Physician profile
Walter C Lin
NPI 1679862635
$68,422.92
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
37 companies · $47K in 2025
The $47K reported for 2025 was more than what 98% of Plastic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $380).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $4,339 · 2020: $4,288 · 2021: $279 · 2022: $1,336 · 2023: $1,296 · 2024: $9,555 · 2025: $47K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $40K · Travel and Lodging: $12K · Food and Beverage: $6,209.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $40,150.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,823.11 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,208.81 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alafair Biosciences, INC. | $52,451.71 | 2023-2025 | Versawrap |
| Axogen | $9,399.40 | 2019-2025 | Avance Nerve Graft, Axoguard Nerve Cap, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $2,598.54 | 2019-2025 | Flexitouch Plus, Entre Plus, Nimbl |
| Baxter Healthcare | $667.22 | 2019-2025 | |
| Polynovo North America LLC | $417.10 | 2022-2025 | Novosorb Btm |
| Stryker Corporation | $373.42 | 2025 | Variax, Gamma |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | $366.38 | 2021-2025 | Recell, Permeaderm, Cohealyx |
| Biocircuit Technologies INC | $196.91 | 2025 | Nerve Tape |
| Tulavi Therapeutics, INC. | $195.70 | 2025 | Allay Nerve Cap - Small Nerve Set |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $186.05 | 2020-2025 | Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template |
| Exactech, INC. | $171.11 | 2024 | |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC | $153.01 | 2023-2025 | Vashe Wound Solution 250 Ml (8.5 Fl Oz) Flip Top Cap, Urgok2, Drawtex Hydroconductive Wound Dressing With Levafiber 4x4 |
| Polarityte, INC. | $141.80 | 2019-2021 | |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | $112.65 | 2025 | Matriderm |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. | $103.53 | 2023-2024 |
Show all 37 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $102.99 | 2022-2025 | Physio-Stim, Accelstim |
| Bioventus LLC | $96.97 | 2019-2025 | Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $89.99 | 2019 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $63.64 | 2021-2022 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $62.95 | 2025 | |
| Vericel Corporation | $59.23 | 2020-2021 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $44.21 | 2019-2025 | Exparel |
| Osiris Therapeutics INC. | $40.25 | 2019 | |
| Medela LLC | $35.46 | 2019 | |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $34.65 | 2024 | |
| Checkpoint Surgical, INC | $33.90 | 2022 | |
| Derma Sciences, INC. | $31.38 | 2019 | |
| Acell, INC. | $29.57 | 2019 | |
| Solventum Corporation | $29.26 | 2024 | V.A.C.Instill |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | $19.56 | 2019 | |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products INC. | $18.27 | 2020 | |
| Acacia Pharma INC | $17.82 | 2021 | |
| Davol INC. | $17.76 | 2022 | |
| Innovation Technologies INC | $17.41 | 2020 | |
| Evolution Surgical, INC | $15.63 | 2023 | |
| Ossur Americas, INC. | $15.17 | 2024 | I-Digits Quantum |
| Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC | $12.32 | 2020 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.