Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

KIM L STEARNS

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery

NPI
1992764203
CMS profile
271602
Location
CLEVELAND, OH

General Payments · PY2018–2024

$78,730.70

  • Reported across 214 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$10,743.42

47 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2018 $6,765.07 30
PY2019 $5,603.87 36
PY2020 $2,697.67 18
PY2021 $15,303.83 37
PY2022 $25,479.75 37
PY2023 $12,137.09 9
PY2024 $10,743.42 47

Payment records · PY2024 (47)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 201820192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $14.55 04/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420770 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $23.80 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420772 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $13.98 05/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420774 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $3.48 05/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420776 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $13.07 05/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420778 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $13.84 06/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420780 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $13.20 06/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420782 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $10.35 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420784 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $12.42 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420786 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $18.00 08/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420788 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $10.74 08/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420790 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $11.56 09/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420792 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $5.89 09/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420794 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $107.09 09/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420796 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $14.00 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420798 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $12.56 10/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420800 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $11.35 10/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420802 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $20.72 10/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420804 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $18.10 10/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420806 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $14.12 10/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420808 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $18.07 11/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420810 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $21.70 11/21/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420812 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $8.94 11/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420814 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $3.58 11/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420816 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $14.53 12/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420818 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $7.00 12/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420820 CMS
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC $20.24 12/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142420822 CMS
Integra LifeSciences Corporation $19.66 08/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1140111868 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $557.14 04/01/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945076 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $119.99 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945066 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $2,025.00 05/28/2024 Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945068 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $658.71 05/28/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945078 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $459.22 09/24/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945080 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $33.33 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945084 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $130.00 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945070 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $199.00 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945072 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $272.70 11/15/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945082 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $121.52 11/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945086 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $5,000.00 12/10/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945074 CMS
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC $51.78 12/19/2024 Travel and Lodging Undisputed 01/23/2026 1099945088 CMS
OVIK Health, LLC $171.10 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1149634739 CMS
Stryker Corporation $132.44 04/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119988912 CMS
Stryker Corporation $25.10 07/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119988914 CMS
Stryker Corporation $174.38 09/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1119988916 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $43.79 07/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155040598 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $48.79 07/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155040606 CMS
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $42.89 12/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1155040676 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2018 , PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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