Walter Biffl, MD
Surgery · Denver, CONPI 1962408260
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 20 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated at 32.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $529, more than ten times the $31 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for surgery clinicians in CO, where the typical reported total is $2,490.
Across 20 payments — averaging $47.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated$306
- AstraZeneca$231
- Davol Inc.$92
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$82
- Johnson & Johnson$45
- Histosonics, Inc.$35
- plus $161 from 7 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $6712.50 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- AstraZeneca$13K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$953100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 4 | $306 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 3 | $231 |
| Davol Inc. | 2 | $92 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $82 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $45 |
| Histosonics, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $31 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $30 |
| C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries | 1 | $30 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $19 |
| Haemonetics Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $16 |
How this compares
$953 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 469 surgery providers in Colorado.
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 surgery in Denver
- Anthony CanfieldDenver$854K
- Michael SnyderDenver$123K
- Edward JonesDenver$70K
- Drew AlbrightDenver$46K
- Jeffrey CrossDenver$40K
- John WeaverDenver$39K
- Megan LooDenver$36K
- Scott GolembeskiDenver$30K
- David BaerDenver$26K
- Kimberly VanderveenDenver$24K
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.