Kayla Emter
Podiatrist · Bismarck, NDNPI 1659788164
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (38.9%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 33.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $3,175 and has fallen 79.3% since, to $657 in 2025.
Across 89 payments — averaging $98.83 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$3K
- Stryker$2K
- Sioux Surgical Inc$2K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$956
- Smith+Nephew$363
- Organogenesis Inc.$138
- plus $517 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$180%
- Travel & lodging$3,42239%
- Food & beverage$2,35127%
- Education$3,00534%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 17 | $2,904 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 18 | $2,240 |
| Sioux Surgical Inc | 10 | $1,678 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 5 | $956 |
| Smith+Nephew | 12 | $363 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 6 | $138 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $134 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $74 |
| Kerecis Limited | 4 | $55 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 2 | $54 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 2 | $49 |
| Vertex | 2 | $38 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $25 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $22 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $15 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- PRIME SERIES$713
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE$625
- AXSOS$625
- VARIAX$625
- HOFFMANN$625
- GAMMA$625
- VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS$596
- PROstep$255
- EXPAREL$125
- GRAFIX PL$124
- PROPHECY$114
How this compares
Too few podiatrist providers in North Dakotato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 17 | $109 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 17 | $67 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other podiatrist in Bismarck
- Francisco TelloBismarck$171
- Derek McListerFargo$46K
- Tyson WilliamsMinot$10K
- Travis FitzkeFargo$9K
- Qianlin LiGrand Forks$8K
- Ryan JamesonFargo$7K
- Mark DomaasFargo$4K
- Lee HofsommerFargo$843
- Matthew KammererWahpeton$485
- Alisha JohnstonDevils Lake$338
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.