Total Payments
$30,152
2024 Payments
$1,122
Companies
17
Transactions
95
Medicare Patients
860
Medicare Billing
$64,977
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$17,194 (57.0%)
Other$5,083 (16.9%)
Travel$4,803 (15.9%)
Food & Beverage$3,071 (10.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $17,194 | 14 | 57.0% |
| Grant | $5,083 | 1 | 16.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,803 | 13 | 15.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,071 | 67 | 10.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $7,200 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $6,584 | 8 | $0 (2021) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $5,650 | 30 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $4,387 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Medinc of Texas | $1,616 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,540 | 11 | $0 (2022) |
| SportsTek Medical, Inc | $769.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $714.13 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Linvatec Corporation | $561.69 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $238.32 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,122 | 15 | Arthrex, Inc. ($415.47) |
| 2023 | $1,146 | 13 | Arthrex, Inc. ($547.48) |
| 2022 | $15,414 | 40 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($6,000) |
| 2021 | $10,309 | 16 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($6,584) |
| 2019 | $769.00 | 1 | SportsTek Medical, Inc ($769.00) |
| 2018 | $1,380 | 9 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,380) |
| 2017 | $11.28 | 1 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($11.28) |
All Payment Transactions
95 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $355.85 | General |
| 11/21/2024 | Bioventus LLC | EXOGEN ULTRASOUND BONE HEALING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.37 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Core Surgical Group | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.16 | General |
| 07/16/2024 | Core Surgical Group | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.82 | General |
| 05/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | 1788 (Medical Supply), TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID, OMEGA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.34 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 05/20/2024 | Stryker Corporation | 1788 (Medical Supply), SYSTEM 9 CD NXT, TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED GLENOID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.37 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | 1788 (Medical Supply), MAKO, TORNIER PERFORM REVERSED AUGMENTED GLENOID | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.37 | General |
| Category: ENDOSCOPY | ||||||
| 05/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ALPHAVENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.11 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | Arthrex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.62 | General |
| Category: Arthroplasty - Implants - Revers Total Shoulder - Revers | ||||||
| 03/07/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | Shoulder System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.52 | General |
| Category: SHOULDER | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ALPHAVENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.94 | General |
| Category: SPORTS MEDICINE | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.74 | General |
| 02/22/2024 | Core Surgical Group | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.29 | General |
| 02/13/2024 | Core Surgical Group | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.35 | General |
| 02/12/2024 | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Integrity (Device), RevoMotion, Tactoset | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $89.36 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 11/08/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.48 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 08/16/2023 | Bioventus LLC | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.45 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 05/19/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $435.74 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/19/2023 | Linvatec Corporation | BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $28.00 | General |
| Category: ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/04/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| 02/04/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/04/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/04/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.00 | General |
| 02/03/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $424.48 | General |
| 02/03/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | 606 | 1,632 | $189,024 | $47,204 |
| 2022 | 9 | 254 | 569 | $68,934 | $17,772 |
Total Patients
860
Total Services
2,201
Medicare Billing
$64,977
Procedure Codes
18
All Medicare Procedures & Services
18 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 96 | 155 | $52,390 | $14,262 | 27.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 98 | 146 | $34,018 | $9,878 | 29.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 100 | 174 | $41,790 | $8,833 | 21.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $22,440 | $4,670 | 20.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 33 | $11,022 | $2,701 | 24.5% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 61 | 100 | $10,252 | $2,683 | 26.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 55 | 70 | $9,592 | $2,607 | 27.2% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $3,080 | $816.94 | 26.5% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 99 | 888 | $4,440 | $753.40 | 17.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $16,830 | $4,175 | 24.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 34 | $11,664 | $3,366 | 28.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 40 | $9,320 | $2,706 | 29.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 37 | 48 | $11,760 | $2,576 | 21.9% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $8,016 | $1,957 | 24.4% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 27 | 35 | $4,776 | $1,337 | 28.0% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 25 | 31 | $3,193 | $874.30 | 27.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $1,820 | $504.92 | 27.7% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 38 | 311 | $1,555 | $276.23 | 17.8% |
About James Walker
James Walker is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/09/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922481803.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, James Walker has received a total of $30,152 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,122 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 95 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($17,194).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Walker has provided services to 860 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,201 services with total Medicare billing of $64,977. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 18 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery, Sports Medicine
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 07/09/2015
- Last Updated 04/29/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1922481803
Products in Payments
- Affixus (Device) $1,205
- BIOBRACE 23MM (Device) $463.74
- REUNION (Device) $337.38
- Trauma Product Portfolio (Device) $175.00
- ALPHAVENT (Device) $165.05
- Juggerknotless Soft Anchor (Device) $148.67
- MAKO (Device) $146.79
- Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System (Device) $134.93
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $117.05
- REVERSE SHOULDER (Device) $114.60
- PRIMARY SHOULDER (Device) $105.20
- LINVATEC ARTHROSCOPY (Device) $97.95
- Integrity (Device) $89.36
- Arthrex (Device) $59.62
- 1788 (Medical Supply) $56.08
- ACUFEX (Device) $54.08
- MACI (Biological) $49.21
- DYNACORD (Device) $41.88
- RF20000 (Device) $32.46
- Q-FIX Shoulder (Device) $27.53
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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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