Physician profile
William D Biggs
NPI 1265496715
$580,573.90
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
5 companies · $43.52 in 2025
The $43.52 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $116K · 2020: $139K · 2021: $124K · 2022: $92K · 2023: $111K · 2025: $43.52.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Royalty Or License: $111K · Food and Beverage: $61.60.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Royalty Or License | $111,133.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $61.60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Surgical Solutions, LLC | $580,466.35 | 2019-2023 | |
| Spinal Elements, INC. | $69.04 | 2022-2025 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $20.43 | 2022 | |
| Avanos Medical | $18.08 | 2023 | On-Q* Pump and Accessories |
1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.
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
$413,446.00 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw William Biggs 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.