Kevin Dahl, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Fargo, NDNPI 1356551089
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (47.3%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 46.2% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,419, more than ten times the $77 reported in 2019.
Across 88 payments — averaging $78.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$3K
- Sioux Surgical Inc$1K
- Arthrex$845
- Stryker$687
- Johnson & Johnson$488
- Teleflex LLC$218
- plus $27 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,25747%
- Food & beverage$3,26147%
- Education$3725%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 34 | $3,183 |
| Sioux Surgical Inc | 10 | $1,442 |
| Arthrex | 12 | $845 |
| Stryker | 14 | $687 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 13 | $488 |
| Teleflex LLC | 3 | $218 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $15 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 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.
How this compares
$6,890 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 61 orthopaedic surgery providers in North Dakota.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 115 | $1,866 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 20 | $96 |
| Meloxicam | 22 | $84 |
| Amoxicillin | 62 | $66 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 | $41 |
| Azithromycin | 11 | $36 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Fargo
- Erik SletteFargo$39K
- Nicholas O'NeillFargo$36K
- Jason KellyFargo$9K
- Parth VyasFargo$9K
- Razvan NicolescuFargo$8K
- Brandon FisherFargo$8K
- Anthony BrownFargo$7K
- Michael WhiteFargo$6K
- John HaggartFargo$6K
- Gary MatthysFargo$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.