William Hester, MD
Foot and Ankle Surgery · Memphis, TNNPI 1457770588
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (35.4%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC at 44.1% of the total.
Across 101 payments — averaging $195.82 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC$9K
- Arthrex$5K
- Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions$3K
- Paragon 28, Inc.$1K
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$1K
- Stryker$361
- plus $843 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$7,00035%
- Travel & lodging$4,93225%
- Food & beverage$3,81319%
- Education$4,03320%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fusion Orthopedics USA, LLC | 11 | $8,729 |
| Arthrex | 40 | $5,010 |
| Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions | 21 | $2,595 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 4 | $1,180 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 7 | $1,060 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 6 | $361 |
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $334 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $170 |
| Liberty Surgical Inc. | 2 | $144 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $55 |
| Alpha Orthopedic Systems | 1 | $34 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| Skeletal Dynamics Inc | 1 | $31 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $26 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $16 |
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.
- SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS$875
- CADENCE ANKLE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM$875
- HALLU-LOCK$875
- PANTA NAIL$875
- TOTAL FOOT SYSTEM$875
- BoloButton$500
- T-Fix$170
- Journey II BCS$170
- PICO 7 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy$170
- REDAPT Revision Hip System$170
- Anchors$134
- Integrity$105
- X-Twist$105
- AUGMENT$101
How this compares
$19,777 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 145 foot and ankle surgery 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 296 | $3,147 |
| Etodolac | 42 | $1,514 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 37 | $457 |
| Methylprednisolone | 59 | $377 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 25 | $285 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | $97 |
| Cephalexin | 37 | $89 |
| Meloxicam | 19 | $61 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 12 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot and ankle surgery in Memphis
- Walter ButlerMemphis$191K
- Frank OgnibeneMemphis$148K
- Clayton BettinMemphis$89K
- Tyler FraserMemphis$30K
- Jesse TrentMemphis$12K
- Sebastien DemoinyMorristown$210K
- Robert ThompsonMurfreesboro$205K
- Bhekumuzi KhumaloUnion City$201K
- Chad WebsterCordova$185K
- Christian SmithCordova$153K
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.