Physician profile
Brian J Kistler
NPI 1043473507
$214,373.07
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
15 companies · $38K in 2025
The $38K reported for 2025 was more than what 90% of Orthopaedic Trauma providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,227).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $29K · 2020: $3,755 · 2021: $22K · 2022: $66K · 2023: $18K · 2024: $38K · 2025: $38K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $41K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $36K · Food and Beverage: $9,479 · Travel and Lodging: $6,313.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $41,353.91 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $36,487.50 |
| Food and Beverage | $9,479.49 |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,312.93 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $127,997.16 | 2019-2025 | Evos, Evos Mini, Trigen Intertan |
| Medartis INC. | $39,747.93 | 2022-2025 | Aptus |
| Flower Orthopedics Coporation | $26,127.75 | 2023-2025 | |
| Xenco Medical LLC | $7,800.00 | 2025 | Regenerative Tissue, Flowable Orthobiologics |
| Nextremity Solutions INC. | $5,384.15 | 2021 | |
| Biotissue Holdings INC. | $5,000.85 | 2022-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,043.52 | 2019-2021 | |
| Orthoxel Designated Activity Company | $500.00 | 2020 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $212.98 | 2019-2020 | |
| Arthrex, INC. | $123.84 | 2023 | Distal Extremities Implants Trauma Mini Fragment |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $122.80 | 2025 | |
| Bone Support INC. | $122.04 | 2024 | Ceramentbone Void Filler, Cerament G |
| Cornerstone Medical Associates, INC. | $90.00 | 2023 | |
| Organogenesis INC. | $58.28 | 2025 | Puraply Wound Matrix |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $41.77 | 2019 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Brian Kistler listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "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?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.