Thomas Kelly, MD
Surgery · Fort Smith, ARNPI 1487673216
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 12 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 29.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $118 and has fallen 50.7% since, to $58 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for surgery clinicians in AR, where the typical reported total is $1,616.
Across 12 payments — averaging $25.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$91
- Haemonetics Corporation$67
- Boston Scientific$46
- Organogenesis Inc.$31
- Smith+Nephew$25
- Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC$22
- plus $29 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$311100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $91 |
| Haemonetics Corporation | 1 | $67 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $46 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $25 |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Bolder Surgical LLC | 1 | $10 |
How this compares
$311 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 227 surgery providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Metoclopramide Hcl | 58 | $26 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgery in Fort Smith
- Christopher ColemanFort Smith$26K
- Jonathan FerrariFort Smith$20K
- Sarahrose WebsterFort Smith$11K
- Ryan BanningFort Smith$10K
- Camille RichardsFort Smith$9K
- Darryl EckesFort Smith$8K
- Nabil AkkadFort Smith$8K
- Joshua RollerFayetteville$248K
- Alice CherquiJonesboro$71K
- Brian PottorfFayetteville$64K
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.