Kelvin Walls, MD
Otolaryngology · Lees Summit, MONPI 1972576593
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $10,683 of the $13,615 with a category attached, or 78.5%. 35 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intersect ENT, Inc. at 51.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,761 and has fallen 85.1% since, to $708 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in MO with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 248 payments — averaging $54.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$7K
- Aerin Medical Inc.$1K
- Stryker$911
- GSK$662
- Neurent Medical Limited$531
- Medtronic$520
- plus $3K from 29 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,93322%
- Food & beverage$10,68378%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 54 | $7,023 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 33 | $1,166 |
| Stryker | 19 | $911 |
| GSK | 31 | $662 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 8 | $531 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 20 | $520 |
| Abbott | 5 | $390 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 9 | $349 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $341 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 13 | $243 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 7 | $209 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 4 | $180 |
| Endologix LLC | 1 | $123 |
| GE HealthCare | 2 | $89 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $88 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | 1 | $87 |
| AstraZeneca | 5 | $79 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $78 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $72 |
| Merck | 3 | $53 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $50 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $37 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 2 | $36 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $35 |
| Viiv Healthcare Company | 2 | $34 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Vertex | 1 | $24 |
| Bolder Surgical, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $12 |
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.
- SINUVA$4,956
- PROPEL$4,667
- NEUROMARK Device$289
- NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console$289
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$288
- DUPIXENT$237
- VIVAER STYLUS$207
- RHINAER STYLUS$207
- ANJESO$125
- ETERNA$120
- Olympus Capital Accessories$120
- NUCALA$101
How this compares
$13,615 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 210 otolaryngology providers in Missouri.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 16 | $912 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 32 | $564 |
| Mupirocin | 36 | $514 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 34 | $468 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 16 | $241 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 14 | $182 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 27 | $162 |
| Prednisone | 24 | $73 |
| Cephalexin | 17 | $58 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Lees Summit
- Daniel SleveLees Summit$10K
- Mark CovingtonLees Summit$5K
- Jacob HoerterLees Summit$3K
- Talon ManingasJoplin$314K
- Ryan JacksonSaint Louis$284K
- Ravindra UppaluriSaint Louis$168K
- James GouldFestus$143K
- John SchneiderSaint Louis$74K
- Amit WaliaSaint Louis$21K
- Bharat PanugantiSaint Louis$19K
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.