Damon Kennedy, DO
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Jonesboro, ARNPI 1992733224
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 22 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Edwards Lifesciences at 47.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $514, more than ten times the $13 reported in 2021. That places this record below the midpoint for thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) clinicians in AR, where the typical reported total is $3,916.
Across 22 payments — averaging $29.62 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$308
- Abiomed$149
- AstraZeneca$113
- Midsouth Orthopedics Inc.$35
- Angiodynamics, Inc.$16
- Johnson & Johnson$16
- plus $13 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$652100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences | 12 | $308 |
| Abiomed | 4 | $149 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $113 |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $16 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$652 in reported general payments places this provider in the 10th percentile of 48 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Arkansas.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | $103 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 | $90 |
| Potassium Chloride | 13 | $82 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 11 | $44 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Jonesboro
- Jay BhamaJonesboro$192K
- Ronald SmithJonesboro$4K
- Paul LevyJonesboro$1K
- Michael RabornJonesboro$131
- Bassam ShukrallahLittle Rock$325K
- James SpannRogers$260K
- Pouya HemmatiLittle Rock$168K
- Katy MarinoLittle Rock$99K
- Edgar ChauvinRodgers$38K
- Charles ColeLittle Rock$23K
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.