Kevin Kuppler, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Winston Salem, NCNPI 1962763250
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Penumbra, Inc. at 54.1% of the total. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in NC 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 244 payments — averaging $86.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Penumbra, Inc.$11K
- Inari Medical, Inc.$3K
- Medtronic$2K
- Boston Scientific$1K
- Imperative Care, Inc$1K
- Stryker$1K
- plus $751 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$8,49340%
- Food & beverage$12,71460%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | 64 | $11,477 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 58 | $3,346 |
| Medtronic(3 entities) | 16 | $2,100 |
| Boston Scientific | 29 | $1,286 |
| Imperative Care, Inc | 41 | $1,137 |
| Stryker | 12 | $1,108 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 6 | $271 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 10 | $213 |
| Biocompatibles, Inc. | 2 | $135 |
| EKOS Corporation | 2 | $66 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Indigo System$4,201
- Indigo$3,109
- Penumbra System$2,755
- RUBY Coil$2,660
- OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION$1,657
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$1,416
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$972
- SPINEJACK$644
- FlowTriever$627
- GENERAL EMBOLICS$545
- ClotTriever$512
- IVS - AVA$451
- SYMPHONY CATHETER$325
- ZOOM 88-T LARGE DISTAL PLATFORM$185
- IN.PACT Admiral$148
- Penumbra Ruby Coil$135
- THERASPHERE-BIO$124
- TRUSELECT$115
- ICEFX$105
- IN.PACT AV$104
How this compares
$21,207 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,085 diagnostic radiology providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prednisone | 21 | $39 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other diagnostic radiology in Winston Salem
- Donald HeckWinston Salem$54K
- Thomas SullivanWinston Salem$31K
- Lauren NicolaWinston Salem$25K
- Christopher WhitlowWinston Salem$21K
- Jeffrey SachsWinston Salem$9K
- Rendon NelsonDurham$1.4M
- Daniele MarinDurham$674K
- Joseph MammarappallilDurham$640K
- Mark LessneCharlotte$263K
- Brandon HowardDurham$237K
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.