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 D BUGBEE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1780642884
CMS profile
171952
Location
LA JOLLA, CA

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$1,737,774.91

  • Reported across 323 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$297,479.95

43 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

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Royalty or License $255,031.25 13
Consulting Fee $39,150.00 15
Travel and Lodging $2,827.81 6
Food and Beverage $470.89 9

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
ORTHALIGN INC $157,054.67 4
Smith & Nephew, Inc. $80,299.71 7
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $24,118.55 13
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $19,556.64 6
Arthrex, Inc. $16,248.73 10
Stryker Corporation $174.71 2
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $26.94 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $43,578.16 36
PY2019 $66,919.61 52
PY2020 $63,323.60 34
PY2021 $608,440.16 77
PY2022 $314,771.16 37
PY2023 $343,262.27 44
PY2024 $297,479.95 43

Payment records · PY2024 (43)

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. $69.67 03/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527295 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $406.00 03/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527299 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $427.35 03/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527291 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $1,443.35 03/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527303 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527268 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $375.00 03/30/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527272 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $28.32 04/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527288 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $13,350.00 05/02/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527276 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $18.60 05/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527280 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $106.44 05/02/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146527284 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $26.94 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077806709 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $1,200.00 01/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728305 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $600.00 01/09/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728307 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $6,228.36 01/29/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728403 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $4,426.40 04/29/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728409 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,280.51 07/29/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728411 CMS
ENCORE MEDICAL, LP $3,821.37 10/30/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154728415 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 01/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204453 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 02/29/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204457 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 04/04/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204461 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 04/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204465 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 05/23/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204470 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 06/27/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204474 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 07/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204478 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 08/22/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204482 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 09/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204487 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 10/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204491 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $118.55 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1120122443 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 11/21/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204495 CMS
Joint Restoration Foundation, Inc. $2,000.00 12/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1138204499 CMS
ORTHALIGN INC $54,320.55 03/27/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154304233 CMS
ORTHALIGN INC $36,370.04 05/20/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154304235 CMS
ORTHALIGN INC $32,547.52 09/16/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154304237 CMS
ORTHALIGN INC $33,816.56 12/13/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1154304239 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $232.93 02/16/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149511196 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $21,160.31 02/20/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149511202 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $30.61 04/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149511192 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $23,025.56 05/18/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149511204 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $20,428.93 08/06/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149511200 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $15,372.21 11/19/2024 Royalty or License Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149511198 CMS
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $49.16 12/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149511194 CMS
Stryker Corporation $19.78 05/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119787487 CMS
Stryker Corporation $154.93 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119787489 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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