Ronald Kennedy, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) · Jackson, MSNPI 1689725202
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 199 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 28.3% of the total.
Across 199 payments — averaging $32.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$2K
- Atricure, Inc.$2K
- Philips North America LLC$492
- Boehringer Ingelheim$484
- AstraZeneca$311
- Edwards Lifesciences$228
- plus $2K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,408100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 94 | $1,816 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 57 | $1,567 |
| Philips North America LLC | 6 | $492 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 5 | $484 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $311 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 6 | $228 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $220 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 5 | $183 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $127 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $125 |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | 1 | $125 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $108 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $107 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $102 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $92 |
| Amgen | 1 | $91 |
| Johnson & Johnson(3 entities) | 3 | $64 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 2 | $43 |
| Abbott | 1 | $24 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $20 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $18 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $14 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $13 |
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.
- CoreValve Evolut$350
- COBRA FUSION ABLATION SYSTEM$328
- ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM$223
- JARDIANCE$207
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R$132
- (9124) LM Undivided$131
- FARXIGA$125
- Virtuosaph$125
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA$123
- US Und$112
- WATCHMAN Access System$112
- Tryvio$108
- GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART$108
- Impella$107
- ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION$105
- TISSEEL$104
- ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM$102
- ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM$102
- ZIO Patch$102
- SternaLock Blu$101
How this compares
$6,408 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 42 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) providers in Mississippi.
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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 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) in Jackson
- Galen OhnmachtJackson$83K
- Pierre de DelvaJackson$71K
- John CalhounJackson$12K
- Craig AdamsJackson$9K
- Jacob MoremenJackson$7K
- William HarrisJackson$6K
- Jonathan ReimerJackson$4K
- Kelsey KochJackson$3K
- Christopher GreenleafJackson$2K
- Komal ParikhJackson$2K
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.