Total Payments
$138,288
2024 Payments
$28,113
Companies
17
Transactions
111
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$84,508 (61.1%)
Travel$24,367 (17.6%)
Consulting$18,170 (13.1%)
Education$4,745 (3.4%)
Other$3,220 (2.3%)
Food & Beverage$2,605 (1.9%)
Research$672.91 (0.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $84,508 | 14 | 61.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $24,367 | 30 | 17.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $18,170 | 8 | 13.1% |
| Education | $4,745 | 4 | 3.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,220 | 2 | 2.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,605 | 52 | 1.9% |
| Unspecified | $672.91 | 1 | 0.5% |
Payments by Type
General
$137,615
110 transactions
Research
$672.91
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $111,707 | 65 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $17,075 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC | $4,083 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $2,939 | 18 | $0 (2020) |
| Evolution Surgical, Inc | $1,228 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $672.91 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. | $213.05 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $61.76 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $58.33 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $49.18 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28,113 | 4 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($28,113) |
| 2023 | $24,983 | 4 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($24,983) |
| 2022 | $26,043 | 12 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($22,268) |
| 2021 | $9,198 | 5 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($9,144) |
| 2020 | $2,592 | 8 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($2,379) |
| 2019 | $2,814 | 19 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,126) |
| 2018 | $20,908 | 27 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($9,759) |
| 2017 | $23,638 | 32 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($14,141) |
All Payment Transactions
111 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | MICRORAPTOR (Device), MICRORAPTOR | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,349.10 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | MICRORAPTOR (Device), MICRORAPTOR | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,336.92 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 05/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | MICRORAPTOR (Device), MICRORAPTOR | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,314.74 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | MICRORAPTOR (Device), MICRORAPTOR | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,112.16 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/21/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,369.99 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,042.25 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 05/30/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,342.72 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 03/01/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,227.83 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 12/07/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,437.20 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 08/24/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,796.80 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 07/09/2022 | GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 06/27/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.15 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 06/01/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,299.20 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 05/16/2022 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 05/16/2022 | Evolution Surgical, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.72 | General |
| 05/13/2022 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | Bristow Latarjet (Device), Gryphon Orthocord, RIGIDLOOP | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.33 | General |
| Category: Sports Surgical | ||||||
| 03/29/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,735.07 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 03/29/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | LINQ II (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.18 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring | ||||||
| 03/04/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NORIAN (Device), NA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.01 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 02/18/2022 | GEMINI MOUNTAIN MEDICAL, LLC | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,200.00 | General |
| 12/08/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,053.38 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 10/13/2021 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | NA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.60 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 08/17/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | BICEPTOR (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,090.69 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 05/13/2021 | Bioventus LLC | Durolane (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.60 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 04/23/2021 | Bioventus LLC | GELSYN-3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.67 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| A MULTICENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE BLIND, PLACEBO CONTROLLED PARALLEL GROUP, PILOT STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF H.P. ACTHAR? GEL IN THE SUBJECTS WITH RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | Mallinckrodt LLC | $672.91 | 1 |
About Dr. Robert Hunter, MD
Dr. Robert Hunter, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Salida, Colorado. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/21/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1104891431.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Robert Hunter, MD has received a total of $138,288 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $28,113 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 111 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($84,508).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Salida, CO
- Active Since 02/21/2006
- Last Updated 03/11/2009
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1104891431
Products in Payments
- BICEPTOR (Device) $58,695
- MICRORAPTOR (Device) $28,113
- Linvatec Shoulder Arthroscopy (Device) $17,075
- Accu-pass (Device) $920.00
- Bioraptor Knotless (Device) $920.00
- Fast-Fix 360 (Device) $920.00
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $855.09
- ACTHAR (Biological) $672.91
- TWINFIX (Device) $665.60
- MICRORAPTOR Knotless Anchor (Device) $601.86
- HEALICOIL (Device) $460.00
- Firstpass (Device) $378.26
- Dyonics Platinum (Device) $345.00
- Elite Hip Instruments (Device) $244.01
- Zilretta (Drug) $213.05
- BST-CarGel (Device) $130.15
- Coblation Wands (Device) $79.33
- MICRORAPTOR Knotless Shoulder (Device) $79.18
- Bristow Latarjet (Device) $58.33
- LINQ II (Device) $49.18
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.