Cody Gaupel, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery · Little Rock, ARNPI 1376168971
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (43.5%), education and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 41.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,454 and has fallen 88.1% since, to $172 in 2025.
Across 38 payments — averaging $107.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$2K
- ALON Medical Technology$1K
- Kerecis Limited$450
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$143
- Medshape, Inc.$137
- Extremity Medical$48
- plus $129 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,10527%
- Food & beverage$1,77343%
- Education$1,20029%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 15 | $1,685 |
| ALON Medical Technology | 5 | $1,484 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $450 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 8 | $143 |
| Medshape, Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| Extremity Medical | 1 | $48 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Globus Medical | 2 | $32 |
| Reapplix Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $17 |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
How this compares
$4,077 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 35 foot & ankle surgery providers in Arkansas.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ketoconazole | 46 | $1,959 |
| Meloxicam | 153 | $507 |
| Terbinafine Hcl | 22 | $460 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 46 | $424 |
| Gabapentin | 28 | $414 |
| Cephalexin | 47 | $201 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 17 | $127 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 21 | $43 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot & ankle surgery in Little Rock
- Gregory ArdoinLittle Rock$101K
- Derrick HenryLittle Rock$18K
- Robert MartinLittle Rock$8K
- Sean ParhamLittle Rock$3K
- Richard DellingerLittle Rock$2K
- Ruth ThomasLittle Rock$100
- Frederick DaySpringdale$83K
- Tyler McKeeFort Smith$64K
- Kenneth SeiterFort Smith$46K
- Jason PleimannFayetteville$38K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.