Physician profile
Melissa Anderson Wright
NPI 1255745576
$75,118.13
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
20 companies · $33K in 2025
The $33K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% 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: $8,283 · 2020: $8,018 · 2021: $3,198 · 2022: $1,724 · 2023: $11K · 2024: $10K · 2025: $33K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $46K · Travel and Lodging: $4,940 · Food and Beverage: $2,640 · Education: $160.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $46,154.81 |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,939.64 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,640.22 |
| Education | $160.49 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $29,255.59 | 2019-2025 | Real Intelligence, Aetos Shoulder System, Visionaire |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $20,500.69 | 2023-2025 | Inhance, Na, Va-Lcp |
| Supreme Orthopedic Systems, LLC | $6,588.65 | 2019-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Products, INC. | $5,124.10 | 2025 | Inhance |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $4,990.00 | 2023 | Exparel |
| Synthes USA Products LLC | $4,342.59 | 2023 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $1,412.00 | 2021 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,276.77 | 2019-2025 | Aequalis Perform, Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Aequalis Ascend Flex |
| Exactech, INC. | $363.20 | 2020-2023 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $355.41 | 2021-2025 | Attune, Inhance, Va-Lcp |
| Restor3d, INC. | $215.04 | 2025 | |
| Elite Orthopedics, LLC | $117.72 | 2023 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $117.19 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $102.26 | 2023 | Identity, Comprehensive Shoulder System, Sidus Stem-Free Shoulder |
| Eisai INC. | $90.61 | 2020-2021 |
Show all 20 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergan, INC. | $86.47 | 2021 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $79.36 | 2024 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $70.00 | 2024 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $19.79 | 2021 | |
| Checkpoint Surgical, INC | $10.69 | 2020 |
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 Melissa Wright 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.