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John R Dawson

Orthopaedic Surgery · Houston, TX

NPI 1154577369

$7,312.46

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $1,066 in 2025

The $1,066 reported for 2025 was more 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.

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)
Food and Beverage$4,164.37

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
Stryker Corporation $2,829.80 2019-2025 Variax, Gamma, T2
Acumed LLC $1,751.24 2020-2025 Acumed, Acumed, Osteomed
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $1,150.84 2019-2025 Na, Tfn-Advance, Va-Lcp
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $512.37 2019-2024 Versanail, Affixus
Globus Medical, INC. $454.09 2021-2025 Anthem, Arbor, Autobahn
Medinc of Texas $261.23 2022-2025
Ethicon US, LLC $120.06 2022-2023 Surgiflo Hemostatic Matrix, Pds
Aap Implants INC $59.31 2021
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $42.00 2019-2021
Biotissue Holdings INC. $25.93 2022
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $20.79 2025
Next Science LLC $19.90 2021
Haemonetics Corporation $17.65 2022
Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC $16.24 2019
Convatec INC. $16.02 2022
Show all 16 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Baxter Healthcare $14.99 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John R Dawson

$7,312.46

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $1,066 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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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.