Total Payments
$411,795
2024 Payments
$24,968
Companies
34
Transactions
367
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$205,897 (50.0%)
Other$172,110 (41.8%)
Travel$14,649 (3.6%)
Food & Beverage$12,478 (3.0%)
Research$6,661 (1.6%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $205,897 | 76 | 50.0% |
| Honoraria | $126,539 | 51 | 30.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $26,800 | 10 | 6.5% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $16,000 | 4 | 3.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $14,649 | 33 | 3.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $12,478 | 179 | 3.0% |
| Unspecified | $6,661 | 5 | 1.6% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,500 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Grant | $928.54 | 5 | 0.2% |
| Entertainment | $342.10 | 3 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
General
$405,134
362 transactions
Research
$6,661
5 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | $95,436 | 85 | $0 (2024) |
| Opsens Inc. | $80,235 | 55 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $36,995 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $36,967 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| ABIOMED | $26,672 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Philips Electronics North America Corporation | $25,318 | 15 | $0 (2022) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $21,885 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| CathWorks, Inc. | $21,251 | 15 | $0 (2023) |
| HEARTFLOW, INC. | $18,921 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $16,000 | 8 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $24,968 | 22 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. ($8,309) |
| 2023 | $67,624 | 49 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($20,786) |
| 2022 | $48,454 | 40 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($28,171) |
| 2021 | $23,548 | 25 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. ($9,296) |
| 2020 | $34,337 | 24 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) ($15,011) |
| 2019 | $65,345 | 49 | Opsens Inc. ($22,611) |
| 2018 | $75,615 | 66 | Opsens Inc. ($27,294) |
| 2017 | $71,902 | 92 | Opsens Inc. ($19,744) |
All Payment Transactions
367 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PRESSUREWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.76 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | SpectraWAVE, Inc | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,000.00 | General |
| 11/14/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $167.02 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 10/28/2024 | HEARTFLOW, INC. | FFRct (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.46 | General |
| Category: Coronary | ||||||
| 10/27/2024 | SpectraWAVE, Inc | HyperVue Imaging System (Device), Starlight Imaging Catheter | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $305.05 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 10/02/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| 09/26/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Grant | Cash or cash equivalent | $701.50 | General |
| 09/17/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $194.25 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | SpectraWAVE, Inc | HyperVue Imaging System (Device), Starlight Imaging Catheter | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $155.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 04/12/2024 | Cleerly, Inc. | — | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | Research |
| Study: Transcend | ||||||
| 04/04/2024 | Cleerly, Inc. | Cleerly Ischemia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.57 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,800.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 03/26/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $191.84 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 03/13/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) | LifeVest (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $119.89 | General |
| Category: Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | Medtronic, 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 | $3,000.00 | General |
| 02/08/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | HD-IVUS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,000.00 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 02/02/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | OTHER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.30 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | Terumo Medical Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.07 | General |
| 01/08/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $141.68 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 12/13/2023 | Genetesis, Inc. | CardioFlux (Device) | Consulting Fee | Dividend, profit or other return on investment | $8,310.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Diagnostic | ||||||
| 12/01/2023 | SpectraWAVE, Inc | HyperVue Imaging System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,250.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | CathWorks, Inc. | FFRANGIO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAL ADVISOR BOARD MEETING | ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | $3,411 | 2 |
| ACIST BREAKFAST PROGRAM AT SCAI2017 | ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | $1,500 | 1 |
| ACIST MED ADVISOR BOARD MEETING- 10/30/17 | ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. | $1,000 | 1 |
| Transcend | Cleerly, Inc. | $750.00 | 1 |
About Dr. Morton Kern, MD
Dr. Morton Kern, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Orange, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/13/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1770587131.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Morton Kern, MD has received a total of $411,795 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $24,968 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 367 transactions from 34 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($205,897).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Location Orange, CA
- Active Since 06/13/2005
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1770587131
Products in Payments
- LifeVest (Device) $95,436
- OptoWire (Device) $74,185
- Impella (Device) $26,672
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $22,125
- iFR (Device) $18,159
- CVI Systems (Device) $14,127
- FFRct (Device) $12,889
- FFRANGIO (Device) $12,137
- FFRangio (Device) $9,115
- Devices (Drug) $8,689
- CardioFlux (Device) $8,310
- HD-IVUS (Device) $8,000
- SavvyWire (Device) $6,050
- GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS (Device) $6,000
- IVUS Systems (Device) $6,000
- CVI INJECTORS (Drug) $5,911
- LANGSTON (Device) $4,827
- Asahi Fielder coronary guide wire (Device) $4,070
- COMET (Device) $3,684
- HyperVue Imaging System (Device) $3,228
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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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