Total Payments
$16,610
2024 Payments
$2,636
Companies
33
Transactions
375
Medicare Patients
7,622
Medicare Billing
$694,742
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$10,850 (65.3%)
Travel$5,512 (33.2%)
Other$143.75 (0.9%)
Education$103.89 (0.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $10,850 | 352 | 65.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,512 | 19 | 33.2% |
| Grant | $143.75 | 2 | 0.9% |
| Education | $103.89 | 2 | 0.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $9,968 | 202 | $0 (2024) |
| GE HEALTHCARE | $1,373 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $942.58 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $632.14 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| ABIOMED | $592.96 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | $472.03 | 17 | $0 (2022) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $406.99 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $354.56 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $268.43 | 5 | $0 (2017) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $248.62 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,636 | 45 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($2,327) |
| 2023 | $983.75 | 41 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($772.54) |
| 2022 | $2,506 | 57 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,562) |
| 2021 | $1,068 | 26 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($584.65) |
| 2020 | $1,834 | 23 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,737) |
| 2019 | $1,670 | 58 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($702.23) |
| 2018 | $3,193 | 67 | GE Healthcare ($1,348) |
| 2017 | $2,718 | 58 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,624) |
All Payment Transactions
375 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.42 | General |
| 12/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.25 | General |
| 12/03/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.84 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.65 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.56 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/17/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | Wegovy (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.48 | General |
| Category: Obesity | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | LEQVIO (Drug), ENTRESTO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.02 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.97 | General |
| 09/10/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.30 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.97 | General |
| 08/20/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.39 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug), LEQVIO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.70 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.94 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.04 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 06/20/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.82 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/29/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.92 | General |
| 05/14/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.90 | General |
| 05/02/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.44 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 04/23/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.51 | General |
| 04/17/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.21 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.47 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.18 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.32 | General |
| 03/19/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.64 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29 | 1,657 | 1,900 | $817,900 | $156,593 |
| 2022 | 31 | 1,894 | 2,180 | $827,288 | $174,844 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2,042 | 2,295 | $800,641 | $179,754 |
| 2020 | 28 | 2,029 | 2,284 | $791,197 | $183,551 |
Total Patients
7,622
Total Services
8,659
Medicare Billing
$694,742
Procedure Codes
134
All Medicare Procedures & Services
134 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 254 | 323 | $119,510 | $28,079 | 23.5% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 43 | $97,524 | $18,851 | 19.3% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 88 | 90 | $94,602 | $16,960 | 17.9% |
| 78492 | Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $73,850 | $15,276 | 20.7% |
| 33361 | Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $99,536 | $12,114 | 12.2% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 169 | 197 | $49,644 | $9,466 | 19.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 115 | 123 | $31,119 | $7,253 | 23.3% |
| A9555 | Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries | Office | 2023 | 14 | 28 | $26,544 | $6,541 | 24.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 109 | 112 | $28,815 | $5,424 | 18.8% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 22 | $26,290 | $4,745 | 18.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 45 | 45 | $25,245 | $4,696 | 18.6% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $20,055 | $4,080 | 20.3% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Office | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $12,466 | $2,646 | 21.2% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2023 | 14 | 56 | $10,864 | $2,547 | 23.4% |
| 78452 | Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | Facility | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $13,279 | $2,465 | 18.6% |
| 92978 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 28 | $10,269 | $2,044 | 19.9% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $8,784 | $2,037 | 23.2% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 17 | $6,035 | $1,572 | 26.1% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 132 | 149 | $20,413 | $1,459 | 7.1% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,290 | $1,251 | 19.9% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 20 | $4,980 | $1,230 | 24.7% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Facility | 2023 | 52 | 64 | $6,144 | $1,192 | 19.4% |
| 93567 | Injection for imaging of aorta above heart valve with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $4,675 | $734.75 | 15.7% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,809 | $685.62 | 18.0% |
| 93018 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $2,703 | $572.40 | 21.2% |
About Dr. Gordon Walters, MD
Dr. Gordon Walters, MD is a Interventional Cardiology healthcare provider based in Augusta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/18/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1255313789.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gordon Walters, MD has received a total of $16,610 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,636 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 375 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($10,850).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Walters has provided services to 7,622 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,659 services with total Medicare billing of $694,742. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 134 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Interventional Cardiology
- Location Augusta, GA
- Active Since 11/18/2005
- Last Updated 06/24/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RI0011X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1255313789
Products in Payments
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $4,333
- EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) (Device) $2,637
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $1,486
- Impella (Device) $592.96
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) $567.32
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $507.37
- XARELTO (Drug) $354.56
- Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System (Device) $321.65
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $248.62
- Optitorque (Device) $230.80
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $229.48
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $201.18
- LEQVIO (Drug) $177.51
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $145.05
- LifeVest (Device) $145.02
- WATCHMAN (Device) $143.81
- GENERAL STENTS (Device) $139.35
- Vascular Lithotripsy (Device) $133.53
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $124.66
- Diamondback Coronary (Device) $119.53
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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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