Austin Duerksen
Physician Assistant · Omaha, NENPI 1396267803
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — other (57.8%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 31 manufacturers reported payments, led by International Rehabilitative Sciences, Inc at 58.5% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $9,702, more than ten times the $70 reported in 2021. Among physician assistant clinicians in NE 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 132 payments — averaging $93.51 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- International Rehabilitative Sciences, Inc$7K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Medtronic$1K
- Si-bone, Inc.$505
- AbbVie$342
- Nevro Corp.$312
- plus $1K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,53012%
- Food & beverage$3,67730%
- Other$7,13658%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| International Rehabilitative Sciences, Inc | 2 | $7,217 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $1,544 |
| Medtronic | 17 | $1,118 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 14 | $505 |
| AbbVie | 18 | $342 |
| Nevro Corp. | 11 | $312 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 7 | $248 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 7 | $132 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 4 | $125 |
| Vertex | 5 | $120 |
| Protega Pharmaceutials Inc | 4 | $78 |
| Pfizer | 4 | $68 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 2 | $62 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 3 | $54 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| MML US, Inc. | 3 | $46 |
| Abbott | 1 | $33 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $27 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $24 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
- RS-4i Plus with Intersperse$7,136
- RS-LBG$7,136
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$1,068
- SYNCHROMEDII$599
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$206
- VYEPTI$125
How this compares
$12,343 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,127 physician assistant providers in Nebraska.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 84 | $2,686 |
| Buprenorphine | 11 | $2,266 |
| Gabapentin | 100 | $1,532 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 64 | $1,488 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 93 | $901 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 23 | $578 |
| Pregabalin | 40 | $524 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 30 | $457 |
| Celecoxib | 32 | $357 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 25 | $311 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 39 | $243 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 30 | $177 |
| Meloxicam | 37 | $99 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physician assistant in Omaha
- Kimberly GatesOmaha$109K
- Kandice DoleshOmaha$106K
- Kathryn KestiOmaha$34K
- Sarah GretemanOmaha$24K
- Christopher BeasleyOmaha$15K
- Corrine GiggeeOmaha$12K
- Erin HoffmanOmaha$12K
- Sara MasonOmaha$12K
- Sally CampbellOmaha$9K
- Angela KlineOmaha$9K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.