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 AARON KUNKLE

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

NPI
1992128813
CMS profile
226230
Location
WEST PALM BEACH, FL

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$59,792.68

  • Reported across 172 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$23,716.44

42 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
Consulting Fee $15,075.00 5
Travel and Lodging $7,076.55 11
Food and Beverage $1,489.08 25
Gift $75.81 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
Augmedics Inc. $12,401.09 15
Alphatec Spine, Inc $10,623.54 9
Stryker Corporation $236.22 8
Arthrex, Inc. $204.95 4
BIOCOMPOSITES INC $86.00 1
SOUTHERN EDGE ORTHOPAEDICS, INC. $80.87 2
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $39.62 1
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. $24.71 1
Abbott Laboratories $19.44 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $364.51 7
PY2019 $3,265.32 48
PY2020 $2,697.93 13
PY2021 $1,785.48 15
PY2022 $4,033.20 14
PY2023 $23,929.80 33
PY2024 $23,716.44 42

Payment records · PY2024 (42)

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
Abbott Laboratories $19.44 03/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125376868 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $25.00 03/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491354 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $672.12 03/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491356 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $2,173.59 03/08/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491358 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $189.60 03/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491418 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $33.57 04/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491422 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $148.50 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491420 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $356.00 04/11/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491338 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $6,375.00 04/18/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491318 CMS
Alphatec Spine, Inc $650.16 04/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1095491320 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $24.00 07/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146570229 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 07/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146570231 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $10.00 07/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146570233 CMS
Arthrex, Inc. $160.95 07/20/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146570235 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $2.66 01/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140890300 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $600.00 01/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140892145 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $53.82 02/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140889705 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $14.65 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140889753 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $5,400.00 03/16/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140892225 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $1,800.00 03/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140892229 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $531.99 03/16/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140892233 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $78.00 04/17/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140890919 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $169.09 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140890025 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $1,500.00 04/19/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140892281 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $223.40 04/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140890164 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $1,200.00 04/26/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140892285 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $600.00 04/26/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140892289 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $75.81 08/06/2024 Gift Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140890983 CMS
Augmedics Inc. $151.67 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140891155 CMS
BIOCOMPOSITES INC $86.00 05/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1146432876 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $39.62 04/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092430067 CMS
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. $24.71 07/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1082191954 CMS
Southern Edge Orthopaedics, Inc. $47.04 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123277048 CMS
Southern Edge Orthopaedics, Inc. $33.83 11/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1123277050 CMS
Stryker Corporation $13.71 04/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884667 CMS
Stryker Corporation $42.81 07/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884669 CMS
Stryker Corporation $42.51 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884671 CMS
Stryker Corporation $28.74 10/18/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884673 CMS
Stryker Corporation $32.69 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884675 CMS
Stryker Corporation $40.88 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884677 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.44 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884679 CMS
Stryker Corporation $17.44 10/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119884681 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
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OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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