John Ellington
Orthopaedic Surgery · Charlotte, NC
CMS Profile ID: 920850 · NPI: 1588795215
Total Disclosed General Payments
$715,141.51
General-payment records
236
CMS Program Year
2025
Most of this (about 66%) was royalty or license payments.
Higher than 99.2% 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 | $475,164.56 |
| Consulting Fee | $174,496.08 |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $36,968.57 |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,781.85 |
| Food and Beverage | $5,860.53 |
| Education | $1,800.00 |
| Acquisitions | $69.92 |
Top Paying Companies
| Manufacturer / GPO | Amount |
|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $433,629.53 |
| restor3d, inc. | $101,112.59 |
| Medline Industries LP | $72,328.26 |
| Sanara MedTech Inc. | $36,085.31 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $23,524.62 |
| Flower Orthopedics Coporation | $14,248.26 |
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 1588795215 on the
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