Physician profile

Jeffrey D Baller

Foot & Ankle Surgery · Poplar Bluff, MO

NPI 1710981519

$2,985.33

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $1,358 in 2025

The $1,358 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Foot & Ankle Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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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$1,145.29
Travel and Lodging$759.80

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 $902.81 2019-2024 Variax, Axsos, Augment Injectable
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $853.81 2025 Motoband
Organogenesis INC. $280.12 2019-2025 Puraply, Novachor, Apligraf
Biowound Solutions, INC. $239.39 2025 Bio-Connekt
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $216.28 2025 Motoband, Na
Kerecis Limited $134.36 2023-2024 Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide
In2bones USA, LLC $90.76 2022
Elite Orthopedics, LLC $89.35 2020-2024
Smith+Nephew, INC. $75.07 2020
Convatec INC. $23.00 2024
Abbvie INC. $19.95 2024
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $18.64 2024 Nuzyra
Acera Surgical, INC. $15.62 2019
Tactile Systems Technology INC $13.81 2020
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $12.36 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Jeffrey D Baller

$2,985.33

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $1,358 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Foot & Ankle Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

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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.