Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,278,132.41
177 reported records · 8 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Gregory C Berlet, MD
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Orthopaedic Surgery · WORTHINGTON, OH · NPI 1518950203
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Gregory C Berlet, MD received $1,278,132.41 in general payments during 2025 across 177 reported records.
Stryker Corporation accounted for 82.2% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 31 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $1,050,017.07 | 82.2% | 123 | 2025 |
| Medline Industries LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $120,424.65 | 9.4% | 7 | 2025 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $57,369.18 | 4.5% | 22 | 2025 |
| restor3d, inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15,785.02 | 1.2% | 4 | 2025 |
| Trilliant Surgical LLC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $12,417.53 | 1.0% | 8 | 2025 |
| Linvatec Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $10,767.75 | 0.8% | 4 | 2025 |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $8,301.21 | 0.7% | 6 | 2025 |
| DJO, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $3,050.00 | 0.2% | 3 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $1,047,619.21 | 24 |
| Consulting Fee | $200,206.25 | 40 |
| Travel and Lodging | $26,776.51 | 50 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,495.42 | 62 |
| Entertainment | $35.02 | 1 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHOLOC 3DI Normalized: ortholoc 3di |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $780,833.89 | 9 | 2025 |
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| Medline Industries, Inc. Normalized: medline industries inc |
Device | Medline Industries LP | $119,719.00 | 4 | 2025 |
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| FLEXBAND Normalized: flexband |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $81,176.83 | 3 | 2025 |
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| MEDLINE UNITE Normalized: medline unite |
Device | Medline Industries LP | $66,847.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| Medline Normalized: medline |
Device | Medline Industries LP | $66,847.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| PENDING Normalized: pending |
Device | Medline Industries LP | $66,847.00 | 2 | 2025 |
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| MAGNETOS Normalized: magnetos |
Device | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | $57,369.18 | 22 | 2025 |
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| INFINITY Normalized: infinity |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $50,382.14 | 28 | 2025 |
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| AEQUALIS Normalized: aequalis |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $39,500.36 | 1 | 2025 |
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| HOFFMANN Normalized: hoffmann |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $18,614.46 | 7 | 2025 |
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| PROPHECY Normalized: prophecy |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $18,301.94 | 14 | 2025 |
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| MILD DEVICE KIT Normalized: mild device kit |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $11,342.82 | 6 | 2025 |
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| IN2BONES USA Normalized: in2bones usa |
Device | Linvatec Corporation | $10,767.75 | 4 | 2025 |
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| Arsenal Sinus Support Plate Normalized: arsenal sinus support plate |
Device | Trilliant Surgical LLC. | $4,550.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INCOMPASS TOTAL ANKLE SYSTEM Normalized: incompass total ankle system |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $4,168.75 | 2 | 2025 |
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| CITREFIX Normalized: citrefix |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $3,720.51 | 6 | 2025 |
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| INBONE Normalized: inbone |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $3,115.83 | 12 | 2025 |
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| AXSOS Normalized: axsos |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $2,012.50 | 3 | 2025 |
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| GAMMA Normalized: gamma |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $2,012.50 | 3 | 2025 |
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| VARIAX Normalized: variax |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $2,012.50 | 3 | 2025 |
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| AUGMENT INJECTABLE Normalized: augment injectable |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $1,889.44 | 3 | 2025 |
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| PROCARE Normalized: procare |
Device | DJO, LLC | $1,800.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PROCINCH Normalized: procinch |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $1,221.12 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INVISION Normalized: invision |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $575.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| KNOTILUS ANCHOR, 3.5MM Normalized: knotilus anchor 3 5mm |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $575.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| SONICANCHOR Normalized: sonicanchor |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $575.00 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INFINITY ADAPTIS Normalized: infinity adaptis |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $536.51 | 6 | 2025 |
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| ALPHAVENT Normalized: alphavent |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $333.07 | 1 | 2025 |
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| T2 Normalized: t2 |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $287.50 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ICONIX Normalized: iconix |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $191.14 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PROSTEP MICA Normalized: prostep mica |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $164.44 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
None of this doctor’s payer companies has same-entity product evidence that passes the publication threshold. The site does not infer company ownership, affiliates, or generic manufacturers.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 18 | suppressed |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 15 | 13 |
| Amoxicillin | Amoxicillin | 11 | suppressed |
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,278,132.41 · 177 records | Stryker Corporation | AEQUALIS, ALPHAVENT, AUGMENT INJECTABLE, AXSOS, Arsenal Sinus Support Plate, CITREFIX, FLEXBAND, GAMMA, HOFFMANN, ICONIX, IN2BONES USA, INBONE, INCOMPASS TOTAL ANKLE SYSTEM, INFINITY, INFINITY ADAPTIS, INVISION, KNOTILUS ANCHOR, 3.5MM, MAGNETOS, MEDLINE UNITE, MILD DEVICE KIT, Medline, Medline Industries, Inc., ORTHOLOC 3DI, PENDING, PROCARE, PROCINCH, PROPHECY, PROSTEP MICA, SONICANCHOR, T2, VARIAX | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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