Jacob Battle
Orthopaedic Surgery · Gatesville, TXNPI 1477513190
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (38.0%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 50.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,790 and has fallen 82.6% since, to $312 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $4,671.
Across 79 payments — averaging $61.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$2K
- Pylant Medical$1K
- Medtronic$217
- Stryker$171
- Boston Scientific$146
- Abbott$124
- plus $398 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,85438%
- Food & beverage$1,76436%
- Education$1,24626%
- Entertainment$170%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 26 | $2,465 |
| Pylant Medical | 5 | $1,360 |
| Medtronic | 8 | $217 |
| Stryker | 4 | $171 |
| Boston Scientific | 9 | $146 |
| Abbott | 7 | $124 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 4 | $122 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $58 |
| Vertex | 1 | $34 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $20 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Optos, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $17 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $15 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Oxford$667
- ROSA$662
- ROSA-Knee$477
- Robotics-Knees$140
How this compares
$4,881 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 1,337 orthopaedic surgery providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 53 | $262 |
| Mupirocin | 40 | $257 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 37 | $186 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Gatesville
- Stephen BurkhartSan Antonio$185.3M
- Kirby HittTemple$9.1M
- Robert GrahamAustin$6.3M
- Richard JonesDallas$6.3M
- Stefan KreuzerHouston$6.2M
- Michael WirthSan Antonio$4.5M
- Stephen IncavoHouston$4.3M
- Thomas EdwardsHouston$4.1M
- James BrodskyDallas$2.5M
- Robert SchmidtFort Worth$2M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.