Total Payments
$1.2M
2024 Payments
$186,139
Companies
52
Transactions
350
Medicare Patients
3,226
Medicare Billing
$797,452
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$1.1M (93.1%)
Consulting$38,750 (3.2%)
Travel$20,838 (1.7%)
Research$15,425 (1.3%)
Food & Beverage$7,799 (0.6%)
Education$198.54 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $1.1M | 48 | 93.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $38,750 | 16 | 3.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $20,838 | 48 | 1.7% |
| Unspecified | $15,425 | 1 | 1.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,799 | 224 | 0.6% |
| Education | $198.54 | 13 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$1.2M
349 transactions
Research
$15,425
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| NuVasive, Inc. | $971,780 | 60 | $0 (2023) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $150,486 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $73,161 | 51 | $0 (2024) |
| PRECISION SPINE, INC. | $5,050 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| FloSpine LLC | $3,892 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $598.01 | 12 | $0 (2024) |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $568.61 | 36 | $0 (2022) |
| Intelligent Implant Systems, LLC | $500.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Merz North America, Inc. | $335.95 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $290.30 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $186,139 | 51 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($141,763) |
| 2023 | $207,423 | 36 | NuVasive, Inc. ($198,521) |
| 2022 | $205,768 | 32 | NuVasive, Inc. ($204,268) |
| 2021 | $147,078 | 30 | NuVasive, Inc. ($144,636) |
| 2020 | $182,704 | 35 | NuVasive, Inc. ($172,024) |
| 2019 | $126,673 | 50 | NuVasive, Inc. ($109,815) |
| 2018 | $105,445 | 59 | NuVasive, Inc. ($100,018) |
| 2017 | $48,487 | 57 | NUVASIVE, INC. ($42,497) |
All Payment Transactions
350 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 14
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | MySpine (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.87 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $35.68 | General |
| Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | TLX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $26,016.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | TLX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,804.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $27.35 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | InterContinental /Trans MIS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $87.41 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.20 | General |
| Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | VICRYL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.77 | General |
| Category: Sutures | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | ConvaTec Inc. | INNOVAMATRIX AC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.14 | General |
| Category: ADVANCED WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | FloSpine LLC | Ti-Largo Cervical Cage System (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $342.39 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.70 | General |
| Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 09/17/2024 | Theragen, Inc. | ActaStim-S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: Surgical recovery | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Sanara MedTech Inc. | CellerateRx (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.92 | General |
| Category: Collagen based wound filler | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | Nevro Corp. | Senza (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $56.54 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $324.89 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $39.66 | General |
| Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ELSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $64.53 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | TLX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $30,027.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | TLX (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,079.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/05/2024 | PRECISION SPINE, INC. | MD-VUE LATERAL ACCESS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.72 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 08/02/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $41,229.00 | General |
| 07/31/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | FLOSEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.78 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | InterContinental /Trans MIS (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $62.03 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | FloSpine LLC | Ti-Largo Cervical Cage System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Implants | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDR Data Report: Lumbosacral Alignment Changes after Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion using Novel Lordotic Expandable Interbody Implants. | NuVasive, Inc. | $15,425 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 641 | 812 | $1.3M | $144,449 |
| 2022 | 24 | 883 | 1,115 | $1.7M | $204,381 |
| 2021 | 21 | 810 | 1,005 | $1.9M | $219,509 |
| 2020 | 21 | 892 | 1,108 | $2.0M | $229,112 |
Total Patients
3,226
Total Services
4,040
Medicare Billing
$797,452
Procedure Codes
85
All Medicare Procedures & Services
85 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 31 | $374,945 | $42,210 | 11.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 133 | 196 | $28,616 | $12,240 | 42.8% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $159,705 | $11,232 | 7.0% |
| 22840 | Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $102,456 | $10,287 | 10.0% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 34 | 51 | $181,407 | $9,920 | 5.5% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $102,448 | $9,204 | 9.0% |
| 95886 | Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Office | 2023 | 44 | 87 | $14,964 | $6,482 | 43.3% |
| 95911 | Nerve conduction, 9-10 studies | Office | 2023 | 38 | 41 | $18,122 | $6,416 | 35.4% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 20 | $60,840 | $5,893 | 9.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $17,800 | $5,802 | 32.6% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 33 | $62,700 | $5,747 | 9.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 57 | $20,007 | $5,735 | 28.7% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $75,600 | $4,089 | 5.4% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 38 | 69 | $9,108 | $2,646 | 29.1% |
| 20939 | Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $9,600 | $1,697 | 17.7% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $4,741 | $1,395 | 29.4% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $3,780 | $1,286 | 34.0% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $5,220 | $1,280 | 24.5% |
| 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 | 23 | 23 | $2,300 | $888.76 | 38.6% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $302,375 | $36,118 | 11.9% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $319,410 | $21,960 | 6.9% |
| 22551 | Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $162,210 | $19,734 | 12.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 188 | 268 | $39,128 | $17,366 | 44.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 42 | 67 | $238,319 | $13,424 | 5.6% |
| 95886 | Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, complete study | Office | 2022 | 88 | 155 | $26,660 | $12,144 | 45.6% |
About Dr. William Hunter, M.D
Dr. William Hunter, M.D is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Gastonia, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/27/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1427005420.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Hunter, M.D has received a total of $1.2M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $186,139 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 350 transactions from 52 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($1.1M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Hunter has provided services to 3,226 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,040 services with total Medicare billing of $797,452. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 85 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Gastonia, NC
- Active Since 05/27/2006
- Last Updated 12/10/2009
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1427005420
Products in Payments
- TLX (Device) $632,948
- XLX (Device) $466,443
- Other - Miscellaneous (Device) $18,715
- XLIF (Device) $11,756
- INVICTUS OPEN (Device) $6,993
- Lateral Inline (Device) $6,263
- Lateral Plate (Device) $5,000
- Multiple Products (Device) $3,307
- Expandable TLIF System (Device) $2,000
- Ti-Largo-Cervical Interbody System (Device) $1,050
- KODIAK MIS (Device) $1,017
- Ti-Largo Cervical Cage System (Device) $842.39
- MIS Inline Lateral (Device) $738.02
- Gliadel (Drug) $591.56
- BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device) $568.23
- Direct Look Lateral System (Device) $525.00
- ELSA (Device) $388.76
- MIS Lumbar Discectomy Instruments (Device) $356.73
- Spine (Device) $295.12
- ALIF (Device) $285.93
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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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