Kristen Beheler
Surgical · Anderson, SCNPI 1952951386
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 57 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Atricure, Inc. at 45.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,485 and has fallen 94.6% since, to $80 in 2025. Among surgical clinicians in SC 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 57 payments — averaging $62.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Atricure, Inc.$2K
- Getinge USA Sales, LLC$447
- Edwards Lifesciences$441
- AstraZeneca$344
- Amgen$142
- ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)$121
- plus $459 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,582100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atricure, Inc. | 18 | $1,628 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 7 | $447 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 12 | $441 |
| AstraZeneca(2 entities) | 4 | $344 |
| Amgen | 1 | $142 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 4 | $121 |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | 1 | $100 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $94 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $72 |
| Stryker | 1 | $63 |
| Merck | 2 | $44 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $24 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $14 |
| Solventum Corporation | 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.
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM$724
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM$300
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2)$293
- EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX$178
- Repatha$142
- INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve$139
- BRILINTA$125
- ANDEXXA$122
- Vasoview Hemopro 2$122
- CATSmart$100
- Terumo Advanced Perfusion System 1$100
- CDI Blood Parameter Monitoring System 550$100
- Virtuosaph Plus with Radial Indication$100
How this compares
$3,582 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 232 surgical providers in South 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 38 | $295 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 13 | $146 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 20 | $97 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 26 | $66 |
| Carvedilol | 16 | $54 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 12 | $43 |
| Furosemide | 12 | $8 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Anderson
- Joshua BeardsleyRock Hill$192K
- Carey LennonNorth Charleston$22K
- Bryce StallingsColumbia$16K
- Natalie StapletonGreenville$11K
- Kevin KnappGreenville$11K
- Jeffrey BrownSpartanburg$7K
- Kati CarterGreenville$7K
- Kalley VeitCharleston$7K
- Brett HarmanNorth Charleston$7K
- Christopher ButhornCharleston$6K
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.