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CMS Open Payments · Program Year 2024

NextStep Arthropedix, LLC

NextStep Arthropedix, LLC reported $125,741.79 in payments to 36 physicians and teaching hospitals across 36 transactions.

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$125.7K
Total payments
36
Transactions
36
Recipients
−$118.0K
General Payments vs PY2023

NextStep Arthropedix, LLC reported $125,741.79 in payments to 36 physicians and teaching hospitals in CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 - ranking #1120 of 1,925 reporting manufacturers (0.0% of all US industry payments), averaging $3.5K per recipient across 4 payment categories. Figures are company-reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act; a reported payment is a financial relationship, not evidence of wrongdoing.

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The verdict

NextStep Arthropedix, LLC pairs below-median payment volume with a moderately concentrated payment pattern.

#1120
of 1,925 companies
0.0%
of all US industry payments
0.2%
paid to its single top recipient
4
payment categories

Release-over-release change

General Payments changed from PY2023 to PY2024

NextStep Arthropedix, LLC's CMS-reported General Payments decreased by $118.0K (−48.4%) from PY2023 to PY2024. The comparison uses the same CMS manufacturer-by-payment-category summary for both years and excludes research and ownership or investment records.

CMS source labels for this exact identifier: PY2022: NEXTSTEP ARTHROPEDIX, LLCPY2023: NEXTSTEP ARTHROPEDIX, LLCPY2024: NextStep Arthropedix, LLC. Matching identifiers support a bounded record comparison; a label difference would be reported as unresolved rather than treated as a corporate event.

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General Payments: PY2023 vs PY2024

Annual CMS-reported totals for this company, not an all-category Open Payments total

PY2023$243.8KPY2024$125.7K
PY2023
$243,750.13
PY2024
$125,741.79

How NextStep Arthropedix, LLC ranks nationally

Where this company's total reported payments fall within the full national distribution of all 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments, not just its nearest peers.

NextStep Arthropedix, LLC's total vs. every reporting company

CMS Open Payments, Program Year 2024

$125,742 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 1,925 reporting companies

$9–$28: 3 reporting companies (0%). Below this entry. $28–$87: 10 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $87–$270: 20 reporting companies (1%). Below this entry. $270–$838: 41 reporting companies (2%). Below this entry. $838–$2,603: 76 reporting companies (4%). Below this entry. $2,603–$8,084: 114 reporting companies (6%). Below this entry. $8,084–$25,112: 167 reporting companies (9%). Below this entry. $25,112–$78,003: 249 reporting companies (13%). Below this entry. $78,003–$242,294: 295 reporting companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $242,294–$752,621: 270 reporting companies (14%). Above this entry. $752,621–$2,337,813: 263 reporting companies (14%). Above this entry. $2,337,813–$7,261,783: 200 reporting companies (10%). Above this entry. $7,261,783–$22,556,757: 133 reporting companies (7%). Above this entry. $22,556,757–$70,066,439: 45 reporting companies (2%). Above this entry. $70,066,439–$217,642,369: 26 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. $217,642,369–$676,046,922: 13 reporting companies (1%). Above this entry. This company $9 $676,046,922 every reporting company, bucketed by value

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Source CMS Open Payments · 2024

What the Data Shows for NextStep Arthropedix, LLC

Rank #1120 of 1,925 companies in CMS Open Payments for 2024 belongs to NextStep Arthropedix, LLC, which reported $125,741.79 across 36 transactions to 36 recipients - a comparatively small 0.0% slice of all industry payments reported nationwide for the year. Averages work out to $3.5K per transaction and $3.5K per recipient.

Of the 4 general-payment categories charted below, "Royalty or License" is the largest at $111.2K across 15 transactions, 88.4% of the company's reported total (see our methodology for how research and ownership payments are reported separately).

General Payment Breakdown by Type

Across 4 types of general payments, NextStep Arthropedix, LLC's largest category was "Royalty or License" at $111.2K - 88.4% of the company's reported total.

How NextStep Arthropedix, LLC divides its payments

Top payment categories by total reported dollar volume

1. Royalty or License$111.2K2. Consulting Fee$10.1K3. Travel and Lodging$4.1K4. Food and Beverage$420.31
Payment Type Amount Transactions
Royalty or License $111.2K 15
Consulting Fee $10.1K 2
Travel and Lodging $4.1K 11
Food and Beverage $420.31 8

Recipient Concentration in General Payments

The five largest recipient relationships account for $111,156.00 (88.4%) of $125,741.79 in this company's General Payments records across 14 recipients. This is a CMS Open Payments Program Year 2024 General Payments view only: it excludes research and ownership/investment records, so it is not the all-category company total above.

Largest General-Payment relationships for NextStep Arthropedix, LLC

The five named recipients with the highest reported General Payments from this company

Mark E Gittins$29.4KSherwood Duhon$25.2KMichael A Wilmink$23.5KRobert A Berghoff Jr.$21.2KMichael B Cannone$11.9K
  1. 1

    Mark E Gittins

    $29,408.00 across 3 reported transactions

  2. 2

    Sherwood Duhon

    $25,169.00 across 3 reported transactions

  3. 3

    Michael A Wilmink

    $23,547.00 across 3 reported transactions

  4. 4

    Robert A Berghoff Jr.

    $21,153.00 across 3 reported transactions

  5. 5

    Michael B Cannone

    $11,879.00 across 3 reported transactions

Compare this company's payment profile with similarly sized manufacturers in the company comparison tool, and consult the methodology for the CMS source scope.

Payment Size Analysis

Average transaction size: $3.5K. Average per recipient: $3.5K.

Total Amount

$125,741.79

Avg per Transaction

$3.5K

Avg per Recipient

$3.5K

Payment Transparency Context

What is the Sunshine Act?

The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. These payments can include consulting fees, research grants, speaker fees, food and beverages, travel, royalties, and other forms of compensation.

Industry Total (2024)

$13.9B

across 1,925 companies

NextStep Arthropedix, LLC Share

0.0%

#1120 by total payments

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much did NextStep Arthropedix, LLC pay to physicians and hospitals in 2024? ▾
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC made $125,741.79 in payments to physicians and hospitals in Program Year 2024, across 36 individual transactions. This represents 0.0% of all industry payments reported to CMS Open Payments.
How many physicians received payments from NextStep Arthropedix, LLC? ▾
Averaging $3.5K per recipient, NextStep Arthropedix, LLC's 2024 payments reached 36 physicians and teaching hospitals.
What types of payments did NextStep Arthropedix, LLC make? ▾
General payments from NextStep Arthropedix, LLC span 4 distinct categories, covering things like consulting, meals, and travel. The largest general-payment category was "Royalty or License" at $111.2K, representing 88.4% of the company's reported total.
How does NextStep Arthropedix, LLC rank among pharmaceutical companies? ▾
NextStep Arthropedix, LLC ranks #1120 out of 1,925 companies by total payment amount in the CMS Open Payments database for 2024.
What is the average payment size from NextStep Arthropedix, LLC? ▾
In 2024, NextStep Arthropedix, LLC averaged $3.5K per transaction across 36 transactions to 36 recipients.
Where does the payment data for NextStep Arthropedix, LLC come from? ▾
This data comes from the CMS Open Payments program (Sunshine Act), which requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report payments and transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data covers Program Year 2024.

Data Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments, Program Year 2024. Data includes general payments, research payments, and physician ownership/investment interests as required by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Total industry payments: $13.9B across 1,925 companies.

Data sourced from CMS Open Payments (Physician Payments Sunshine Act). See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPharmaWatch Editorial
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