John Kent Ellington, MD, MS
NPI 1588795215ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Charlotte, NC
Orthopaedic Surgery (MD, MS) in Charlotte, North Carolina, trained at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (class of 2004). 257 Medicare patients in 2024, $126,554 paid; nearly all of their 136 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Stryker Corporation was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $715,142 in all, mostly royalties and licenses.
Overview
| NPI | 1588795215 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD, MS |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 7, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 8, 2010 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery Primary | 207X00000X | 2010-00602 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (NC); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 257 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,186 across 110 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $126,554 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 136 · 143 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 78 |
| Total drug cost | $1,178 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Wake Forest University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2004 |
| Medicare specialty | Orthopedic Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK · 607 clinicians
- OrthocarolinaCharlotte, NC · 301 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage, AK
- Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthCharlotte, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$715,142 · 242 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$712,498 · 210 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $433,630 | 122 |
| Restor3d, Inc. | $101,113 | 23 |
| Medline Industries LP | $72,328 | 20 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | $36,085 | 22 |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $23,525 | 5 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Royalty or License$475,165 · 30 payments
- Consulting Fee$174,496 · 61 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$36,969 · 12 payments
- Travel and Lodging$20,782 · 68 payments
- Food and Beverage$5,861 · 69 payments
- Education$1,800 · 1 payment
- Acquisitions$69.92 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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