Timothy Gardner, DPM
Podiatrist · Knoxville, TNNPI 1841249224
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (40.5%), education and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 42.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $2,660 and has fallen 99.3% since, to $17 in 2025.
Across 65 payments — averaging $57.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$2K
- Alpha Orthopedic Systems$1K
- Novartis$287
- Smith+Nephew$196
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$94
- Linvatec Corporation$91
- plus $446 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,02127%
- Food & beverage$1,51240%
- Education$1,20032%
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 | 10 | $1,593 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 5 | $1,028 |
| Novartis | 16 | $287 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $196 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $94 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $91 |
| Stryker | 1 | $74 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $56 |
| Nevro Corp. | 2 | $41 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $36 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 2 | $34 |
| Amgen | 2 | $27 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Sandoz | 1 | $19 |
| Triad Life Sciences Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- GRAFIX PL$100
- Stravix$100
- STRAVIX PL$100
- STRAVIX MESH$100
How this compares
$3,733 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 105 podiatrist providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Terbinafine Hcl | 117 | $909 |
| Linezolid | 19 | $797 |
| Ciclopirox | 27 | $709 |
| Ammonium Lactate | 32 | $632 |
| Gabapentin | 72 | $620 |
| Mupirocin | 49 | $449 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 57 | $308 |
| Celecoxib | 16 | $266 |
| Ketoconazole | 20 | $264 |
| Prednisone | 17 | $173 |
| Cilostazol | 13 | $164 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 45 | $124 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 22 | $119 |
| Amoxicillin | 43 | $85 |
| Pregabalin | 12 | $77 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Knoxville
- Abshan MalikKnoxville$13K
- Kelly BumpusKnoxville$8K
- David SandbergKnoxville$5K
- Heather SandbergKnoxville$3K
- Kendale RitcheyKnoxville$2K
- Robert HancockKnoxville$1K
- Phillip HaslerKnoxville$1K
- Ivan CooperKnoxville$829
- James GilleyKnoxville$518
- Jeffrey LovelandSparta$809K
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.