Chinyere Obasi, MD
Neurological Surgery · Kearney, NENPI 1245313253
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by other: $1,111 of the $1,335 with a category attached, or 83.2%. Kls-martin L.p. accounts for 83.2% of it on its own, with 10 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,138 and has fallen 91.9% since, to $92 in 2025.
Across 13 payments — averaging $102.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kls-martin L.p.$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$51
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$31
- Stryker$29
- AbbVie$21
- Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.$19
- plus $74 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$22517%
- Other$1,11183%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $1,111 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $51 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Stryker | 1 | $29 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $21 |
| Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $17 |
| Bayer | 1 | $16 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $13 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,335 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 49 neurological surgery providers in Nebraska.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 52 | $505 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 19 | $214 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 32 | $113 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in Kearney
- Adeleke BadejoKearney$285
- Andrew LivingstonLincoln$44K
- Omar JimenezScottsbluff$33K
- Steven GogelaLincoln$24K
- Miki KatzirOmaha$20K
- Arnett KlughOmaha$14K
- John HawkinsLincoln$12K
- Matthew MillerOmaha$7K
- Alexander YangOmaha$6K
- Kenneth FollettOmaha$5K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.