Total Payments
$3.0M
2024 Payments
$180,021
Companies
12
Transactions
219
Medicare Patients
4,180
Medicare Billing
$790,954
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$2.9M (98.8%)
Consulting$11,235 (0.4%)
Travel$10,266 (0.3%)
Other$7,500 (0.3%)
Food & Beverage$6,022 (0.2%)
Education$98.99 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $2.9M | 74 | 98.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $11,235 | 4 | 0.4% |
| Travel and Lodging | $10,266 | 27 | 0.3% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $7,500 | 1 | 0.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,022 | 112 | 0.2% |
| Education | $98.99 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $2.0M | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $927,744 | 91 | $0 (2024) |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $80,541 | 19 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $10,752 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $639.89 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc | $522.58 | 37 | $0 (2022) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $412.89 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $188.44 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | $181.99 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $130.29 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $180,021 | 31 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($144,570) |
| 2023 | $239,299 | 30 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($204,941) |
| 2022 | $271,101 | 38 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($219,868) |
| 2021 | $358,172 | 27 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($273,350) |
| 2020 | $480,203 | 22 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($342,843) |
| 2019 | $469,783 | 39 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. ($239,651) |
| 2018 | $540,046 | 11 | DePuy Synthes Products LLC ($283,209) |
| 2017 | $433,101 | 21 | DePuy Synthes Products LLC ($242,064) |
All Payment Transactions
219 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.45 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.51 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.59 | General |
| 12/19/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Solus ALIF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.48 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.78 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.27 | General |
| 11/20/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Arsenal Degenerative (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,096.67 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 11/04/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,496.00 | General |
| 10/01/2024 | SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC. | Medical Devices (Device), Medical Devices | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $181.99 | General |
| Category: Orthopaedic Device Research | ||||||
| 09/29/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ACF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.17 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 09/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | SYNFIX Evolution (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $48,234.98 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 08/28/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Arsenal Degenerative (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $6,241.19 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Invictus OPEN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $275.44 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/25/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $435.27 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,086.80 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 07/01/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $668.75 | General |
| 06/26/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | SYNFIX Evolution (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $48,900.31 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $704.42 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 05/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $221.25 | General |
| 05/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.40 | General |
| 05/28/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.41 | General |
| 05/25/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $156.38 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $324.45 | General |
| 05/21/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Arsenal Degenerative (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,670.65 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,092 | 1,405 | $815,607 | $191,444 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,089 | 1,398 | $943,215 | $227,594 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,019 | 1,288 | $691,523 | $186,999 |
| 2020 | 22 | 980 | 1,298 | $677,347 | $184,917 |
Total Patients
4,180
Total Services
5,389
Medicare Billing
$790,954
Procedure Codes
79
All Medicare Procedures & Services
79 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 297 | 499 | $169,006 | $45,892 | 27.2% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 29 | $145,754 | $31,100 | 21.3% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $87,336 | $18,437 | 21.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 120 | 120 | $61,200 | $12,769 | 20.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 88 | 89 | $40,406 | $11,800 | 29.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 49 | $40,180 | $10,432 | 26.0% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 222 | 269 | $40,350 | $10,061 | 24.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $66,177 | $9,705 | 14.7% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 30 | $37,200 | $9,683 | 26.0% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 13 | $31,434 | $8,189 | 26.1% |
| 63030 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $36,840 | $7,592 | 20.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 76 | 86 | $20,038 | $6,153 | 30.7% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 19 | $12,692 | $3,297 | 26.0% |
| 72050 | X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views | Office | 2023 | 63 | 70 | $10,990 | $2,656 | 24.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $8,684 | $1,973 | 22.7% |
| 77080 | Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $2,684 | $620.00 | 23.1% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $2,832 | $617.69 | 21.8% |
| 77085 | Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,804 | $468.70 | 26.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 322 | 523 | $178,322 | $51,785 | 29.0% |
| 22612 | Fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $120,624 | $27,996 | 23.2% |
| 22558 | Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $101,892 | $21,024 | 20.6% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 151 | 151 | $77,010 | $18,748 | 24.3% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $59,235 | $15,412 | 26.0% |
| 63042 | Partial removal of spine bone with re-exploration, release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, 1 interspace | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $82,000 | $14,580 | 17.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 29 | 54 | $44,280 | $11,052 | 25.0% |
About David Wimberley
David Wimberley is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/11/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1023006491.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, David Wimberley has received a total of $3.0M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $180,021 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 219 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($2.9M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wimberley has provided services to 4,180 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,389 services with total Medicare billing of $790,954. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 79 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 10/11/2005
- Last Updated 04/22/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1023006491
Products in Payments
- SYNFIX (Device) $1.1M
- SYNFIX Evolution (Device) $840,991
- Arsenal Degen (Device) $515,406
- Arsenal Degenerative (Device) $293,822
- Arsenal Deformity (Device) $106,882
- QUINTEX (Device) $49,015
- Quintex (Device) $22,840
- activL Artificial Disc (Device) $8,501
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $6,580
- MULTIPLE (Device) $1,271
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $639.89
- DUEXIS (Drug) $330.91
- Invictus OPEN (Device) $275.44
- Lateral (Device) $247.82
- LIF (Device) $185.00
- None - Product Under Development (Device) $184.80
- Medical Devices (Device) $181.99
- Battalion PLIF - PS (Device) $164.38
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $130.29
- Foot & Ankle Product Portfolio (Device) $119.75
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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