,084.28 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $170,004.94 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Aequalis, Insignia |
| Encore Medical, LP | $12,946.04 | 2023-2024 | Djo Surgical |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $2,155.78 | 2019-2021 | |
| Avitus Orthopaedics, INC. | $1,050.00 | 2022 | |
| Insight Medical Systems, INC. | $933.80 | 2023 | Arvis |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $664.93 | 2021-2025 | Journey II, Real Intelligence, Evos |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $439.55 | 2019-2025 | Na, Va-Lcp, Tfn-Advance |
| Osteoremedies, LLC | $199.71 | 2019 | |
| My01 INC. | $168.00 | 2022 | |
| Microport Orthopedics INC | $127.61 | 2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $117.05 | 2020 | |
| Acumed LLC | $109.16 | 2019 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $97.22 | 2025 | Gmk Sphere |
| Medtronic, INC. | $39.25 | 2024 | Inceptiv, Aquamantys(Tm) |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $19.91 | 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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- "I saw David Knesek 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?"
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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.