Total Payments
$8.8M
2024 Payments
$1.4M
Companies
20
Transactions
699
Medicare Patients
3,980
Medicare Billing
$776,883
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$8.4M (95.6%)
Consulting$247,441 (2.8%)
Travel$123,324 (1.4%)
Food & Beverage$15,950 (0.2%)
Other$1,500 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $8.4M | 32 | 95.6% |
| Consulting Fee | $247,441 | 43 | 2.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $123,324 | 345 | 1.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $15,950 | 278 | 0.2% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $8.8M | 672 | $0 (2024) |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $1,500 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $369.03 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $203.40 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $184.52 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Lima USA, Inc. | $171.37 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Bone Support Inc. | $162.42 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Halyard Health, Inc. | $155.70 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $147.67 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| Next Science LLC | $132.07 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | 64 | Stryker Corporation ($1.4M) |
| 2023 | $1.3M | 68 | Stryker Corporation ($1.3M) |
| 2022 | $1.2M | 81 | Stryker Corporation ($1.2M) |
| 2021 | $1.1M | 45 | Stryker Corporation ($1.1M) |
| 2020 | $997,830 | 24 | Stryker Corporation ($997,706) |
| 2019 | $1.1M | 132 | Stryker Corporation ($1.1M) |
| 2018 | $864,435 | 136 | Stryker Corporation ($864,347) |
| 2017 | $876,928 | 149 | Stryker Corporation ($876,502) |
All Payment Transactions
699 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 28
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $258.77 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $134.42 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $50.00 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $239.25 | General |
| 12/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $64.00 | General |
| 11/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $162.48 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $157.60 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $235.78 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.99 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $63.09 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ACCOLADE (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $335,721.48 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,439.70 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $195.02 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $190.23 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.39 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.28 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.46 | General |
| 09/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $1.84 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $159.33 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.99 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.99 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.38 | General |
| 09/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.38 | General |
| 09/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,188.79 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $176.21 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 644 | 879 | $656,838 | $147,864 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,148 | 3,056 | $822,200 | $214,561 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,044 | 2,271 | $728,294 | $191,156 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,144 | 2,625 | $865,313 | $223,301 |
Total Patients
3,980
Total Services
8,831
Medicare Billing
$776,883
Procedure Codes
65
All Medicare Procedures & Services
65 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 95 | 98 | $454,086 | $96,998 | 21.4% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $78,671 | $17,473 | 22.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 176 | 203 | $48,111 | $17,113 | 35.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 70 | 93 | $9,486 | $2,904 | 30.6% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 47 | 54 | $12,610 | $2,506 | 19.9% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $22,781 | $2,018 | 8.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,970 | $2,003 | 22.3% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 59 | $5,310 | $1,550 | 29.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 22 | $3,322 | $1,409 | 42.4% |
| 77077 | X-ray of joints, multiple | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $5,640 | $1,201 | 21.3% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $3,108 | $1,164 | 37.5% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 39 | 201 | $2,211 | $1,044 | 47.2% |
| G0180 | Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | Office | 2023 | 11 | 12 | $2,532 | $482.40 | 19.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 96 | 98 | $409,125 | $98,166 | 24.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 46 | $172,336 | $44,640 | 25.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 240 | 259 | $61,383 | $21,799 | 35.5% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 25 | 1,536 | $38,400 | $12,455 | 32.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 84 | 84 | $32,760 | $9,568 | 29.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 144 | 201 | $20,502 | $6,453 | 31.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 96 | 107 | $24,056 | $5,077 | 21.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 55 | 60 | $9,060 | $3,491 | 38.5% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 89 | 90 | $7,560 | $2,927 | 38.7% |
| 77077 | X-ray of joints, multiple | Office | 2022 | 76 | 76 | $10,716 | $2,486 | 23.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 58 | 68 | $6,120 | $1,937 | 31.7% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2022 | 76 | 364 | $4,004 | $1,883 | 47.0% |
About Dr. Walter Beaver, MD
Dr. Walter Beaver, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 11/16/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679555692.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Walter Beaver, MD has received a total of $8.8M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1.4M received in 2024. These payments were reported across 699 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($8.4M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Beaver has provided services to 3,980 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 8,831 services with total Medicare billing of $776,883. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 65 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 11/16/2005
- Last Updated 01/10/2018
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679555692
Products in Payments
- ACCOLADE (Device) $7.4M
- Accolade (Device) $802,113
- TRIDENT (Device) $278,876
- TRIATHLON (Device) $74,639
- MAKO (Device) $72,084
- Triathlon (Device) $46,263
- TRITANIUM (Device) $43,622
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $12,550
- Makoplasty (Device) $8,559
- INSIGNIA (Device) $8,000
- RESTORATION (Device) $7,021
- Trident (Device) $5,210
- Mako (Device) $3,375
- Irrisept (Device) $1,500
- Tritanium (Device) $500.00
- GMRS (Device) $485.00
- New Product Development (Device) $351.05
- new product development (Device) $306.28
- Persona (Device) $252.38
- REUNION (Device) $189.66
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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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