Stephen Kemple, DO
Anesthesiology · Missoula, MTNPI 1336138478
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Medtronic accounts for 75.9% of it on its own, with 17 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $2,764 and has fallen 93.1% since, to $190 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in MT 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 92 payments — averaging $64.84 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$5K
- Boston Scientific$531
- AbbVie$220
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$97
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$94
- Piramal Critical Care$92
- plus $407 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,84448%
- Food & beverage$3,12152%
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) | 45 | $4,525 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $531 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 9 | $220 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 5 | $97 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 6 | $94 |
| Piramal Critical Care | 2 | $92 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $84 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $79 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Novartis | 2 | $39 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Strongbridge US Inc. | 2 | $23 |
| Amgen | 1 | $21 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $11 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $9 |
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.
- VANTA ADAPTIVESTIM$2,041
- SYNCHROMED$864
- SUPERION$383
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$269
How this compares
$5,965 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 185 anesthesiology providers in Montana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fentanyl | 18 | $6,155 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 65 | $2,003 |
| Buprenorphine-NaloxoneBuprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 11 | $1,684 |
| Lidocaine | 14 | $1,371 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 70 | $901 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 48 | $835 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 34 | $779 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 35 | $676 |
| Gabapentin | 78 | $535 |
| Pregabalin | 42 | $415 |
| Levetiracetam | 11 | $373 |
| Methocarbamol | 22 | $220 |
| Methadone Hcl | 12 | $206 |
| Topiramate | 17 | $118 |
| Baclofen | 17 | $89 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLCTopiramate | $18 | $11817 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 185 anesthesiology providers in Montana.
Other anesthesiology in Missoula
- Alistair MacdonaldMissoula$16K
- Steven RobertsMissoula$2K
- Renata FerreiraMissoula$2K
- Kari ObmaMissoula$1K
- Kyle HammMissoula$1K
- Bruce BollenMissoula$931
- Sharon PeachMissoula$757
- William SurberMissoula$731
- John KirkeideMissoula$335
- Alexander OmuraMissoula$224
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.