Paul Kerr, MD
Neurological Surgery · Jackson, MSNPI 1518197151
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (49.3%), travel and lodging and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Globus Medical at 38.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,397 and has fallen 78.0% since, to $307 in 2025.
Across 50 payments — averaging $50.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Globus Medical$983
- Irras USA, Inc.$333
- Providence Medical Technology, Inc.$287
- Medtronic$166
- Stryker$143
- Kls-martin L.p.$69
- plus $551 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$33313%
- Travel & lodging$95138%
- Food & beverage$1,24949%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical | 4 | $983 |
| Irras USA, Inc. | 2 | $333 |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | 5 | $287 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 8 | $166 |
| Stryker | 3 | $143 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $69 |
| GT Medical Technologies, Inc | 1 | $54 |
| Amgen | 3 | $52 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $48 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | 2 | $47 |
| Omniscient Neurotechnology America Ltd | 1 | $43 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $32 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $27 |
| Kerecis Limited | 2 | $26 |
| Abbott | 1 | $24 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $22 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $20 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $18 |
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.
- Excelsius - GPS$935
- IRRASflow$333
How this compares
$2,532 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 54 neurological surgery providers in Mississippi.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 35 | $404 |
| Methocarbamol | 48 | $392 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $278 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 23 | $94 |
| Meloxicam | 22 | $36 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in Jackson
- Allison StricklandJackson$75K
- Jason StacyJackson$28K
- Menarvia GaddisJackson$23K
- Brandon BurnsedJackson$7K
- Andrew SmithJackson$5K
- Haynes HarkeyJackson$5K
- Kathryn LucasJackson$4K
- Roberto Rey DiosJackson$4K
- Bryan GaspardJackson$3K
- John LanconJackson$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.