Physician profile
James R Mcwilliam
NPI 1467567305
$4,744,929.97
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
26 companies · $1.1M in 2025
The $1.1M reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Foot and Ankle Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,200).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $423K · 2020: $315K · 2021: $509K · 2022: $469K · 2023: $715K · 2024: $1.2M · 2025: $1.1M.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $2.7M · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $168K · Consulting Fee: $135K · Travel and Lodging: $27K · Food and Beverage: $7,126.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $2,691,338.24 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $167,816.49 |
| Consulting Fee | $135,085.44 |
| Travel and Lodging | $27,408.27 |
| Food and Beverage | $7,125.68 |
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. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, INC. | $4,735,685.56 | 2019-2025 | Arthrex, Distal Extremities Implants Foot & Ankle Ankle Arthroplasty, Distal Extremities Implants Trauma |
| Gotham Surgical Solutions & Devices, INC. | $4,504.21 | 2019-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,088.65 | 2019-2025 | Augment Injectable, Variax, Infinity Adaptis |
| Treace Medical Concepts, INC. | $814.91 | 2023-2025 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $600.06 | 2019-2025 | Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template |
| Bioventus LLC | $477.72 | 2023-2025 | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System, Durolane, Durolane |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $384.76 | 2019-2025 | |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $194.70 | 2019-2021 | |
| Flower Orthopedics Coporation | $176.48 | 2025 | |
| Forma Medical | $142.38 | 2024 | Optimalakin |
| Pylant Medical | $128.09 | 2019 | |
| Axogen | $106.61 | 2019-2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $94.47 | 2024 | Trabecular Metal |
| Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, INC. | $93.36 | 2019 | |
| Kerecis Limited | $80.74 | 2019 |
Show all 26 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $66.79 | 2019-2021 | |
| Ermi LLC | $58.02 | 2019-2020 | |
| Exactech, INC. | $50.99 | 2023 | |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $43.39 | 2019 | |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. | $26.13 | 2024 | Magellan |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $23.71 | 2019 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $21.50 | 2021 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $20.20 | 2019 | |
| Paragon 28, INC. | $18.52 | 2019 | |
| Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC | $14.42 | 2019 | |
| Convatec INC. | $13.60 | 2019 |
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
$7,125.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
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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.