Kurt Barnhart
Reproductive Endocrinology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1811932437
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (54.2%), travel and lodging and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck Healthcare Kgaa at 36.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $29,452, 4.8 times the $6,143 reported in 2019. Among reproductive endocrinology clinicians in PA 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 40 payments — averaging $1592.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck Healthcare Kgaa$23K
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$16K
- Merck Kgaa$15K
- Antares Pharma, Inc.$6K
- Genbiopro, Inc.$3K
- IBSA Institut Biochimique SA$608
- plus $112 from 1 others
Across 122 payments — averaging $5323.95 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$236K
- Medicines360$163K
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.$109K
- Myovant Sciences GmbH$61K
- Bayer$60K
- Myovant Sciences Inc.$20K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$34,51554%
- Speaking & faculty fees$7,30511%
- Travel & lodging$20,09632%
- Food & beverage$1,7723%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Healthcare Kgaa | 4 | $23,441 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 22 | $15,777 |
| Merck Kgaa | 4 | $14,607 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 5 | $6,143 |
| Genbiopro, Inc. | 1 | $3,000 |
| IBSA Institut Biochimique SA | 3 | $608 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $112 |
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.
How this compares
$63,688 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 71 reproductive endocrinology providers in Pennsylvania.
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Other reproductive endocrinology in Philadelphia
- Anuja Dokras JagasiaPhiladelphia$67K
- William SchlaffPhiladelphia$18K
- Suneeta SenapatiPhiladelphia$16K
- Benjamin GocialPhiladelphia$16K
- Clarisa GraciaPhiladelphia$11K
- Karen BerkowitzPhiladelphia$9K
- Jacqueline GutmannPhiladelphia$7K
- Austin GardnerPhiladelphia$1K
- Caleb KallenPhiladelphia$888
- Kathleen OneillPhiladelphia$575
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.