Arthur Weisman
Podiatrist · Independence, MONPI 1326042219
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.0% of the total across 129 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Organogenesis Inc. at 28.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,817 and has fallen 93.3% since, to $122 in 2024.
Across 129 payments — averaging $24.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Organogenesis Inc.$880
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$533
- Smith+Nephew$521
- Amgen$309
- Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated$157
- Melinta Therapeutics, LLC$94
- plus $620 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1244%
- Food & beverage$2,98996%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Organogenesis Inc. | 20 | $880 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 10 | $533 |
| Smith+Nephew | 22 | $521 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 28 | $309 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 7 | $157 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 8 | $94 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 4 | $81 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $74 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $66 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 4 | $57 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $43 |
| Merck | 3 | $38 |
| Medline Industries LP | 1 | $36 |
| Tenex Health Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Novo Nordisk | 2 | $24 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Misonix Inc | 1 | $16 |
| TEI Medical Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $12 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- RAYOS$366
- PRIMATRIX$353
- TCC-EZ$353
- AMNIOEXCEL$353
- OMNIGRAFT$245
- MEDIHONEY$245
- Grafix PL PRIME$149
- Stravix$149
- Apligraf$124
- Dermagraft$124
- Puraply/Affinity/NuTech$124
- NuShield$122
How this compares
$3,113 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 105 podiatrist providers in Missouri.
Other podiatrist in Independence
- Ryan FrankIndependence$15K
- Melanie GonzalezIndependence$5K
- Jacqueline PyleIndependence$1K
- William DukeJefferson City$54K
- Kiera Benge-SheaSaint Louis$28K
- Thomas BoldryLiberty$19K
- Neil ErmitanoSaint Louis$14K
- John HarnessOverland$14K
- Brittany StaplesCreve Coeur$13K
- Daniel NarowitzSaint Louis$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.