Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $710.07 | 18 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $128.47 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $118.76 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Davol Inc. | $108.18 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $87.26 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $82.38 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $81.92 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $37.91 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $28.97 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $18.32 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | $17.90 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $188.45 | 5 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($82.38) |
| 2023 | $192.41 | 8 | Medtronic, Inc. ($51.51) |
| 2022 | $200.74 | 4 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. ($118.76) |
| 2020 | $128.47 | 1 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($128.47) |
All Payment Transactions
18 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/16/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.38 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/27/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PERCLOT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.47 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.26 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 04/10/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.85 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.49 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 10/18/2023 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.07 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 09/28/2023 | KCI USA, Inc. | PREVENA (Device), V.A.C.ULTA, V.A.C. VERAFLO | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.32 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Systems & Dressings | ||||||
| 09/06/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.91 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 08/30/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.20 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 07/19/2023 | Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | GATTEX (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.90 | General |
| Category: INTERNAL MEDICINE | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.60 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 02/24/2023 | Baxter Healthcare | SEPRAFILM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.44 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 02/02/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | OMNIGRAFT (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.97 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 11/04/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.58 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 10/26/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.32 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 09/21/2022 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.08 | General |
| Category: BD Interventional Surgery | ||||||
| 04/28/2022 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | Zynrelef (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.76 | General |
| Category: Postoperative Pain | ||||||
| 02/19/2020 | Boston Scientific Corporation | GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.47 | General |
| Category: VASCULAR | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 102 | 130 | $78,479 | $17,084 |
| 2022 | 2 | 37 | 59 | $19,947 | $4,477 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
7 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $32,578 | $7,079 | 21.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 34 | $15,912 | $3,464 | 21.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 23 | 48 | $11,952 | $2,985 | 25.0% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $11,747 | $2,318 | 19.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $6,290 | $1,238 | 19.7% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 23 | 24 | $11,232 | $2,531 | 22.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 35 | $8,715 | $1,946 | 22.3% |
About Dr. Walker Shearon, MD
Dr. Walker Shearon, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Fayetteville, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/11/2017. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1134655020.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Walker Shearon, MD has received a total of $710.07 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $188.45 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 18 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($710.07).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shearon has provided services to 139 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 189 services with total Medicare billing of $21,561. Data is available for 2 years (2022–2023), covering 7 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Fayetteville, GA
- Active Since 05/11/2017
- Last Updated 08/08/2022
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1134655020
Products in Payments
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $190.10
- GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION (Device) $128.47
- Zynrelef (Drug) $118.76
- SIGNIA (Device) $87.26
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $82.38
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $28.97
- PERCLOT (Device) $19.47
- SEPRAFILM (Device) $18.44
- PREVENA (Device) $18.32
- GATTEX (Drug) $17.90
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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