Physician profile

Kelly M James

Surgery · Independence, MO

NPI 1366428302

$105,707.09

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $14K in 2025

The $14K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$29,771.88
Consulting Fee$22,690.00
Travel and Lodging$9,080.61
Food and Beverage$3,924.19

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
Smith+Nephew, INC. $96,267.62 2019-2025 Pico, Oasis, Grafix
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $5,123.33 2019-2024
Senseonics, Incorporated $1,200.00 2025 Eversense
Organogenesis INC. $988.09 2019-2025 Puraply Wound Matrix, Apligraf, Affinity
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $531.14 2020-2025 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Acera Surgical, INC. $344.59 2019-2025 Restrata Wound Matrix
Ascensia Diabetes Care US INC. $240.00 2024
Convatec INC. $197.82 2024
Kerecis Limited $158.24 2023-2025 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide
Wright Medical Technology, INC. $114.25 2019
Polynovo North America LLC $85.37 2022-2024 Novosorb Btm
Z-Medica, LLC $63.12 2019
Davol INC. $41.26 2020-2022
Medline Industries LP $35.67 2019
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $35.64 2024-2025 Kimyrsa, Orbactiv
Show all 28 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Mimedx Group, INC. $31.30 2025
Ethicon US, LLC $30.39 2020-2022
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $30.22 2019-2020
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $28.38 2024
Bioventus LLC $25.96 2022
Abbvie INC. $24.25 2021
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $16.98 2021
3m Company $16.53 2019
Lifenet Health $16.48 2024 Theragenesis Wound Matrix
Tei Medical INC. $15.81 2019
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC $15.53 2023 Coolseal Generator
Acell, INC. $15.37 2020
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $13.75 2022

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.

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Payment summary

Kelly M James

$105,707.09

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Smith+Nephew, INC.
Context
The $14K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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

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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.