Total Payments
$244,462
2024 Payments
$634.00
Companies
13
Transactions
83
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$189,944 (77.7%)
Consulting$31,900 (13.0%)
Research$13,447 (5.5%)
Other$6,250 (2.6%)
Education$1,500 (0.6%)
Food & Beverage$1,204 (0.5%)
Travel$215.90 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $189,944 | 35 | 77.7% |
| Consulting Fee | $31,900 | 6 | 13.0% |
| Unspecified | $13,447 | 17 | 5.5% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $6,250 | 4 | 2.6% |
| Education | $1,500 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,204 | 13 | 0.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $215.90 | 7 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$231,015
66 transactions
Research
$13,447
17 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scanlan International Inc | $161,352 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $33,266 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $17,754 | 21 | $0 (2023) |
| Cook Research Incorporated | $13,447 | 17 | $0 (2018) |
| Davol Inc. | $7,908 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| STERIS CORPORATION | $2,930 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| AtriCure, Inc. | $2,679 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $2,345 | 11 | $0 (2021) |
| Artivion, Inc. | $2,000 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $415.09 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $634.00 | 2 | STERIS CORPORATION ($634.00) |
| 2023 | $9,658 | 6 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($3,450) |
| 2022 | $13,768 | 11 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($7,475) |
| 2021 | $10,083 | 9 | Davol Inc. ($2,992) |
| 2020 | $47,936 | 5 | Scanlan International Inc ($44,310) |
| 2019 | $52,118 | 17 | Scanlan International Inc ($46,096) |
| 2018 | $56,305 | 25 | Scanlan International Inc ($40,116) |
| 2017 | $53,960 | 8 | Scanlan International Inc ($30,830) |
All Payment Transactions
83 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | NA (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $135.47 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | STERIS CORPORATION | NA (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $498.53 | General |
| Category: Gastroenterology | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | STERIS CORPORATION | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,295.77 | General |
| 07/25/2023 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,802.75 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $1,725.00 | General |
| 05/08/2023 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $1,725.00 | General |
| 04/19/2023 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $936.28 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 01/26/2023 | Davol Inc. | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,172.89 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | In-kind items and services | $2,300.00 | General |
| 10/14/2022 | Davol Inc. | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,171.47 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | AtriCure, Inc. | EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM, SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $178.79 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 09/02/2022 | Davol Inc. | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $523.62 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 08/04/2022 | Artivion, Inc. | ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular surgery | ||||||
| 07/22/2022 | Medtronic, Inc. | MOSAIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/13/2022 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,175.00 | General |
| 05/30/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.34 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/11/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | EPIC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.32 | General |
| Category: Structural Heart | ||||||
| 05/02/2022 | Davol Inc. | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $903.83 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 01/25/2022 | Davol Inc. | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,144.72 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 12/16/2021 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.54 | General |
| 11/17/2021 | Davol Inc. | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,005.75 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 09/15/2021 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/23/2021 | Davol Inc. | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $986.02 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 04/27/2021 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $460.67 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
| 03/16/2021 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | V. Mueller (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $988.43 | General |
| Category: Procedural Solutions | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook IVC Filter Post-Market Study | Cook Research Incorporated | $13,447 | 17 |
About Dr. Walter Chitwood, MD
Dr. Walter Chitwood, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Greenville, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/12/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1306844436.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Walter Chitwood, MD has received a total of $244,462 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $634.00 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 83 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($189,944).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Location Greenville, NC
- Active Since 07/12/2005
- Last Updated 11/02/2011
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1306844436
Products in Payments
- V. Mueller (Device) $21,723
- EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system (Device) $19,600
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $2,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $2,345
- ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER (Device) $2,000
- V. MUELLER (Device) $1,140
- NA (Device) $634.00
- EPIC (Device) $265.66
- On-X (Device) $225.93
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $178.79
- Mitra Clip system (Device) $149.43
- MOSAIC (Device) $105.00
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART (Device) $34.36
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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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