John Watson
Orthopaedic Surgery · Saint Louis, MO
CMS Profile ID: 319134 · NPI: 1043239254
Total Disclosed General Payments
$772,337.29
General-payment records
66
CMS Program Year
2025
Most of this (about 92%) was royalty or license payments.
Higher than 99.3% of 15,343 PY2025 general-payment recipient profiles in Orthopaedic Surgery.
Percentage rounded down to one decimal; tied totals are not counted as lower. Counts all CMS recipient profiles with a general-payment transaction and this primary specialty, including this provider. CMS specialty: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery.
Payments by Type
| Payment Type | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $710,092.33 |
| Consulting Fee | $38,693.75 |
| Travel and Lodging | $13,569.75 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $8,250.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,731.46 |
Top Paying Companies
| Manufacturer / GPO | Amount |
|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $692,305.80 |
| Pharmaceutical Business Consultants Limited | $25,677.37 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $20,890.22 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $14,464.18 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $9,210.27 |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $9,204.09 |
Top contributing companies shown; smaller payers may be omitted.
These totals are computed from the official CMS Open Payments program-year 2025 general-payment
file. To see the full, authoritative record for this provider — including research payments and
line-item detail — look them up by exact NPI 1043239254 on the
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