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Kenneth J. Easton, MD

NPI 1194713669ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine· Grand Rapids, MI

Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine (MD) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, trained at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (class of 1987). 77 Medicare patients in 2024, $104,691 paid; nearly all of their 164 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Vb Spine LLC was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,364 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1194713669
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedOct 10, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFeb 4, 2013

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Primary207XS0117X4301051829MI

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (MI)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients77
Services billed367 across 36 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$104,691

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)164 · 164 30-day fills
Patients74
Total drug cost$1,111
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolMichigan State University College of Human Medicine
Graduation year1987
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$2,364 · 31 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$447.04 · 25 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Vb Spine LLC$1,5334
Zak Ortho$332.333
Medtronic, Inc.$298.6320
Stryker Corporation$144.931
Arthrex, Inc.$54.803

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$1,725 · 7 payments
  • Food and Beverage$638.94 · 24 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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