Kevin Kruse
Orthopaedic Surgery · Dallas, TXNPI 1508094137
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (41.1%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Arthrex accounts for 65.2% of it on its own, with 15 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $88,567 and has fallen 86.9% since, to $11,615 in 2025. Among orthopaedic surgery clinicians in TX 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 312 payments — averaging $557.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$113K
- Stryker$41K
- Zurimed Technologies Inc.$11K
- Pylant Medical$6K
- Shoulder Innovations, Inc.$2K
- Zimmer Biomet$148
- plus $445 from 10 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $8822.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Arthrex$18K
Across 1 payment — averaging $632,804 each. An ownership or investment interest held by the physician or an immediate family member.
- Zurimed Technologies Inc.$633K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$71,59841%
- Speaking & faculty fees$60,13335%
- Travel & lodging$28,56216%
- Food & beverage$7,5714%
- Education$5,4743%
- Gifts$6600%
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 | 191 | $113,362 |
| Stryker(2 entities) | 65 | $41,149 |
| Zurimed Technologies Inc. | 17 | $11,331 |
| Pylant Medical | 11 | $5,644 |
| Shoulder Innovations, Inc. | 7 | $1,919 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $148 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 7 | $107 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $98 |
| Encore Medical, LP | 1 | $72 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $47 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Axogen | 1 | $25 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Medline Industries LP | 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.
- BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM$26,042
- Fiberlocker System$10,786
- SIMPLICITI$8,273
- ARTHROPLASTY INSTRUMENTS SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY & FRACTURE VIP TECHNOLOGY$6,056
- InSet System$1,750
- R&D UPPER EXT$1,720
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION$1,662
- AEQUALIS$1,262
- UPPER EXTREMITIES$860
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS REVERS TOTAL SHOULDER REVERS$656
- ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY & FRACTURE UNIVERS$281
- ARTHROPLASTY INSTRUMENTS KNEE & HIP ARTHROPLASTY SPORTKNEE$228
- REUNION$170
- ARTHREX$132
- OTHER OTHER OTHER OTHER$125
How this compares
$173,997 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,337 orthopaedic surgery providers in Texas.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 141 | $1,282 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 104 | $642 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 35 | $609 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 103 | $315 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 30 | $312 |
| Ibuprofen | 34 | $309 |
| Pregabalin | 26 | $170 |
| Prednisone | 25 | $132 |
| Methylprednisolone | 22 | $119 |
| Meloxicam | 11 | $55 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Dallas
- Richard JonesDallas$6.3M
- James BrodskyDallas$2.5M
- Sumant KrishnanDallas$1.9M
- Wayne BurkheadDallas$1.2M
- Bradford WaddellDallas$325K
- Jay MabreyDallas$310K
- Eddie LoDallas$276K
- Clinton BellDallas$261K
- Jesus ReyDallas$227K
- Stephen BurkhartSan Antonio$185.3M
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.