Physician profile
William B Acker
NPI 1487947362
$32,579.42
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
17 companies · $4,186 in 2025
The $4,186 reported for 2025 was more than what 80% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $7,802 · 2020: $1,375 · 2021: $3,759 · 2022: $6,558 · 2023: $4,966 · 2024: $3,934 · 2025: $4,186.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $5,470 · Travel and Lodging: $4,865 · Consulting Fee: $2,750.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,470.11 |
| Travel and Lodging | $4,865.35 |
| Consulting Fee | $2,750.00 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle, INC | $12,831.59 | 2019-2025 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $9,050.69 | 2019-2025 | |
| Catalyst Orthoscience | $4,179.61 | 2021-2025 | Catalyst Total Csr, Catalyst Csr Shoulder System |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $2,830.01 | 2019-2025 | Healicoil, Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium, Bone Anchors With Arthroscopic Delivery System |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,270.28 | 2019-2025 | Aequalis Perform, Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Inspace |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $537.18 | 2023-2025 | Gryphon Orthocord, Dynacord, Healix Knotless Peek |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $469.85 | 2019-2024 | Juggerknotless Soft Anchor |
| Vericel Corporation | $295.62 | 2019-2025 | Maci |
| Bioventus LLC | $274.44 | 2022-2025 | Xcell |
| Miach Orthopaedics, INC. | $187.68 | 2024 | |
| Inari Medical, INC. | $151.57 | 2024 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Encore Medical, LP | $130.77 | 2025 | |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $127.70 | 2019-2020 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $104.40 | 2023 | Reverse Shoulder |
| Kinamed, INC. | $84.00 | 2024 |
Show all 17 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $31.68 | 2024-2025 | Intellis Adaptivestim, Inceptiv |
| Amgen INC. | $22.35 | 2022 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
Research and ownership
$69,589.60 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw William Acker listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.