Physician profile
Walker Heffron
NPI 1710501242
$2,161.50
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
12 companies · $782 in 2025
The $782 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2021: $33.41 · 2022: $260 · 2023: $448 · 2024: $638 · 2025: $782.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $1,868.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,868.43 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axogen | $625.65 | 2022-2025 | Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Cap |
| Kerecis Limited | $435.64 | 2023-2025 | Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose |
| Stryker Corporation | $235.07 | 2024 | Aequalis Perform Reversed, Tornier Flex, Aequalis Ascend Flex |
| Acumed LLC | $208.64 | 2025 | Acumed, Innate Implant, Inframe Implant |
| Skeletal Dynamics INC | $133.13 | 2023 | Ijs, Geminus, Implate |
| Treace Medical Concepts, INC. | $125.98 | 2022 | |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $125.52 | 2023 | Xiaflex |
| Endo USA, INC. | $110.04 | 2024 | Xiaflex |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $86.73 | 2024 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $33.41 | 2021 | |
| Peerless Surgical INC. | $24.49 | 2025 | |
| Vericel Corporation | $17.20 | 2022 |
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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- "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?"
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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.