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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

KENT W KERCHER

KENT W KERCHER

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

Data for this year is as provided by the federal government.

2013 Payments At a Glance

50

payments

$43,252

payment total

6

companies paid this doctor

Types of Payments in 2013

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 8 $30,156
Travel and Lodging
 16 $7,122
Honoraria
 1 $4,900
Food and Beverage
 25 $1,074

Drugs & Devices in 2013

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.

This physician does not have any payments relating to a specific drug or device for this year.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
Endoscopy# Endocutters

Device

 $14,829
Surgical

Device

 $7,648
Energy# Other

Device

 $7,500
Biosurgicals

Device

 $5,462
Synthetics

Device

 $3,818
Other#NA

Device

 $3,500
Sutures

Device

 $249
Mesh

Device

 $123
Caldolor

Drug

 $46
CMF

Device

 $41
SUR - General Surgery

Device

 $18
BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement

Device

 $16
Mechanical

Device

 $5
† 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 2013

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Aug 14, 2013 $41 CMF Food and Beverage DEPUY SYNTHES SALES INC.
Aug 21, 2013 $24 Endoscopy# Endocutters Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Aug 21, 2013 $31 Endoscopy# Endocutters Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Aug 30, 2013 $438 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Sep 5, 2013 $186 Surgical Travel and Lodging DAVOL INC.
Sep 14, 2013 $655 Biosurgicals Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Sep 18, 2013 $34 Surgical Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Sep 18, 2013 $1,313 Endoscopy# Endocutters Consulting ETHICON INC.
Sep 18, 2013 $23 Caldolor Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 18, 2013 $4 Surgical Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Sep 18, 2013 $23 Caldolor Food and Beverage CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Sep 23, 2013 $8 Surgical Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Sep 26, 2013 $16 BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement Food and Beverage W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Oct 1, 2013 $4,900 Surgical Honoraria DAVOL INC.
Oct 1, 2013 $2,000 Surgical Travel and Lodging DAVOL INC.
Oct 8, 2013 $489 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Oct 8, 2013 $974 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Oct 8, 2013 $255 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Oct 11, 2013 $4,594 Endoscopy# Endocutters Consulting ETHICON INC.
Oct 11, 2013 $5 Mechanical Sutures Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Oct 11, 2013 $3,500 Endoscopy# Endocutters Consulting ETHICON INC.
Oct 11, 2013 $16 Mesh Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Oct 11, 2013 $107 Mesh Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Oct 23, 2013 $6,000 Energy# Other Consulting ETHICON INC.
Oct 30, 2013 $26 Synthetics Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Oct 30, 2013 $622 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Oct 30, 2013 $27 Synthetics Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Oct 30, 2013 $227 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Oct 30, 2013 $41 Synthetics Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Oct 30, 2013 $289 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Nov 1, 2013 $139 Biosurgicals Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Nov 1, 2013 $72 Biosurgicals Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Nov 1, 2013 $97 Biosurgicals Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Nov 8, 2013 $110 Surgical Food and Beverage DAVOL INC.
Nov 8, 2013 $406 Surgical Travel and Lodging DAVOL INC.
Nov 13, 2013 $4,500 Biosurgicals Consulting ETHICON INC.
Nov 20, 2013 $1,500 Energy# Other Consulting ETHICON INC.
Dec 12, 2013 $69 Sutures Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Dec 12, 2013 $12 Sutures Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Dec 13, 2013 $75 Sutures Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Dec 13, 2013 $16 Sutures Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Dec 17, 2013 $18 SUR - General Surgery Food and Beverage COOK INCORPORATED
Dec 19, 2013 $72 Sutures Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Dec 23, 2013 $39 Endoscopy# Endocutters Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Dec 23, 2013 $79 Endoscopy# Endocutters Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Dec 24, 2013 $3,500 Other#NA Consulting ETHICON INC.
Dec 24, 2013 $5,250 Endoscopy# Endocutters Consulting ETHICON INC.
Dec 30, 2013 $37 Synthetics Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
Dec 30, 2013 $349 Synthetics Travel and Lodging ETHICON INC.
Dec 30, 2013 $45 Synthetics Food and Beverage ETHICON INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.