Physician profile

Kelly Nathan Shortridge

Surgery · Houston, TX

NPI 1558728196

$7,314.89

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $1,381 in 2025

The $1,381 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Travel and Lodging$1,635.29
Food and Beverage$1,204.38
Education$1,000.00

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.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $4,668.29 2022-2025 Davinci Xi, Da Vinci Surgical System
W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. $1,013.69 2021-2022
Globus Medical, INC. $520.52 2025 Alif, Lateralalif
Ethicon US, LLC $399.11 2021-2025 Harmonic, Megadyne, Echelon Flex
Intra-Sana Laboratories $147.21 2025 Glycate, Reltone 200 Mg, Reltone 400 Mg
Medtronic, INC. $133.07 2022-2025 Progrip
Enterra Medical, INC. $112.66 2025
Merit Medical Systems INC $99.32 2025 Esophyx
Teleflex LLC $90.02 2025 Titan Sgs Bailout Chuck
Baxter Healthcare $40.92 2023-2025 Tisseel, Perclot
Abbott Laboratories $23.82 2023 Proclaim
Janssen Biotech, INC. $19.57 2025 Tremfya
Gilead Sciences, INC. $17.69 2021
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $15.10 2021
Eisai INC. $13.90 2021

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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Payment summary

Kelly Nathan Shortridge

$7,314.89

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $1,381 reported for 2025 was more than what 76% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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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.