Total Payments
$144,672
2024 Payments
$497.87
Companies
9
Transactions
159
Medicare Patients
467
Medicare Billing
$71,049
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$66,281 (45.8%)
Other$62,765 (43.4%)
Travel$8,603 (5.9%)
Food & Beverage$7,023 (4.9%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $66,281 | 10 | 45.8% |
| Honoraria | $57,125 | 12 | 39.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $8,603 | 28 | 5.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $7,023 | 108 | 4.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $5,640 | 1 | 3.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $72,279 | 59 | $0 (2018) |
| Davol Inc. | $48,299 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $20,649 | 39 | $0 (2024) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $2,869 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | $227.96 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| CONMED Corporation | $130.24 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Stability Biologics, LLC | $123.14 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Transenterix, Inc. | $79.84 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $15.81 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $497.87 | 5 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($205.43) |
| 2023 | $478.82 | 4 | Davol Inc. ($293.27) |
| 2022 | $263.29 | 4 | Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited ($227.96) |
| 2021 | $248.02 | 6 | Ethicon US, LLC ($187.66) |
| 2020 | $5,791 | 4 | Davol Inc. ($5,776) |
| 2019 | $14,172 | 21 | DAVOL INC. ($13,534) |
| 2018 | $68,979 | 52 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($38,689) |
| 2017 | $54,243 | 63 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($33,590) |
All Payment Transactions
159 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 7
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.33 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 08/24/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.10 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $115.54 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device), Echelon; Endopath, Enseal | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.76 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Stability Biologics, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $123.14 | General |
| 09/29/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.82 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 08/05/2023 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $154.73 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 05/17/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.49 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.78 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 09/28/2022 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.51 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 09/06/2022 | Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | XARACOLL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.46 | General |
| Category: Prescription Drug | ||||||
| 07/29/2022 | Ethicon US, LLC | Enseal X1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.82 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 06/14/2022 | Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited | XARACOLL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.50 | General |
| Category: Prescription Drug | ||||||
| 10/22/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.08 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/25/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | ECHELON ENDOPATH (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.35 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 07/24/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Enseal X1 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.87 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 07/22/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | ETHICON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.75 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 07/07/2021 | Ethicon US, LLC | Enseal X1 (Device), Harmonic, STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.69 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 05/26/2021 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $44.28 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/28/2020 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.43 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 03/12/2020 | Davol Inc. | — | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,640.00 | General |
| Category: Davol | ||||||
| 02/27/2020 | Davol Inc. | Phasix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $120.29 | General |
| Category: Davol | ||||||
| 02/27/2020 | Davol Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.02 | General |
| Category: Davol | ||||||
| 12/05/2019 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.24 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/03/2019 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.31 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 116 | 118 | $63,794 | $17,924 |
| 2022 | 6 | 134 | 139 | $67,483 | $19,033 |
| 2021 | 4 | 93 | 94 | $46,736 | $14,298 |
| 2020 | 7 | 124 | 124 | $75,417 | $19,793 |
Total Patients
467
Total Services
475
Medicare Billing
$71,049
Procedure Codes
21
All Medicare Procedures & Services
21 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $45,154 | $6,815 | 15.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 47 | 47 | $9,511 | $5,660 | 59.5% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 37 | $6,601 | $3,904 | 59.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $2,528 | $1,545 | 61.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 45 | 45 | $9,758 | $5,595 | 57.3% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $30,599 | $4,771 | 15.6% |
| 49568 | Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $16,224 | $3,047 | 18.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 29 | $3,545 | $2,089 | 58.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $4,727 | $1,940 | 41.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $2,630 | $1,592 | 60.5% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 48 | 48 | $10,920 | $5,733 | 52.5% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $30,719 | $5,536 | 18.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 17 | 17 | $3,307 | $1,849 | 55.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 15 | $1,790 | $1,181 | 66.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 38 | 38 | $8,114 | $4,660 | 57.4% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $26,766 | $4,559 | 17.0% |
| 49505 | Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $19,567 | $4,394 | 22.5% |
| 49568 | Placement of mesh to repair incisional or abdominal hernia, open procedure | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $12,168 | $2,810 | 23.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 23 | 23 | $4,259 | $1,872 | 44.0% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Facility | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $3,033 | $759.65 | 25.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $1,510 | $738.22 | 48.9% |
About Dr. Kent Kercher, MD
Dr. Kent Kercher, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/06/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1154352243.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Kent Kercher, MD has received a total of $144,672 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $497.87 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 159 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($66,281).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Kercher has provided services to 467 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 475 services with total Medicare billing of $71,049. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 21 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 07/06/2006
- Last Updated 07/15/2024
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1154352243
Products in Payments
- DERMABOND Portfolio (Device) $34,781
- SECURESTRAP (Device) $29,406
- VENTRALIGHT (Device) $22,848
- SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $18,609
- DAV-VENTRALIGHT (Device) $13,064
- ULTRAPRO Products (Device) $5,212
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $4,800
- STRATAFIX (Device) $2,350
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $1,634
- BIO-A Tissue Reinforcement (Device) $1,590
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $1,413
- DAV-BARD 3DMax (Device) $505.15
- GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial (Device) $444.03
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $408.81
- 3DMAX (Device) $377.06
- XARACOLL (Drug) $227.96
- Enseal X1 (Device) $181.38
- AIRSEAL (Device) $130.24
- Phasix (Device) $120.29
- Echelon Powered Circular (Device) $94.17
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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