Physician profile
Donovan N Tapper
NPI 1396743167
$6,565.19
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
19 companies · $674 in 2025
The $674 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,789 · 2020: $171 · 2021: $378 · 2022: $548 · 2023: $1,776 · 2024: $229 · 2025: $674.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,467 · Travel and Lodging: $934 · Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $245 · Education: $20.00 · Gift: $12.98.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,466.67 |
| Travel and Lodging | $934.34 |
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $245.39 |
| Education | $20.00 |
| Gift | $12.98 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $2,644.19 | 2019-2023 | Vistaseal |
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $1,429.05 | 2019-2025 | Da Vinci Surgical System |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $846.76 | 2019-2023 | Echelon Flex, Echelon; Endopath, Endopath Xcel |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $461.59 | 2021-2025 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $280.07 | 2023-2025 | Perclot |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $276.74 | 2024-2025 | Micromatrix, Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template |
| Conmed Corporation | $237.33 | 2019-2020 | |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $101.39 | 2023 | Coolseal Generator |
| Lexington Medical, INC. | $46.13 | 2024 | Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $42.46 | 2022 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $34.26 | 2021-2023 | Titan Sgs Standard Gastric Stapler |
| Solventum Corporation | $26.93 | 2025 | Prevena, V.A.C.Ulta |
| Atricure, INC. | $22.59 | 2023 | |
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $22.53 | 2025 | Restrata Wound Matrix |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $20.82 | 2024 |
Show all 19 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | $20.02 | 2019 | |
| Csl Behring | $20.00 | 2024 | Kcentra |
| Davol INC. | $16.56 | 2025 | Phasix Mesh |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $15.77 | 2024 | Collagenase Santyl |
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.
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- "I saw Donovan Tapper 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.