Kim Stimpson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Kalispell, MTNPI 1215983937
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (41.1%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Steelhead Surgical Inc at 55.9% of the total.
Across 37 payments — averaging $170.13 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Steelhead Surgical Inc$4K
- Arthrex$2K
- Sioux Surgical Inc$830
- Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc.$148
- Vericel Corporation$63
- Hydrocision, Inc.$45
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,43139%
- Food & beverage$1,27520%
- Education$2,58841%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steelhead Surgical Inc | 6 | $3,516 |
| Arthrex | 24 | $1,692 |
| Sioux Surgical Inc | 2 | $830 |
| Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $148 |
| Vericel Corporation | 2 | $63 |
| Hydrocision, Inc. | 1 | $45 |
How this compares
$6,295 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 76 orthopaedic surgery providers in Montana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 22 | $145 |
| Meloxicam | 27 | $107 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | $41 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Kalispell
- Benjamin WardKalispell$8K
- Karen PerserKalispell$7K
- Scott RogersKalispell$6K
- Timothy JoyceKalispell$4K
- Stanley MakmanKalispell$3K
- Joseph BergmanKalispell$2K
- Matthew BaileyKalispell$1K
- Mark MagillKalispell$980
- Brian DrakeBillings$84K
- Daniel WhitingMissoula$39K
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.