Physician profile

John S Kirchner

Foot and Ankle Surgery · Hoover, AL

NPI 1952379521

$84,289.04

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

34 companies · $1,215 in 2025

The $1,215 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Foot and Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,200).

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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)
Royalty Or License$2,649.91
Food and Beverage$989.41

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
Medshape, INC. $60,310.98 2019-2021
Trimed, INC. $5,649.89 2019
Osteomed LLC $4,131.00 2020
Ascension Orthopedics, INC. $3,687.50 2020
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $2,976.59 2019-2020
Acumed LLC $2,649.91 2023-2025 Osteomed
Crossroads Extremity Systems, LLC $2,107.83 2019-2020
Treace Medical Concepts, INC. $687.40 2022
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation INC. $497.26 2020
Stryker Corporation $332.07 2023-2025 Gravity Synchfix, Augment Injectable, Citrefix
Horizon Therapeutics Plc $221.60 2022-2023 Krystexxa
Amgen INC. $142.93 2020-2025 Krystexxa
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $124.46 2021-2023 Orthovisc
Kerecis Limited $87.46 2024-2025 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose
Pacira Therapeutics, INC. $82.56 2020-2021
Show all 34 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Arthrosurface Incorporated $71.12 2019
Bioventus LLC $67.85 2019-2024 Stimrouter Implantable Kit, Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System
Ethicon US, LLC $53.44 2024 Stratafix, Vistaseal
Ermi LLC $44.97 2020-2021
Boston Scientific Corporation $43.09 2023-2025 Spectra Wavewriter
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $40.19 2021
Solventum Corporation $40.16 2024-2025 Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo, V.A.C.Ulta
Smith+Nephew, INC. $32.73 2019-2023 Pico 14, Renasys Go V2 Home
Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. $29.59 2019
Davol INC. $24.32 2022
Paragon 28, INC. $23.97 2019
Wright Medical Technology, INC. $22.00 2019
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $19.08 2025
Abbvie INC. $17.73 2024
Access Pro Medical, LLC $16.76 2025 Matriderm
Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. $16.43 2023 Magellan
Pfizer INC. $14.12 2020
Avanos Medical $12.30 2022
Si-Bone, INC. $9.75 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

John S Kirchner

$84,289.04

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medshape, INC.
Context
The $1,215 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Foot and Ankle Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $1,200).

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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.