Physician profile

Katherine Kirschbaum

Foot & Ankle Surgery · Chicago, IL

NPI 1679252332

$2,039.36

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

15 companies · $768 in 2025

The $768 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Foot & Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

See the full distribution for Foot & Ankle Surgery

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

View as a table
Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$2,039.36

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Stryker Corporation $1,104.11 2023-2025 Viaflow, Actishield, Augment Injectable
Mimedx Group, INC. $182.58 2025
Bone Support INC. $130.91 2024 Ceramentbone Void Filler, Cerament G
Polynovo North America LLC $121.73 2024 Novosorb Btm
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $88.95 2023-2025
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $80.54 2024-2025 Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Primatrix
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $70.14 2024-2025
Lightbody Medical Technologies INC $66.13 2024-2025
Smith+Nephew, INC. $38.35 2025 Grafix Pl, Collagenase Santyl
Orthofix Medical, INC. $33.30 2025 Physio-Stim
Reprise Biomedical, INC. $31.65 2024 Miro3d
Treace Medical Concepts, INC. $27.20 2025
Solventum Corporation $25.00 2024 Activ.A.C.
Bioventus LLC $21.13 2024 Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System
Biowound Solutions, INC. $17.64 2025 Bio-Connekt

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

If you want to bring it up

Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:

These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.

Share this page

Payment summary

Katherine Kirschbaum

$2,039.36

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2023-2025
Top company
Stryker Corporation
Context
The $768 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Foot & Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $424).

https://glasscript.com/doctor/11446034/katherine-kirschbaum

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

Keep an eye on this page

Get an email when the next June refresh changes this page. No account needed.

Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.