Physician profile
Nathanael David Heckmann
NPI 1164833406
$722,419.48
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · $537K in 2025
The $537K reported for 2025 was more than what 97% of Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,425).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $6,379 · 2020: $9,842 · 2021: $11K · 2022: $6,991 · 2023: $109K · 2024: $43K · 2025: $537K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $587K · Education: $72K · Travel and Lodging: $23K · Food and Beverage: $6,307.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $587,316.17 |
| Education | $71,812.50 |
| Travel and Lodging | $23,270.77 |
| Food and Beverage | $6,306.60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $613,244.06 | 2022-2025 | G7, Avenir, Arcos |
| Encore Medical, Lp | $60,225.20 | 2019-2024 | Djo Surgical |
| Omnilife Science, INC | $16,925.08 | 2022-2024 | Omnibotics 3.0, Various Products |
| Intellijoint Surgical INC. | $13,585.47 | 2020-2025 | Intellijoint Hip |
| Microport Orthopedics INC | $7,349.19 | 2020 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $5,148.06 | 2019-2022 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $2,860.40 | 2021-2022 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $2,309.62 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Profyle, Triathlon |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $275.57 | 2022-2023 | Gmk Sphere |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $166.38 | 2025 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $100.00 | 2019 | |
| Exactech, INC. | $94.68 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $71.90 | 2024 | Ethicon |
| Biogennix, LLC | $36.52 | 2021 | |
| Insight Medical Systems, INC. | $19.70 | 2023 | Arvis |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onkos Surgical, INC. | $7.65 | 2025 | Eleos Limb Salvage System |
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.
Research and ownership
$11,740.98 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.