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KENT W KERCHER
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KENT W KERCHER

Listed Specialty: Surgery
1350 S KINGS DR, CHARLOTTE, NC, 28207-2134
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DR. KENT KERCHER,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

52

payments

$68,979

payment total

5

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 6 $36,969
Honoraria
 5 $26,725
Travel and Lodging
 11 $3,265
Food and Beverage
 30 $2,020

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS

device

 $38,689
SECURESTRAP

device

 $37,063
STRATAFIX

device

 $36,982
DERMABOND PORTFOLIO

device

 $34,794
SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL

device

 $17,711
VENTRALIGHT

device

 $9,600
PROCEED PRODUCTS

device

 $2,294
PROLENE PRODUCTS

device

 $2,188
ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER

device

 $1,634
HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY

device

 $1,634
3DMAX

device

 $377
Payments with no listed product

N/A

 $213
SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM

device

 $80
CAPSURE

device

 $20
ECHELON FLEX STAPLER

device

 $8
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 22, 2018 $12,688 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO SECURESTRAP STRATAFIX ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 16, 2018 $10,281 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO SECURESTRAP STRATAFIX ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Dec 14, 2018 $6,450 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Jan 5, 2018 $6,375 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 24, 2018 $4,813 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO SECURESTRAP STRATAFIX ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jun 5, 2018 $4,800 VENTRALIGHT Honoraria DAVOL INC.
Sep 10, 2018 $4,800 VENTRALIGHT Honoraria DAVOL INC.
Jul 27, 2018 $4,300 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Honoraria W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 28, 2018 $3,500 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO SECURESTRAP STRATAFIX ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 24, 2018 $3,500 DERMABOND PORTFOLIO SECURESTRAP STRATAFIX ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Consulting MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 9, 2018 $2,188 STRATAFIX SECURESTRAP PROLENE PRODUCTS PROCEED PRODUCTS Consulting ETHICON US, LLC
Sep 26, 2018 $767 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $621 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $494 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $292 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 26, 2018 $267 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 9, 2018 $233 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $211 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 12, 2018 $191 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 19, 2018 $180 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
May 9, 2018 $163 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 9, 2018 $162 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Travel and Lodging MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Jul 9, 2018 $153 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $149 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Jun 1, 2018 $147 3DMAX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $138 3DMAX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $125 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $102 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 9, 2018 $94 SECURESTRAP PROCEED PRODUCTS Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
Aug 7, 2018 $80 SENHANCE SURGICAL ROBOTICS SYSTEM Food and Beverage TRANSENTERIX, INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $53 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $53 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $50 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $50 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $47 3DMAX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Jun 14, 2018 $45 3DMAX Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Apr 5, 2018 $43 No Listed Product Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Sep 27, 2018 $38 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $38 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $35 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 2, 2018 $35 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Feb 1, 2018 $35 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Aug 21, 2018 $34 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Travel and Lodging W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Aug 7, 2018 $28 SYNECOR BIOMATERIAL Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Sep 28, 2018 $26 ECHELON ENDOPATH STAPLER HARMONIC PRODUCT FAMILY ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Mar 30, 2018 $21 No Listed Product Travel and Lodging DAVOL INC.
May 10, 2018 $20 CAPSURE Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
May 9, 2018 $20 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 9, 2018 $14 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 8, 2018 $13 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS PROCEED PRODUCTS STRATAFIX DERMABOND PORTFOLIO Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
May 9, 2018 $13 ULTRAPRO PRODUCTS Food and Beverage MEDICAL DEVICE BUSINESS SERVICES, INC.
Sep 18, 2018 $8 ECHELON FLEX STAPLER Food and Beverage ETHICON US, LLC
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.