Michael Kaiser, PA
Surgical · Westwood, KSNPI 1437260874
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Zimmer Biomet at 58.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,419, 6.2 times the $392 reported in 2022. Among surgical clinicians in KS 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 40 payments — averaging $96.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Zimmer Biomet$2K
- Getinge USA Sales, LLC$456
- Abiomed$311
- Artivion, Inc.$238
- Atricure, Inc.$231
- Davol Inc.$188
- plus $200 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,00452%
- Food & beverage$1,86348%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet | 16 | $2,243 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 3 | $456 |
| Abiomed | 3 | $311 |
| Artivion, Inc. | 2 | $238 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 3 | $231 |
| Davol Inc. | 3 | $188 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 4 | $75 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 2 | $58 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Venapax$1,851
- Vasoview Hemopro 2$422
- Impella$280
- ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2)$176
- ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM$176
- SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM$176
- Progel Applicator Spray Tips$160
- AMDS-Ascyrus Medical$136
- CRYOVALVE SG PULMONARY HUMAN HEART VALVE$136
- Traumaone$119
- ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER$102
How this compares
$3,866 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 80 surgical providers in Kansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate | 11 | $120 |
| Potassium Chloride | 13 | $86 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | $42 |
| Furosemide | 15 | $32 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Westwood
- Brant AnsleyGalena$12K
- Kristina HaaseKansas City$7K
- Kelly FrancisHays$7K
- Jerrod ConklingWichita$5K
- Christopher WelchMerriam$4K
- Edwin CrosierShawnee Mission$4K
- James EndresLeawood$4K
- Jared BurnsLeawood$3K
- Megan BaumbergerKansas City$3K
- David OaksTopeka$3K
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.