Abby Bernstein, PA
Surgical · Vadnais Heights, MNNPI 1881989721
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $4,527 of the $6,150 with a category attached, or 73.6%. Arthrex accounts for 79.3% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among surgical clinicians in MN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 81 payments — averaging $75.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$5K
- Gemini Medical LLC$800
- Foundation Medical, LLC$440
- Stryker$31
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$4,52774%
- Food & beverage$1,62426%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 72 | $4,879 |
| Gemini Medical LLC | 3 | $800 |
| Foundation Medical, LLC | 5 | $440 |
| Stryker | 1 | $31 |
How this compares
$6,150 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 121 surgical providers in Minnesota.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 47 | $343 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 99 | $334 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | $209 |
| Amoxicillin | 83 | $140 |
| Hydroxyzine Hcl | 20 | $83 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 23 | $54 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 12 | $47 |
| Hydroxyzine Pamoate | 12 | $38 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 14 | $14 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Vadnais Heights
- Nicholas BjoreVadnais Heights$331
- Andrea PitzlSt Anthony$6K
- Samantha WlochEden Prairie$5K
- Fredrick WittlederOak Park Heights$4K
- Terence PanvicaMinneapolis$4K
- Julian LuetmerSaint Cloud$3K
- Kristen WinterFridley$3K
- Gary AndrewsDuluth$2K
- Julie KulasEdina$2K
- Lisa McLellanMinneapolis$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.