Christian Lothes, MD
Neurological Surgery · Wichita, KSNPI 1164624516
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 3 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 3 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 46.5% of the total. 2022 is the largest year on record at $43, 4.0 times the $11 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for neurological surgery clinicians in KS, where the typical reported total is $1,879.
Across 3 payments — averaging $30.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$43
- Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.$39
- Medtronic$11
Across 7 payments — averaging $37,189 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.
- Midwest Surgical Alliance, LLC$260K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$92100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $43 |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$92 in reported general payments places this provider in the 5th percentile of 63 neurological surgery providers in Kansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 29 | $392 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $238 |
| Gabapentin | 28 | $125 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in Wichita
- Raymond GrundmeyerWichita$1.9M
- Matthew HenryWichita$1.9M
- John DickersonWichita$1.9M
- Nazih MoufarrijWichita$5K
- Zsolt ZadorWichita$3K
- Thomas FrimpongWichita$2K
- Ashley BarksWichita$952
- James WeimarWichita$106
- Frank HolladayKansas City$349K
- Koji EbersoleKansas City$123K
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.