Robert Liesman, DPM
Podiatrist · Charlotte, NCNPI 1548351687
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.4% of the total across 40 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. at 30.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $411 and has fallen 53.4% since, to $192 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for podiatrist clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $1,989.
Across 40 payments — averaging $16.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.$198
- Smith+Nephew$178
- Abbott$107
- Averitas Pharma Inc.$58
- Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc.$45
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$21
- plus $54 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$65799%
- Education$41%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 24 | $198 |
| Smith+Nephew | 9 | $178 |
| Abbott | 1 | $107 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $58 |
| Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Cashflow Solutions, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $16 |
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
$661 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 109 podiatrist providers in North Carolina.
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.
Other podiatrist in Charlotte
- William WeilyCharlotte$11K
- Richard LindCharlotte$8K
- Nicholas MillerCharlotte$4K
- Thomas WhitfieldCharlotte$3K
- Kinjal PatelCharlotte$3K
- Jordan MeyersRaleigh$343K
- Christopher GaulandGreenville$56K
- Scott MartinRocky Mount$14K
- Gretchen LawrenceForest City$12K
- Kristin KirbyHuntersville$10K
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.