James Chandler, MD
Foot and Ankle Surgery · Clyde, NCNPI 1043297310
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 37.4% of the total. 2024 is the largest year on record at $1,953, 9.3 times the $210 reported in 2022. That places this record below the midpoint for foot and ankle surgery clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $2,671.
Across 39 payments — averaging $67.07 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$978
- Peerless Surgical Inc.$763
- Stryker$481
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$92
- Paragon 28, Inc.$77
- Bioventus LLC$46
- plus $179 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,46956%
- Food & beverage$1,14744%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 11 | $978 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 6 | $763 |
| Stryker | 8 | $481 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 4 | $92 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $77 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $46 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $40 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $36 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 2 | $31 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $24 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $19 |
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
$2,616 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 196 foot and ankle surgery providers in North Carolina.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 22 | $141 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 38 | $116 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 12 | $63 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot and ankle surgery in Clyde
- Robert OlsonGastonia$473K
- Austin MatthewsLumberton$279K
- Matthew DzurikWilmington$142K
- Kristen McGinnessFayetteville$123K
- William RespessGreenville$79K
- Brian FutrellCary$71K
- Kenneth BloomMooresville$53K
- Stephen HeislerChapel Hill$49K
- Benjamin UmbelMorganton$37K
- Andrew HanselmanWake Forest$30K
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.