Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
47 reported records · 13 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Surgery|Vascular Surgery · PENSACOLA, FL · NPI 1003883612
Verified facts
CMS Open Payments records show William J Kaiser, MD received $2,947.66 in general payments during 2025 across 47 reported records.
Penumbra, Inc. accounted for 80.8% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 15 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Payment overview · 2025
47 reported records · 13 companies
Separate record types
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $2,380.69 | 80.8% | 17 | 2025 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $199.00 | 6.8% | 13 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $114.91 | 3.9% | 4 | 2025 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $56.24 | 1.9% | 3 | 2025 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Medtronic, Inc. exact · evidence 2025-07-22 |
$37.81 | 1.3% | 2 | 2025 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $29.76 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
| LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.68 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Neuros Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.45 | 0.8% | 1 | 2025 |
| Abbott Laboratories | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.87 | 0.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.69 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Reflow Medical Inc | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.69 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.54 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
| Kerecis Limited | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $15.33 | 0.5% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,614.55 | 45 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,333.11 | 2 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
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| Indigo System Normalized: indigo system |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $2,060.21 | 8 | 2025 |
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| Penumbra System Normalized: penumbra system |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $279.81 | 6 | 2025 |
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| Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter Normalized: shockwave ivl system with the shockwave c2 coronary ivl catheter |
Device | Shockwave Medical, Inc | $199.00 | 13 | 2025 |
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| ARTIX MT Normalized: artix mt |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $114.91 | 4 | 2025 |
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| JOURNAVX Normalized: journavx |
Drug | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $56.24 | 3 | 2025 |
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| RUBY Coil Normalized: ruby coil |
Device | Penumbra, Inc. | $40.67 | 3 | 2025 |
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| IN.PACT ADMIRAL Normalized: in pact admiral |
Device | Medtronic, Inc. | $37.81 | 2 | 2025 |
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| EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control Normalized: excluder conformable aaa endoprosthesis with active control |
Device | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $29.76 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT Normalized: artegraft vascular graft |
Device | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | $22.68 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Altius Normalized: altius |
Device | Neuros Medical, Inc. | $22.45 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ESPRIT Normalized: esprit |
Device | Abbott Laboratories | $21.87 | 1 | 2025 |
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| PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX Normalized: puraply wound matrix |
Device | Organogenesis Inc. | $15.69 | 1 | 2025 |
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| CoolSeal Generator Normalized: coolseal generator |
Device | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | $15.54 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis GraftGuide Normalized: kerecis graftguide |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $15.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Kerecis SurgiClose Normalized: kerecis surgiclose |
Device | Kerecis Limited | $15.33 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Public Medicare Part D data
| Brand | Generic | Claims | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 42 | 34 |
| Clopidogrel | Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 19 | suppressed |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 14 | suppressed |
Timeline
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,947.66 · 47 records | Penumbra, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT, ARTIX MT, Altius, CoolSeal Generator, ESPRIT, EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control, IN.PACT ADMIRAL, Indigo System, JOURNAVX, Kerecis GraftGuide, Kerecis SurgiClose, PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX, Penumbra System, RUBY Coil, Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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