Kristin Nelsen, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MINPI 1194796102
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Penumbra, Inc. at 59.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,726, more than ten times the $329 reported in 2019. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in MI 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 69 payments — averaging $118.04 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Penumbra, Inc.$5K
- Stryker$2K
- Inari Medical, Inc.$1K
- Merge Healthcare Incorporated$131
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.$90
- Covidien LP$66
- plus $181 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,63657%
- Food & beverage$3,50943%
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. | 22 | $4,814 |
| Stryker | 6 | $1,645 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 24 | $1,218 |
| Merge Healthcare Incorporated | 1 | $131 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 4 | $90 |
| Covidien LP | 3 | $66 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $63 |
| EKOS Corporation | 3 | $60 |
| United Imaging Healthcare North America, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Teleflex LLC | 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.
- Indigo System$4,015
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$2,206
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$2,206
- Software$131
How this compares
$8,145 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,184 diagnostic radiology providers in Michigan.
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 diagnostic radiology in Grand Rapids
- Mario OrsiniGrand Rapids$59K
- Scott LancasterGrand Rapids$55K
- James MorrisonGrand Rapids$34K
- Benjamin PomerantzGrand Rapids$28K
- Daniel Do-DaiGrand Rapids$15K
- Jeffrey van ErpGrand Rapids$12K
- Cameron RichardsonGrand Rapids$11K
- Zdravko SkrticGrand Rapids$6K
- Adam LengerGrand Rapids$6K
- Daniel SpearGrand Rapids$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.