Ashley Balentine, MD
Anesthesiology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1760837306
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,347 of the $1,861 with a category attached, or 72.4%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Avanos Medical at 29.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $814 and has fallen 50.5% since, to $403 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 18 payments — averaging $103.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Avanos Medical$540
- Boston Scientific$353
- Abbott$337
- Medtronic$311
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$134
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$81
- plus $106 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$17710%
- Food & beverage$1,34772%
- Education$33718%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avanos Medical | 4 | $540 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $353 |
| Abbott | 2 | $337 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $311 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $134 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $81 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $68 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $38 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$1,861 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 5,717 anesthesiology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 47 | $2,407 |
| Lidocaine | 19 | $2,187 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 16 | $1,096 |
| Pregabalin | 19 | $480 |
| Methocarbamol | 11 | $319 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 23 | $295 |
| Baclofen | 14 | $118 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 11 | $105 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 15 | $59 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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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.