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Dr. John Eakin, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
15
In the NPI registry since
2011
Medicare patients seen, 2024
33

Licensed in Colorado since 2024, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician primary
    CO license DR.0073503 (first issued 2024; active)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Sports Medicine per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
33
Services billed
74
Patients’ average age
72

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 4 companies reported 58 payments worth $5,154 in total to this clinician.

By company
Stryker Corporation$2,500
Smith+nephew, Inc.$2,067
Arthrex, Inc.$419
Alliance Medical$168
By type
Travel and Lodging$3,003
Food and Beverage$2,151

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
May 27, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
May 27, 2025
Travel and Lodging
SPATIAL FRAME; NovoStitch; BIOSURE · Sports Med Knee · travel to Eagan, MN · in-kind
$697
Feb 7, 2025Stryker Corporation
Feb 7, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DALLAS, TX
$487
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
$472
May 28, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
May 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACUFEX Meniscal Root Repair · Sports Med Knee · travel to Minneapolis/St Paul, MN · in-kind
$442
May 27, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
May 27, 2025
Travel and Lodging
SPATIAL FRAME; NovoStitch; BIOSURE · Sports Med Knee · travel to Eagan, MN · in-kind
$265
Apr 30, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 30, 2025
Travel and Lodging
BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION · TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES · travel to DALLAS, TX
$227
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DENVER, CO
$85.94
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DENVER, CO
$85.14
Apr 3, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to MAHWAH, NJ
$79.03
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DENVER, CO
$60.96
All 12 payments other than meals, newest first
All payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
May 28, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
May 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
ACUFEX Meniscal Root Repair · Sports Med Knee · travel to Minneapolis/St Paul, MN · in-kind
$442
May 27, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
May 27, 2025
Travel and Lodging
SPATIAL FRAME; NovoStitch; BIOSURE · Sports Med Knee · travel to Eagan, MN · in-kind
$697
May 27, 2025Smith+nephew, Inc.
May 27, 2025
Travel and Lodging
SPATIAL FRAME; NovoStitch; BIOSURE · Sports Med Knee · travel to Eagan, MN · in-kind
$265
Apr 30, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 30, 2025
Travel and Lodging
BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION · TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES · travel to DALLAS, TX
$227
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
$472
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DENVER, CO
$85.94
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DENVER, CO
$85.14
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DENVER, CO
$60.96
Apr 4, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 4, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
$50.96
Apr 3, 2025Stryker Corporation
Apr 3, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to MAHWAH, NJ
$79.03
Feb 21, 2025Stryker Corporation
Feb 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · JOINT REPLACEMENT HIPS, KNEES · travel to SAN FRANCISCO, CA
$50.97
Feb 7, 2025Stryker Corporation
Feb 7, 2025
Travel and Lodging
MAKO · KNEES, HIPS · travel to DALLAS, TX
$487

Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.

From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.

Who received the most in Colorado →

Other Sports Medicine clinicians in Colorado Springs

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated February 3, 2026), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1316239775. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.