Steven Walker, DPM
Podiatrist · Edmond, OKNPI 1174555445
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 29 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Tenex Health Inc. at 25.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $239 and has fallen 57.0% since, to $103 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for podiatrist clinicians in OK, where the typical reported total is $1,579.
Across 29 payments — averaging $22.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tenex Health Inc.$166
- Sandoz$159
- Stryker$136
- Globus Medical$57
- Bsn Medical Inc$46
- Nevro Corp.$22
- plus $77 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$663100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tenex Health Inc. | 1 | $166 |
| Sandoz | 14 | $159 |
| Stryker | 3 | $136 |
| Globus Medical | 3 | $57 |
| Bsn Medical Inc | 2 | $46 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $22 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Amgen | 1 | $15 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$663 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 54 podiatrist providers in Oklahoma.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tavaborole | 14 | $1,800 |
| Celecoxib | 76 | $1,134 |
| Terbinafine Hcl | 49 | $1,122 |
| Meloxicam | 105 | $499 |
| Cefadroxil | 33 | $236 |
| Methylprednisolone | 23 | $137 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Edmond
- Ahmed BukshEdmond$17K
- Tracy HjelmstadEdmond$886
- Armando CarroEdmond$487
- Barbara BarrettEdmond$25
- David CavallaroOklahoma City$22K
- Aerial AveryAda$13K
- Patricia BoehleOklahoma City$10K
- Kevin DuxMuskogee$8K
- Barinder BassiTahlequah$7K
- Greg RohdeNorman$7K
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.