Alpha Orthopedic Systems
Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.
Total Payments
$1.3M
Doctors Paid
1,082
Transactions
4,916
2024 Total
$28,415
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$294,012 (22.6%)
Food & Beverage$182,392 (14.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $813,281 | 885 | 62.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $294,012 | 711 | 22.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $182,392 | 3,310 | 14.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $8,400 | 7 | 0.6% |
| Entertainment | $1,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Charitable Contribution | $620.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gift | $63.59 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Medical Specialty
Top Paid Doctors
| Doctor | Specialty | Location | Total | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Lucas Richie, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Lebanon, TN | $11,585 | $0 |
| Chad Smith, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Louisville, KY | $11,477 | $0 |
| Dr. Timothy Ford, Dpm, DPM | Foot & Ankle Surgery | Louisville, KY | $10,880 | $0 |
| Dr. Brandon Cincere, M.d, M.D | Sports Medicine | Chattanooga, TN | $10,597 | $0 |
| Dr. Christopher Jones, M.d, M.D | Sports Medicine | Nashville, TN | $10,088 | $0 |
| Brian Dierckman, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Nashville, TN | $9,601 | $0 |
| Zachary Pharr, Md, MD | Sports Medicine | Columbia, TN | $9,411 | $0 |
| Sam Bazrafshan, D.p.m, D.P.M | Podiatrist | Chattanooga, TN | $9,339 | $0 |
| Nicholas Laco, Dpm, DPM | Foot & Ankle Surgery | Louisville, KY | $8,993 | $0 |
| Benjamin Miller, M.d, M.D | Sports Medicine | Chattanooga, TN | $8,688 | $0 |
| Dr. Katherine Bedigrew, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | San Antonio, TX | $8,366 | $0 |
| Huey Tien, M.d, M.D | Surgery of the Hand | Louisville, KY | $8,353 | $0 |
| Logan Mast, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Louisville, KY | $8,324 | $0 |
| Gregory Hoover, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Knoxville, TN | $7,681 | $0 |
| Dr. Collin Bills, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Tullahoma, TN | $7,618 | $0 |
| David Richards, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Bowling Green, KY | $7,384 | $0 |
| Ms. Tracy Pesut, Md, MD | Foot and Ankle Surgery | Knoxville, TN | $7,249 | $0 |
| Jason Spangler, D.o, D.O | Orthopaedic Surgery | Cleveland, TN | $7,069 | $0 |
| Michael Kern, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Knoxville, TN | $7,053 | $0 |
| Joshua Christensen, Md, MD | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Louisville, KY | $7,047 | $0 |
| Jiyao Zou, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Louisville, KY | $6,830 | $0 |
| Dr. Nyagon Duany, M D, M D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Louisville, KY | $6,602 | $0 |
| Dr. Robert Mastey, Md, MD | Hand Surgery | Chattanooga, TN | $6,575 | $0 |
| Ryan Eads, Md, MD | Sports Medicine | Louisville, KY | $6,574 | $0 |
| Austin Hall, Dpm, DPM | Foot & Ankle Surgery | Reno, NV | $6,457 | $0 |
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Payment Categories
- Food & Beverage $182,392
- Travel & Lodging $294,012
About Alpha Orthopedic Systems
Alpha Orthopedic Systems has made $1.3M in payments to 1,082 healthcare providers, recorded across 4,916 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2024, the company paid $28,415.
Payments were distributed across 60 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Orthopaedic Surgery ($539,974 to 334 doctors).
Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($182,392), Travel & Lodging ($294,012).