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

Specialty Total Paid Doctors Avg/Doctor
Orthopaedic Surgery $539,974 334 $1,617
Sports Medicine $163,727 74 $2,213
Foot & Ankle Surgery $147,085 116 $1,268
Hand Surgery $90,908 52 $1,748
Podiatrist $86,030 68 $1,265
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program $63,211 63 $1,003
Surgery of the Hand $46,770 35 $1,336
Foot and Ankle Surgery $44,682 20 $2,234
Physician Assistant $16,206 53 $305.78
Specialist $11,607 15 $773.81
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery $11,293 6 $1,882
Surgery $9,898 24 $412.43
Family Medicine $9,062 16 $566.40
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery $8,447 10 $844.68
Orthopaedic Trauma $6,640 12 $553.34
Foot Surgery $5,553 6 $925.50
Plastic Surgery $4,058 1 $4,058
Pediatrics $3,878 6 $646.35
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine $3,343 8 $417.91
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery $3,263 8 $407.84
Athletic Trainer $2,469 2 $1,235
Family $2,000 15 $133.35
Anesthesiology $1,715 15 $114.37
Neurological Surgery $1,299 1 $1,299
Pain Medicine $1,205 3 $401.65
Internal Medicine $1,200 1 $1,200
Primary Podiatric Medicine $1,083 5 $216.53
Surgical $1,078 5 $215.56
Obstetrics & Gynecology $931.20 8 $116.40
Emergency Medicine $901.65 4 $225.41
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation $687.10 4 $171.78
Health Service $680.32 1 $680.32
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered $628.49 28 $22.45
Nurse Practitioner $522.93 7 $74.70
Diagnostic Radiology $454.59 2 $227.30
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology $303.88 1 $303.88
Critical Care Medicine $303.88 1 $303.88
Gastroenterology $303.88 1 $303.88
Pediatric Emergency Medicine $303.88 1 $303.88
Rheumatology $303.88 1 $303.88
General Practice $265.44 3 $88.48
Cardiovascular Disease $249.04 1 $249.04
Registered Nurse $214.25 6 $35.71
Medical $191.38 5 $38.28
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism $166.66 1 $166.66
Colon & Rectal Surgery $151.94 1 $151.94
Addiction Psychiatry $140.16 1 $140.16
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $124.68 8 $15.59
Dermatology $104.24 7 $14.89
Legal Medicine $78.45 2 $39.23
Chore Provider $38.83 1 $38.83
Adult Health $33.55 2 $16.78
Sleep Medicine $32.88 1 $32.88
Interventional Pain Medicine $30.36 1 $30.36
Vascular Surgery $26.47 1 $26.47
Acute Care $18.70 1 $18.70
Gerontology $16.90 1 $16.90
Community Health $15.15 1 $15.15
Primary Care $14.34 1 $14.34
Psychiatric/Mental Health $14.34 1 $14.34

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

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).