Walter Chlysta, MD
Surgery · Cuyahoga Falls, OHNPI 1942250162
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 9 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by TELA Bio, Inc. at 37.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $101 and has fallen 82.8% since, to $17 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for surgery clinicians in OH, where the typical reported total is $1,531.
Across 9 payments — averaging $43.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- TELA Bio, Inc.$147
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$99
- Davol Inc.$47
- Intuitive Surgical$31
- Medtronic$21
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.$18
- plus $32 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$396100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TELA Bio, Inc. | 2 | $147 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $99 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $47 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $31 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $17 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$396 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 988 surgery providers in Ohio.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 37 | $823 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | $256 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgery in Cuyahoga Falls
- Greg StarleyCuyahoga Falls$594K
- Paul FerraroCuyahoga Falls$34K
- Jonathan ThompsonWest Chester$2.1M
- Raymond OndersCleveland$1.2M
- Neilendu KunduCleveland$808K
- Michael MearaColumbus$808K
- Chase WehrleCleveland$741K
- Craig JarrettCleveland$622K
- Ihya GorgunCleveland$527K
- Marshall SpaldingColumbus$450K
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.