Physician profile

David N Gwaltney

Surgery · Bristol, TN

NPI 1538264064

$1,715.60

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

34 companies · $113 in 2025

The $113 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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$853.00
Gift$13.03

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
Polymedics Innovations INC. $491.95 2022-2025
Urgo Medical North America, LLC $171.00 2023-2024 Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap, Urgok2, Drawtex Hydroconductive Wound Dressing With Levafiber 4x4
Organogenesis INC. $97.97 2019-2025 Puraply, Apligraf
Convatec INC. $96.44 2020-2022
Lemaitre Vascular, INC. $68.68 2019-2022
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $68.49 2021-2022
Medline Industries LP $62.77 2022-2024 Medline
Smith+Nephew, INC. $59.53 2019
Osiris Therapeutics INC. $54.43 2019
Medtronic Vascular, INC. $48.26 2019-2020
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $42.71 2023 Gore Synecor Biomaterial
Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC $40.88 2019
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $39.13 2019
Davol INC. $38.60 2020
Conmed Corporation $29.30 2021
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Cardiovascular Systems INC. $24.46 2019
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $20.36 2019
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $20.25 2023 Mepilex Border Sacrum, Mlnlycke Z-Flex Fluidized Heel Boot, Mepilex Border Flex
Merit Medical Systems INC $19.05 2023 Savi Scout
Kci USA, INC. $18.89 2022
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $18.81 2023 Injectafer
Hydrofera LLC $16.71 2022
Elutia, INC. $16.35 2021
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $15.00 2022
Medtronic, INC. $14.99 2021
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $14.64 2023 Andexxa
Stryker Corporation $14.36 2020
Advanced Oxygen Therapy INC. $14.22 2025 Topical Oxygen Chamber For Extremities
Teleflex LLC $13.61 2021
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $13.35 2020
Reddress USA, INC. $13.25 2022
Kerecis Limited $13.14 2022
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $12.10 2021
Csl Behring $11.92 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

David N Gwaltney

$1,715.60

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Polymedics Innovations INC.
Context
The $113 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.