Physician profile
William Fred Hess
NPI 1902865934
$37,673.37
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
23 companies · $541 in 2025
The $541 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $6,127 · 2020: $16K · 2021: $12K · 2022: $1,819 · 2023: $929 · 2024: $459 · 2025: $541.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,713 · Royalty Or License: $217.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,712.64 |
| Royalty Or License | $216.86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, INC. | $27,242.22 | 2019-2025 | Hiline |
| Stryker Corporation | $5,929.76 | 2019-2023 | Variax, Gamma |
| Medical Device Business Services, INC. | $1,960.49 | 2019-2020 | |
| Sanofi Pasteur INC. | $402.84 | 2022-2024 | |
| Novus Surgical Consultants | $359.27 | 2023-2025 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $163.02 | 2023-2024 | Celleraterx |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $146.73 | 2021-2023 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $136.78 | 2023 | Mariner Deformity |
| Encore Medical, LP | $132.63 | 2023 | Djo Surgical |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $130.06 | 2020 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $125.99 | 2022 | |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition INC. | $125.00 | 2023 | |
| Camber Spine Technologies LLC | $111.63 | 2022 | |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, INC. | $110.88 | 2025 | Zenpep |
| Cerapedics INC. | $98.99 | 2022 |
Show all 23 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Implanet America, INC. | $93.48 | 2024 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $76.81 | 2019 | |
| Acumed LLC | $73.66 | 2023 | Acumed, Innate Implant |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $66.94 | 2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $60.00 | 2025 | Tapestry |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $46.40 | 2025 | Zynrelef |
| Seaspine Orthopedics Corporation | $41.63 | 2022 | |
| Lifenet Health | $38.16 | 2024 | Allograft Vmis Delivery System |
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 William Hess 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.