Total Payments
$39,173
2024 Payments
$11,087
Companies
9
Transactions
78
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$22,110 (56.4%)
Other$10,010 (25.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,553 (9.1%)
Travel$3,500 (8.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $22,110 | 13 | 56.4% |
| Honoraria | $10,010 | 2 | 25.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,553 | 51 | 9.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,500 | 12 | 8.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $35,840 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,345 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $943.09 | 8 | $0 (2017) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $285.64 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Apollo Endosurgery US Inc | $284.56 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $232.21 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| ABIOMED | $128.85 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $97.09 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Ambu Inc. | $17.30 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,087 | 13 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($11,087) |
| 2023 | $1,796 | 13 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,345) |
| 2022 | $13,904 | 21 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($13,904) |
| 2021 | $10,384 | 11 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($10,367) |
| 2019 | $125.00 | 1 | Ethicon US, LLC ($125.00) |
| 2018 | $523.00 | 6 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($356.99) |
| 2017 | $1,355 | 13 | Olympus Corporation of the Americas ($943.09) |
All Payment Transactions
78 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/25/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,640.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,200.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $440.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/07/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.01 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/06/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $162.11 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.15 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,190.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,760.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/15/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $440.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.00 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SEAMGUARD (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.23 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.11 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.90 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.85 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.20 | General |
| 09/22/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.81 | General |
| 09/22/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.99 | General |
| 09/21/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $540.65 | General |
| 09/21/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $309.68 | General |
| 09/21/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $266.17 | General |
| 09/21/2023 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.41 | General |
| 04/26/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.16 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 04/10/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.83 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 04/01/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Echelon Flex (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.00 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 03/01/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.09 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
About Dr. William Rice, MD
Dr. William Rice, MD is a Military Health Care Provider healthcare provider based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1902840606.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. William Rice, MD has received a total of $39,173 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $11,087 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 78 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($22,110).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Military Health Care Provider
- Other Specialties Surgery
- Location Rio Rancho, NM
- Active Since 06/15/2006
- Last Updated 07/29/2025
- Taxonomy Code 171000000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1902840606
Products in Payments
- GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforce (Device) $24,905
- SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $10,071
- EVIS EXERA (Device) $837.92
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $461.10
- SEAMGUARD (Device) $402.62
- SIGNIA (Device) $285.64
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $217.21
- OVERSTITCH (Device) $195.95
- Impella (Device) $128.85
- Olympus Laparoscopes (Device) $105.17
- Overstitch (Device) $88.61
- Echelon Flex (Device) $15.00
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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.