Physician profile
Robert Stephen Walker
NPI 1639531908
$25,056.44
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
21 companies · $1,206 in 2025
The $1,206 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Hand Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $270).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2021: $2,538 · 2022: $7,636 · 2023: $12K · 2024: $1,984 · 2025: $1,206.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $8,160 · Travel and Lodging: $6,722.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,160.21 |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,721.68 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $8,214.45 | 2022-2025 | Blueprint Patient Specific Instrumentation, Mako, Axsos |
| Impactortho, INC. | $4,346.17 | 2021-2024 | |
| Rock Medical Orthopedics, INC. | $3,638.91 | 2021-2022 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $1,998.76 | 2022-2025 | Comprehensive Shoulder System, Juggerknotless Soft Anchor, Allograft |
| Sonex Health, INC. | $1,867.95 | 2023-2025 | Sx-One Microknife |
| Arthrex, INC. | $1,346.11 | 2023 | |
| Trimed, INC. | $1,193.95 | 2023 | |
| Nalu Medical, INC. | $553.34 | 2023-2024 | Nalu Neurostimulation System |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $458.73 | 2022-2025 | Evos, Trigen Intertan, Bioinductive Implant With Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $331.91 | 2022-2023 | Velys, Inhance, Na |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $302.77 | 2023-2025 | Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix |
| Acumed LLC | $256.17 | 2022-2024 | Acumed, Innate Implant |
| Shoulder Innovations, INC. | $146.13 | 2024-2025 | Inset System |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $120.56 | 2021 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $82.87 | 2025 | General - Hemostasis |
Show all 21 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive Arthroscopy INC | $57.11 | 2024 | Responsive Arthroscopy Devices |
| Bioventus LLC | $52.67 | 2024 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $49.39 | 2022-2024 | Proclaim |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $15.83 | 2025 | Physio-Stim |
| Illuminoss Medical, INC. | $12.24 | 2022 | |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $10.42 | 2023 | Ijs, Align, Geminus |
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 Robert Walker 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.