Physician profile
Kenneth A Kearns
NPI 1942417936
$115,097.38
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
24 companies · $30K in 2025
The $30K reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Orthopaedic Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $12K · 2020: $12K · 2021: $21K · 2022: $23K · 2023: $5,002 · 2024: $13K · 2025: $30K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Consulting Fee: $39K · Travel and Lodging: $6,281 · Food and Beverage: $2,596 · Gift: $58.78.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $38,715.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,280.64 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,596.44 |
| Gift | $58.78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, INC. | $50,755.94 | 2019-2025 | Arthrex, Arthroplasty Implants Anatomic Total Shoulder Eclipse |
| Shoulder Innovations, INC. | $29,920.20 | 2023-2025 | Inset System |
| Ascension Orthopedics, INC. | $10,601.45 | 2019-2020 | |
| Liberty Surgical INC. | $8,916.85 | 2019-2022 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $7,052.13 | 2019-2020 | |
| Synthes USA Products LLC | $4,479.17 | 2022 | |
| Acumed LLC | $672.78 | 2019-2025 | Acumed, Innate Implant, Acumed |
| Paladin Technology Solutions | $641.80 | 2022-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $434.33 | 2019-2025 | Pangea |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $341.99 | 2024-2025 | Aetos Shoulder System, Twinfix, Evos |
| Wright Medical Technology, INC. | $334.93 | 2019 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $308.63 | 2019-2023 | Tapestry, Juggerknotless Soft Anchor, Beta-Bsm |
| Exactech, INC. | $243.55 | 2020 | |
| Medacta USA, INC. | $78.30 | 2023 | Reverse Shoulder |
| Flower Orthopedics Coporation | $43.42 | 2023 |
Show all 24 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bioventus LLC | $39.66 | 2025 | Xcell |
| Restor3d, INC. | $37.53 | 2024 | |
| Checkpoint Surgical, INC | $34.55 | 2020 | |
| Axogen | $34.55 | 2019 | |
| Maruho Medical, INC. | $32.78 | 2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $29.31 | 2019 | |
| Radius Health, INC. | $22.26 | 2021 | |
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $21.29 | 2025 | Physio-Stim |
| Sonex Health, INC. | $19.98 | 2022 |
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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- "I saw Kenneth Kearns 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.