Physician profile
Kenneth A Hacker
NPI 1164484994
$53,439.17
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
26 companies · $13K in 2025
The $13K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $6,152 · 2020: $5,045 · 2021: $1,009 · 2022: $6,419 · 2023: $8,010 · 2024: $13K · 2025: $13K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $28K · Food and Beverage: $3,602 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $2,000 · Travel and Lodging: $1,212.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $28,000.00 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,602.44 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $2,000.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,212.08 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, INC. | $44,825.57 | 2019-2025 | Da Vinci Surgical System, Da Vinci Sp |
| Davol INC. | $7,270.79 | 2019-2025 | Phasix Mesh |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $273.53 | 2023-2024 | Phasix Mesh |
| Covidien Lp | $212.16 | 2019 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $109.74 | 2019-2022 | |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $72.54 | 2021 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $60.78 | 2019 | |
| Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | $54.15 | 2021-2022 | |
| Shire North American Group INC | $52.71 | 2019 | |
| Tela Bio, INC. | $50.02 | 2021-2025 | Ovitex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (Ovitex) |
| Braintree Laboratories, INC. | $42.89 | 2022-2023 | Sutab |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $42.43 | 2023-2025 | Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, Omnigraft |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $41.96 | 2025 | Zynrelef |
| Medtronic, INC. | $40.92 | 2021-2025 | Signia |
| Axonics, INC. | $39.72 | 2021-2022 |
Show all 26 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $35.65 | 2019 | |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. | $30.90 | 2022 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $29.72 | 2023-2025 | Bridion |
| Solventum Corporation | $24.04 | 2024 | Prevena |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $22.28 | 2025 | |
| Convatec INC. | $20.94 | 2019 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $20.82 | 2023 | Spy-Phi System |
| Kci USA, INC. | $17.50 | 2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $17.27 | 2025 | Spyglass Discover |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $17.00 | 2019 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $13.14 | 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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- "I saw Kenneth Hacker listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.