Kurt Roberts, MD
Surgery · New Haven, CTNPI 1477526440
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (50.4%), speaking fees and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Covidien LP at 42.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $26,243 and has fallen 88.8% since, to $2,934 in 2025. Among surgery clinicians in CT 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 55 payments — averaging $769.21 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Covidien LP$18K
- Davol Inc.$9K
- Intuitive Surgical$8K
- Conmed Corporation$5K
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$2K
- Smith+Nephew$113
- plus $154 from 2 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $5285.00 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.
- Davol Inc.$11K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$21,30650%
- Speaking & faculty fees$11,68028%
- Travel & lodging$3,7709%
- Food & beverage$1,5514%
- Education$4,0009%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | 19 | $17,954 |
| Davol Inc. | 5 | $9,307 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 23 | $7,648 |
| Conmed Corporation | 3 | $4,750 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $2,380 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $113 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $111 |
| BD | 2 | $43 |
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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$7,158
- ReliaTack$2,108
- Vsiii$1,600
- CONMED HANDHELD INSTRUMENTS$1,250
- Grafix$113
- Stravix$113
- Signia$111
How this compares
$42,306 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 289 surgery providers in Connecticut.
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 surgery in New Haven
- John MortonNew Haven$970K
- Andrew DuffyNew Haven$256K
- Anees ChagparNew Haven$121K
- Mark FariesNew Haven$84K
- Brian FleischerNew Haven$38K
- Brigid KilleleaNew Haven$31K
- Maija CheungNew Haven$25K
- Grigoriy KlimovichNew Haven$24K
- Randal ZhouNew Haven$21K
- Mehra GolshanNew Haven$15K
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.