Physician profile
Christopher A Prato
NPI 1376538686
$1,626.73
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
21 companies · $44.09 in 2025
The $44.09 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $443 · 2020: $48.52 · 2021: $70.15 · 2022: $407 · 2023: $375 · 2024: $238 · 2025: $44.09.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $657.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $657.44 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $358.45 | 2019-2024 | Versalok Orthocord, Orthovisc |
| Fidia Pharma USA INC. | $174.03 | 2019-2022 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $169.40 | 2019-2024 | Persona |
| Peerless Surgical INC. | $169.14 | 2022-2024 | |
| Vertos Medical, INC. | $128.25 | 2022-2023 | Mild Device Kit |
| Pacira Therapeutics, INC. | $111.89 | 2019-2021 | |
| Saluda Medical Americas, INC. | $89.69 | 2023-2025 | Evoke Scs, Evoke |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $77.04 | 2022-2023 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $58.99 | 2019-2021 | |
| Ermi LLC | $49.41 | 2019-2021 | |
| Bioventus LLC | $46.65 | 2019-2020 | |
| Myoscience INC. | $31.63 | 2019 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $30.31 | 2025 | |
| Vericel Corporation | $23.79 | 2022 | |
| Radius Health, INC. | $18.52 | 2019 |
Show all 21 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinex Medical Company LLC | $17.72 | 2019 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $17.70 | 2023 | Zynrelef |
| Convatec INC. | $17.47 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $15.12 | 2020 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $12.57 | 2019 | |
| Heraeus Medical, LLC. | $8.96 | 2022 |
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 Christopher Prato 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.