Covered recipient · General Payments record
WALTER OSCAR CARLSON
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery
General Payments · PY2019
$2,279.52
- Reported across 10 records
- CMS publication 2026-06-30
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How these totals are calculated
- The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
- General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
- Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
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By nature of payment
PY2019 · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1,200.00 | 1 |
| Travel and Lodging | $714.81 | 1 |
| Food and Beverage | $351.38 | 7 |
| Education | $13.33 | 1 |
By paying entity
PY2019 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $1,323.18 | 6 |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $840.86 | 3 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $115.48 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
| Program year | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | $2,279.52 | 10 |
Payment records · PY2019 (10)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $15.36 | 12/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 667803467 | CMS |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $714.81 | 12/06/2019 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 708438095 | CMS |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $110.69 | 12/06/2019 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 708438097 | CMS |
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $13.33 | 01/08/2019 | Education | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 666602803 | CMS |
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $16.70 | 02/14/2019 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 666602805 | CMS |
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $14.39 | 04/18/2019 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 666602913 | CMS |
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $1,200.00 | 04/19/2019 | Consulting Fee | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 666602807 | CMS |
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $61.33 | 10/07/2019 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 666602949 | CMS |
| SpineSmith Holdings, LLC | $17.43 | 11/25/2019 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 666602969 | CMS |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $115.48 | 03/14/2019 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 656424671 | CMS |
Source & provenance
- Dataset
- CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Publisher of source data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS publication date
- 2026-06-30
- Program years on this page
- 2019
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2019_P06302026_06032026.csv
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