Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $812.87 | 9 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $469.28 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Stryker Corporation | $122.10 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| ACACIA PHARMA INC | $115.47 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $106.02 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $115.47 | 1 | ACACIA PHARMA INC ($115.47) |
| 2020 | $385.54 | 4 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($263.44) |
| 2018 | $106.02 | 2 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($106.02) |
| 2017 | $205.84 | 2 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($205.84) |
All Payment Transactions
9 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/20/2022 | ACACIA PHARMA INC | BYFAVO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.47 | General |
| Category: Anesthesiology | ||||||
| 11/01/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | INSTRUMENTS (Device), HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREWS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.02 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 02/28/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TFN ADVANCED (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.64 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 01/04/2020 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | TFN ADVANCED (Device), VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.78 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 01/02/2020 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.10 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 05/04/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.97 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 04/07/2018 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Santyl (Drug), Regranex, Oasis | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.05 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 09/09/2017 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device), VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $107.75 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
| 03/09/2017 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device), NORIAN | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.09 | General |
| Category: Trauma | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 26 | 26 | $27,544 | $12,430 |
| 2020 | 1 | 13 | 16 | $1,072 | $499.07 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
3 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $24,324 | $10,992 | 45.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $3,220 | $1,438 | 44.7% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 16 | $1,072 | $499.07 | 46.6% |
About Dr. Scott Walker, MD
Dr. Scott Walker, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Hickory, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/02/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548277387.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Scott Walker, MD has received a total of $812.87 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $115.47 received in 2022. These payments were reported across 9 transactions from 4 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($812.87).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Walker has provided services to 39 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 42 services with total Medicare billing of $12,929. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 3 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Family Medicine
- Location Hickory, NC
- Active Since 08/02/2006
- Last Updated 03/17/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548277387
Products in Payments
- BME NITINOL CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION IMPLANTS (Device) $205.84
- TFN ADVANCED (Device) $153.42
- GAMMA (Device) $122.10
- BYFAVO (Drug) $115.47
- INSTRUMENTS (Device) $110.02
- Santyl (Drug) $106.02
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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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