Karen Kerns
Interventional Pain Medicine · Wyomissing, PANPI 1417954892
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 102 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 30.8% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional pain medicine clinicians in PA, where the typical reported total is $2,714.
Across 102 payments — averaging $25.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$812
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$169
- IBSA Pharma Inc.$158
- MML US, Inc.$131
- Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.$125
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$120
- plus $1K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,636100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 32 | $812 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 3 | $169 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 7 | $158 |
| MML US, Inc. | 3 | $131 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $120 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 6 | $114 |
| Gilead | 1 | $104 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $85 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $81 |
| Appliedvr Inc | 3 | $77 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 3 | $70 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 3 | $69 |
| Stryker | 2 | $61 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 2 | $55 |
| Vertex | 3 | $50 |
| Nevro Corp. | 2 | $44 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $42 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 3 | $42 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| International Rehabilitative Sciences, Inc | 1 | $40 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $38 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $36 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$2,636 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 59 interventional pain medicine providers in Pennsylvania.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 18 | $19,955 |
| Gabapentin | 101 | $1,976 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 45 | $1,314 |
| Pregabalin | 24 | $1,076 |
| Lidocaine | 12 | $890 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 25 | $783 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 47 | $380 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 40 | $343 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 23 | $216 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 35 | $198 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 11 | $52 |
| Alprazolam | 60 | $44 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other interventional pain medicine in Wyomissing
- Jason BundyWyomissing$8K
- Michael FishmanLebanon$670K
- David ProvenzanoSewickley$198K
- Michael FarrellPittsburgh$23K
- Farshad RashidianWest Chester$19K
- Chad MetzgerDarby$14K
- Jorge Rivero-BecerraPittsburgh$12K
- James BresnahanSpringfield$12K
- Jonathan SchollIndiana$11K
- Nathan MaltezosWest Chester$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.