Kenneth Seiter, DPM
Foot & Ankle Surgery · Fort Smith, ARNPI 1316150949
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (51.9%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vilex LLC at 31.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $15,519, 2.7 times the $5,826 reported in 2019. Among foot & ankle surgery clinicians in AR with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 168 payments — averaging $274.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vilex LLC$15K
- Medline Industries LP$14K
- Stryker$6K
- Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC$6K
- Extremity Medical$4K
- Midsouth Orthopedics Inc.$330
- plus $2K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Royalty or licence$4,80710%
- Consulting fees$23,95652%
- Travel & lodging$10,21522%
- Food & beverage$6,68814%
- Education$3301%
- Gifts$1460%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vilex LLC | 16 | $14,600 |
| Medline Industries LP | 14 | $13,690 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 47 | $6,102 |
| Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC | 12 | $5,549 |
| Extremity Medical | 8 | $3,942 |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | 1 | $330 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $253 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $191 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $174 |
| Smith+Nephew | 9 | $168 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 7 | $139 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $138 |
| Amgen | 7 | $128 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 4 | $92 |
| Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | 4 | $85 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $74 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | 2 | $60 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 5 | $60 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $56 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 2 | $54 |
| In2bones USA, LLC | 1 | $37 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $37 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 1 | $36 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $23 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $22 |
| Bone Support Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Vertex | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
| Alfasigma USA, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.$38,957
- MEDLINE$11,539
- MEDLINE UNITE$5,770
- PENDING$5,770
- Medical Implant$5,389
- DYNEX$5,033
- Titanex$4,778
- REDEMPTION$2,475
- SALVATION$2,077
- INFINITY$1,882
- RD Hammertoe$1,017
- CHARCOT$679
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$573
- HINTERMANN$450
- CARTIVA$309
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$191
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$191
- INBONE$160
- SMARTTOE$146
- AUGMENT$138
How this compares
$46,142 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 35 foot & ankle surgery providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonium Lactate | 78 | $1,707 |
| Gabapentin | 83 | $1,576 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 78 | $1,011 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 125 | $845 |
| Terbinafine Hcl | 35 | $601 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 15 | $424 |
| Ibuprofen | 29 | $325 |
| Methylprednisolone | 47 | $309 |
| Cephalexin | 36 | $252 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 79 | $221 |
| Levofloxacin | 25 | $163 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 11 | $151 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 13 | $128 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 | $91 |
| Meloxicam | 31 | $88 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other foot & ankle surgery in Fort Smith
- Tyler McKeeFort Smith$64K
- Spencer MortensenFort Smith$7K
- Jason SeiterFort Smith$3K
- Gregory ArdoinLittle Rock$101K
- Frederick DaySpringdale$83K
- Jason PleimannFayetteville$38K
- Derrick HenryLittle Rock$18K
- Robert MartinLittle Rock$8K
- Zane MooreConway$5K
- Michael HaugheyJonesboro$5K
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.