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

ALEXANDER M WETZIG

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1932763448
CMS profile
11555905
Location
HOUSTON, TX

General Payments · PY2023–2024

$2,979.91

  • Reported across 42 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,882.91

30 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
Food and Beverage $1,838.23 29
Travel and Lodging $44.68 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Stryker Corporation $933.85 12
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $521.46 9
Innovation Technologies Inc $160.50 1
Globus Medical, Inc. $98.11 2
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $51.97 2
Medinc of Texas $47.97 1
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $38.81 1
Pylant Medical $30.24 2

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2023 $1,097.00 12
PY2024 $1,882.91 30

Payment records · PY2024 (30)

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

Program year 2024 2023 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
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $148.45 02/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077893520 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $20.62 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077895284 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $40.84 05/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077895236 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $17.56 05/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077893504 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $24.95 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077895462 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $128.35 05/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077893272 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $18.63 05/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077893990 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $22.57 05/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077893808 CMS
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $99.49 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1077894232 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $40.97 06/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145413725 CMS
Globus Medical, Inc. $57.14 06/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1145413731 CMS
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $28.75 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147250579 CMS
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. $23.22 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1147250581 CMS
Innovation Technologies Inc $160.50 02/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1130824767 CMS
Medinc of Texas $47.97 06/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125026855 CMS
Orthofix Medical, Inc. $38.81 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1127604237 CMS
Pylant Medical $14.96 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527184 CMS
Pylant Medical $15.28 12/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126527182 CMS
Stryker Corporation $45.17 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818535 CMS
Stryker Corporation $32.22 05/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818537 CMS
Stryker Corporation $30.50 06/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818539 CMS
Stryker Corporation $119.87 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818541 CMS
Stryker Corporation $36.25 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818543 CMS
Stryker Corporation $175.00 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818545 CMS
Stryker Corporation $44.68 07/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818547 CMS
Stryker Corporation $29.53 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818549 CMS
Stryker Corporation $116.63 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818551 CMS
Stryker Corporation $114.09 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818553 CMS
Stryker Corporation $148.74 09/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818555 CMS
Stryker Corporation $41.17 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1126818557 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
2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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