Kristofer Kimber, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery · Sioux Falls, SDNPI 1942493721
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $1,481 of the $2,440 with a category attached, or 60.7%. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 52.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $2,008 and has fallen 97.7% since, to $47 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for orthopaedic surgery clinicians in SD, where the typical reported total is $3,305.
Across 30 payments — averaging $81.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$1K
- Conetic Solutions, Inc.$586
- Smith+Nephew$170
- Miach Orthopaedics, Inc.$134
- Zimmer Biomet$130
- Vericel Corporation$53
- plus $90 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,48161%
- Food & beverage$93838%
- Education$211%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 14 | $1,277 |
| Conetic Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $586 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $170 |
| Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. | 1 | $134 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 3 | $130 |
| Vericel Corporation | 3 | $53 |
| Solventum Corporation | 1 | $27 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Merck | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,440 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th percentile of 92 orthopaedic surgery providers in South Dakota.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 64 | $68 |
| Meloxicam | 11 | $30 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other orthopaedic surgery in Sioux Falls
- Keith BaumgartenSioux Falls$286K
- Nathan SkelleySioux Falls$191K
- John FarynaSioux Falls$160K
- Geoffrey HaftSioux Falls$84K
- Anthony FiegenSioux Falls$45K
- Alan YanSioux Falls$40K
- Michael AdlerSioux Falls$28K
- Gregory NeelySioux Falls$26K
- Clint BengeSioux Falls$18K
- Jason HurdSioux Falls$16K
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.