Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

WILLIAM R HOTCHKISS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI
1568781250
CMS profile
1325258
Location
DALLAS, TX

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$434,104.59

  • Reported across 459 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$75,378.66

66 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

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).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Medtronic, Inc. $74,570.97 43
Arthrex, Inc. $581.35 12
Pylant Medical $156.32 8
Stryker Corporation $70.02 3

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $39,932.68 40
PY2019 $42,906.14 63
PY2020 $44,423.48 42
PY2021 $50,101.93 69
PY2022 $74,991.04 87
PY2023 $106,370.66 92
PY2024 $75,378.66 66

Payment records · PY2024 (66)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Arthrex, Inc. $427.35 01/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562664 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562666 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562668 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562670 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $30.00 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562686 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562672 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562674 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562676 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562678 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562680 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $5.00 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562682 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $50.00 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146562684 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $336.42 01/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380752 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $175.93 01/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380770 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $8,750.00 01/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047498 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $249.18 01/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380754 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $301.62 01/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380756 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $301.80 01/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380760 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $82.43 01/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380762 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $38.00 01/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380764 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $48.00 01/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380766 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $25.00 01/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380768 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $248.70 01/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380758 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $14,000.00 01/29/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047314 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $387.16 02/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380772 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.25 02/12/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380774 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $203.88 02/27/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380776 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7,000.00 03/05/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112042734 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7,700.00 03/14/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047500 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $350.00 03/14/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047502 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $203.47 05/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380778 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.25 05/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380780 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $594.01 05/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380786 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $34.25 05/21/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380788 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $7.60 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380796 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $25.46 06/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380790 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $293.25 06/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380782 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $311.48 06/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380792 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $43.15 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380794 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $239.00 06/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380798 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $39.32 06/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380800 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $22.44 06/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380808 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $253.25 06/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380784 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $56.49 06/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380802 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $50.84 06/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380804 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $16.95 06/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380806 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $10,500.00 06/12/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047316 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3,500.00 06/12/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047318 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $8,400.00 06/17/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047504 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $249.97 10/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380810 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $4,900.00 10/16/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047322 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $3,500.00 10/17/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047320 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $503.35 12/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380812 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $35.07 12/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119380814 CMS
Medtronic, Inc. $525.00 12/17/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1112047324 CMS
Pylant Medical $24.42 01/05/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527722 CMS
Pylant Medical $4.40 01/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527714 CMS
Pylant Medical $80.75 01/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527716 CMS
Pylant Medical $5.06 01/06/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527718 CMS
Pylant Medical $4.43 01/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527708 CMS
Pylant Medical $4.31 01/07/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527710 CMS
Pylant Medical $17.52 01/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527712 CMS
Pylant Medical $15.43 02/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527720 CMS
Stryker Corporation $33.04 09/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858556 CMS
Stryker Corporation $19.88 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858558 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.10 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119858560 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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