Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Pharmaceutical & medical device company payment data from CMS Open Payments.
Total Payments
$66.6M
Doctors Paid
9,465
Transactions
72,426
2020 Total
$12.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$39.8M (59.8%)
Consulting$13.8M (20.6%)
Research$3.9M (5.9%)
Food & Beverage$2.4M (3.6%)
Travel$2.3M (3.4%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $39.8M | 2,226 | 59.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $13.8M | 4,112 | 20.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4.1M | 2,319 | 6.2% |
| Unspecified | $3.9M | 3,133 | 5.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $2.4M | 48,991 | 3.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2.3M | 10,684 | 3.4% |
| Gift | $150,784 | 547 | 0.2% |
| Education | $125,425 | 402 | 0.2% |
| Space rental or facility fees (teaching hospital only) | $29,499 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Charitable Contribution | $3,616 | 2 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$62.7M
69,293 transactions
Research
$3.9M
3,133 transactions
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Total Paid | Doctors | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| PYROCARBON HH IDE STUDY | $497,689 | 11 | 195 |
| SHOUT STUDY | $491,973 | 10 | 104 |
| BMTI-2015-01 | $265,191 | 4 | 66 |
| Next Gen HV | $131,921 | 6 | 133 |
| Total Ankle Replacement Follow-up (ITAR) | $128,900 | 3 | 34 |
| Lapidus with Rotation | $127,069 | 6 | 151 |
| Ankle Fx Pilon | $125,367 | 9 | 181 |
| Retrospective Chart Review of Wright Medical''s Core Product Systems | $122,734 | 0 | 5 |
| TAR Removal Instruments | $88,091 | 5 | 103 |
| INFINITY? BIOFOAM? Total Ankle System | $86,809 | 9 | 133 |
| Charcot Nail - Midfoot | $82,279 | 13 | 109 |
| Humeral Nail | $75,766 | 11 | 70 |
| Anterior Approach Reaming Project | $75,682 | 8 | 72 |
| INBONE II BIOFOAM 3D | $74,355 | 5 | 94 |
| Pyrocarbon IDE Study | $71,393 | 4 | 19 |
| Project Monarch (F&A) | $61,863 | 11 | 41 |
| GRIP 2 STUDY | $58,401 | 4 | 7 |
| SALVATION Foot Reconstruction Rail System | $57,842 | 8 | 68 |
| INVISION Ankle - US System | $56,818 | 5 | 90 |
| Lisfranc Fx Gen II | $56,363 | 4 | 76 |
| Wright Foot & Ankle Post-Market Observational Study Foot and Ankle Products | $55,056 | 0 | 3 |
| Shout Study | $47,657 | 2 | 17 |
| Stemless Convertible | $44,795 | 6 | 64 |
| Aequalis Ascend Registry | $44,350 | 5 | 22 |
| Stemless Convertible (Simpliciti One) | $41,111 | 7 | 34 |
| MIS Bunion | $40,114 | 2 | 43 |
| INFINITY Total Ankle System | $36,547 | 1 | 13 |
| Aequalis FX2 | $33,464 | 7 | 20 |
| GRIP2 | $33,457 | 0 | 5 |
| TRANSLATIONAL COMPONENT: GAIT ANALYSIS | $32,626 | 1 | 6 |
Payments by Medical Specialty
Top Paid Doctors — Page 7
| Doctor | Specialty | Location | Total | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell Weil, Dpm, DPM | Podiatrist | Des Plaines, IL | $21,554 | $0 |
| Gregory Guyton, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Baltimore, MD | $21,368 | $0 |
| Dr. Andrew Hsu, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Orange, CA | $21,116 | $0 |
| Shahryar Ahmadi, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Long Beach, CA | $20,891 | $0 |
| Dr. Scott Ellis, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | New York, NY | $20,765 | $0 |
| Dr. Drew Miller, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Atlanta, GA | $20,613 | $0 |
| Dr. Jason Scalise, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Phoenix, AZ | $20,300 | $0 |
| Dr. Jeffrey Junko, Md, MD | Foot and Ankle Surgery | Akron, OH | $19,488 | $0 |
| Dr. Gregory Merrell, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Indianapolis, IN | $19,227 | $0 |
| John Anderson, Md, MD | Foot and Ankle Surgery | Grand Rapids, MI | $18,894 | $0 |
| Dr. Jonathan Kaplan, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Orange, CA | $18,286 | $0 |
| Dr. Christopher Gross, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Charleston, SC | $18,135 | $0 |
| Dr. Pedro Piza, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Delray Beach, FL | $18,031 | $0 |
| Dr. Jason Pleimann, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Fayetteville, AR | $17,636 | $0 |
| Gary Lepow, Dpm, DPM | Podiatrist | Houston, TX | $17,306 | $0 |
| Dave Shukla, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Brooklyn, NY | $17,232 | $0 |
| Dr. Brian Loder, Dpm, Cws, DPM, CWS | Foot & Ankle Surgery | Clinton Township, MI | $16,955 | $0 |
| Mohammad Sharif, D.p.m, D.P.M | Podiatrist | Atlanta, GA | $16,668 | $0 |
| Dr. Robert Brarens, Dpm, Facfas, DPM, FACFAS | Podiatrist | Cincinnati, OH | $16,546 | $0 |
| William Paterson, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Gilbert, AZ | $16,455 | $0 |
| Dr. David Ring, Md, MD | Hand Surgery | Austin, TX | $16,190 | $0 |
| Dr. Joshua Hunter, M.d, M.D | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | Charlotte, NC | $15,275 | $0 |
| Dr. Donald Covell, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Danville, KY | $15,037 | $0 |
| Stanley Golish, Md, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine | Jupiter, FL | $14,936 | $0 |
| Dr. Justin Kane, M.d, M.D | Orthopaedic Surgery | Frisco, TX | $14,861 | $0 |
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Top Products
- AEQUALIS $23.9M
- INFINITY $9.1M
Associated Products (53)
- AEQUALIS $24.6M
- INBONE $7.8M
- SALVATION $5.9M
- ORTHOLOC $5.1M
- CLAW $3.2M
- R&D Foot and Ankle $2.1M
- DARCO $2.0M
- SIMPLICITI $1.9M
- AUGMENT $1.7M
- BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $1.4M
- R&D UPPER EXT $931,540
- CROSSCHECK $873,707
- MAX LOCK $539,465
- CARTIVA $534,641
- ELBOW PLATING SYSTEM $415,704
- PROstep $413,741
- VALOR $403,299
- BIOFOAM $389,138
- MICA $387,628
- PRO-DENSE $291,207
- CLINICAL EXTREMITIES $255,987
- Foot and Ankle $224,520
- MIS Instrumentation $160,898
- PROTOE $158,976
- PERFORM GLENOID $151,281
- Actishield $104,896
- Ascend Flex $104,760
- CHARLOTTE $102,111
- APPROACH $94,470
- GRAFTJACKET $89,773
- Approach $87,742
- CANNULINK $79,761
- BIOLOGICS $75,811
- R&D EXTREMITIES $69,243
- FUTURA $64,344
- ARTHROTUNNELER $53,940
- BIOskin $53,871
- OSTEOSET $52,165
- TCP TOTAL COMPRESSION $45,792
- TENFUSE $44,624
- LATITUDE AND LATITUDE EV $41,952
- NEX FIX $28,157
- EDGELOCK EXTREME $25,856
- PYROCARDAN PYROCARBONE $25,095
- LMH $23,200
- Revision Cup $22,901
- WAVE PLATE $18,124
- Viaflow $15,446
- SIDEKICK $15,035
- BIOFIBER $14,066
- MDI $13,299
- SALTO ANKLE $13,173
- UPPER EXTREMITIES $11,613
Payment Categories
- Food & Beverage $2.4M
- Consulting $13.8M
- Travel & Lodging $2.3M
- Research $3.9M
- Royalties $39.8M
About Wright Medical Technology, Inc.
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. has made $66.6M in payments to 9,465 healthcare providers, recorded across 72,426 transactions in the CMS Open Payments database. In 2020, the company paid $12.3M. The top product by payment volume is AEQUALIS ($23.9M).
Payments were distributed across 87 medical specialties. The top specialty by payment amount is Orthopaedic Surgery ($30.3M to 2,504 doctors).
Payment categories include: Food & Beverage ($2.4M), Consulting ($13.8M), Research ($3.9M), Travel & Lodging ($2.3M), Royalties ($39.8M).
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. is associated with 53 products in the CMS Open Payments database, including AEQUALIS, INBONE, and SALVATION.