Physician profile

Gary B Skakun

Colon & Rectal Surgery · Houston, TX

NPI 1881700524

$1,588.13

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

10 companies · none reported in 2025

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$455.34

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Stryker Corporation $247.78 2019
Baxter Healthcare $230.22 2019-2024 Perclot
Becton, Dickinson and Company $202.25 2024 Hemosphere
Covidien LP $171.60 2019-2020
Romark Laboratories, Lc $145.41 2019
Davol INC. $139.66 2023 Arista Ah Flexitip
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $133.93 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $106.29 2019
Shire North American Group INC $105.79 2019
Convatec INC. $105.20 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Gary B Skakun

$1,588.13

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2024
Top company
Stryker Corporation

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.