Kia Lor, MD
Anesthesiology · Rochester, MNNPI 1811457310
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,961 of the $3,232 with a category attached, or 60.7%. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Nevro Corp. at 39.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,824 and has fallen 86.5% since, to $246 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in MN 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 31 payments — averaging $104.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Nevro Corp.$1K
- Boston Scientific$633
- Medtronic$274
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$265
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$194
- Globus Medical$188
- plus $410 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$50416%
- Food & beverage$1,96161%
- Education$76724%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | 10 | $1,269 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $633 |
| Medtronic | 5 | $274 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 4 | $265 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 2 | $194 |
| Globus Medical | 2 | $188 |
| Avanos Medical | 2 | $183 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 1 | $67 |
| Stryker | 1 | $31 |
| AstraZeneca | 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.
- Omnia$767
- Senza$255
- COOLIEF* COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY$153
- SPRINT PNS System$148
- Evoke$117
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$114
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$100
How this compares
$3,232 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 736 anesthesiology providers in Minnesota.
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.
Other anesthesiology in Rochester
- Eduardo ChiniRochester$683K
- Gregory SchearsRochester$395K
- David CookRochester$122K
- Troy SeelhammerRochester$46K
- Toby WeingartenRochester$29K
- Matthew PingreeRochester$25K
- Courtney CastoroRochester$24K
- Keith BergeRochester$16K
- Daryl KorRochester$11K
- Nathan SmischneyRochester$9K
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.