Physician profile

Heather Klepacz

Surgery · Kansas City, MO

NPI 1689896201

$16,627.18

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

14 companies · $378 in 2025

The $378 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider 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)
Food and Beverage$2,711.89
Education$1,000.00
Travel and Lodging$554.43

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $13,409.01 2021-2024 Davinci Xi, Da Vinci Surgical System
Ethicon US, LLC $724.56 2023-2025 Stratafix, Enseal, Ethicon
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $579.84 2021-2024 Ribfix Blu Advantage, Advantagerib
Acera Surgical, INC. $465.48 2023-2024 Restrata Wound Matrix
Kerecis Limited $422.95 2022-2023 Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide, Kerecis Omega3 Marigen
Davol INC. $285.47 2022-2023 Arista Ah Flexitip, Phasix Mesh
Innovation Technologies INC $152.50 2024 Irrisept
Polynovo North America LLC $146.15 2024 Novosorb Btm
Tela Bio, INC. $125.00 2021
Abbvie INC. $103.08 2025
Conmed Corporation $71.43 2022
Avita Medical Americas, LLC $69.54 2024
Acell, INC. $57.22 2019
Teleflex LLC $14.95 2019

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

Heather Klepacz

$16,627.18

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $378 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Surgery provider 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.