Physician profile

David Joseph Straus

Surgery · San Antonio, TX

NPI 1225370703

$11,838.20

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $588 in 2025

The $588 reported for 2025 was more 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)
Education$2,147.72
Food and Beverage$1,912.36
Travel and Lodging$1,627.79
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$1,500.00
Gift$16.25

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $9,660.46 2020-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System, Da Vinci Sp
Davol INC. $875.18 2022-2024 Phasix Mesh, Arista Ah Flexitip
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $238.82 2020-2024 Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Omnigraft
Medical Device Business Services, INC. $225.24 2019
Boston Scientific Corporation $172.53 2020-2025 Spyglass Discover
Sanara Medtech INC. $156.62 2025 Celleraterx
Ethicon US, LLC $127.53 2020-2024 Echelon; Endopath
Conmed Corporation $93.80 2022-2025 Conmed Specimen Retrieval
Medtronic, INC. $84.00 2025 Transorb
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $52.26 2022-2024 Gore Synecor Biomaterial
Kerecis Limited $27.25 2022-2023 Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide
Baxter Healthcare $24.95 2023 Tisseel
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited $19.38 2022
Novo Nordisk INC $17.72 2024 Wegovy
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, INC. $17.14 2024 Voquezna
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Tela Bio, INC. $16.93 2022
Redhill Biopharma INC. $14.27 2020
Smith+Nephew, INC. $14.12 2020

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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Payment summary

David Joseph Straus

$11,838.20

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $588 reported for 2025 was more 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.