Walter Lech, MD
Phlebology · San Jose, CANPI 1215073853
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 15 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Tactile Systems Technology Inc accounts for 61.2% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $382, more than ten times the $23 reported in 2021.
Across 15 payments — averaging $35.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$328
- Medtronic$170
- Urgo Medical North America, LLC$25
- Boston Scientific$14
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$537100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 8 | $328 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $170 |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | 1 | $25 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Flexitouch Plus$152
- Nimbl$152
How this compares
Too few phlebology providers in Californiato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 phlebology in San Jose
- Ehab MadyNewport Beach$174K
- Mario MalvehyPleasanton$868
- Matthew WiseBishop$587
- Haimesh ShahCamarillo$586
- Anjani ThakurTurlock$458
- Vijaya ThakurTurlock$334
- Ivan BrooksBeverly Hills$86
- Martin DeilmannSonora$42
- Eric Mowatt-LarssenMonterey$39
- Nicholas HydeWalnut Creek$0
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.