William Pillow, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Tupelo, MSNPI 1659306124
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 10 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 31.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $149, more than ten times the $14 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in MS, where the typical reported total is $3,357.
Across 10 payments — averaging $30.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$96
- Zimmer Biomet$87
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$58
- Globus Medical$25
- Bioventus LLC$21
- Axogen$14
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$302100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 5 | $96 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $87 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $58 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $25 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Axogen | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$302 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 170 orthopaedic surgery providers in Mississippi.
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 | 315 | $2,872 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 174 | $1,672 |
| Celecoxib | 14 | $196 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 22 | $161 |
| Meloxicam | 69 | $136 |
| Cephalexin | 35 | $127 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 29 | $96 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Tupelo
- George van OstenTupelo$322K
- Stephen SouthworthTupelo$160K
- William StewardTupelo$55K
- Rowland RobersonTupelo$43K
- Jeb WilliamsTupelo$18K
- Jacob SmitheyTupelo$17K
- Mary GibsonTupelo$10K
- Bryan FaganTupelo$8K
- Matthew GravesJackson$1.2M
- Edward HobgoodJackson$267K
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.