Physician profile

Kerry Byrnes

Surgery · Ruston, LA

NPI 1982787099

$791.20

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $140 in 2025

The $140 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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$261.00

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. $108.17 2021-2022
Organogenesis INC. $93.09 2021-2023 Puraply
Biowound Solutions, INC. $89.85 2025 Bio-Connekt
Cook Medical LLC $83.21 2019-2020
Boston Scientific Corporation $54.35 2020-2023
Braintree Laboratories, INC. $51.55 2019-2021
Tactile Systems Technology INC $42.95 2019
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $40.80 2022
Abbvie INC. $37.76 2021-2024
Convatec INC. $32.82 2024-2025
Medtronic, INC. $32.56 2025 Pteye Parathyroid Detection System
Kerecis Limited $25.01 2024 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen, Kerecis Omega3 Surgiclose, Kerecis Omega3 Graftguide
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $21.56 2024
Shire North American Group INC $18.77 2019
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $17.31 2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Melinta Therapeutics, LLC $14.45 2019
Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. $14.29 2019
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited $12.70 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Kerry Byrnes

$791.20

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Smith+Nephew, INC.
Context
The $140 reported for 2025 was less 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.