Bengt Grua, MD
Anesthesiology · Casper, WYNPI 1275093650
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (53.9%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 56.7% of the total. Among anesthesiology clinicians in WY 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 71 payments — averaging $187.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$8K
- Boston Scientific$4K
- Medtronic$1K
- Stryker$272
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$193
- Vertex$83
- plus $86 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,20024%
- Travel & lodging$7,18954%
- Food & beverage$2,84221%
- Education$1011%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 21 | $7,557 |
| Boston Scientific | 29 | $4,050 |
| Medtronic | 9 | $1,091 |
| Stryker | 4 | $272 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 3 | $193 |
| Vertex | 2 | $83 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $33 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $32 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
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.
- PROCLAIM$7,038
- Intracept$1,065
- Superion Indirect Decompression System$657
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$635
- ACCOLADE SR$166
- ETERNA$155
- mild Device Kit$146
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$101
How this compares
$13,332 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 66 anesthesiology providers in Wyoming.
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 | 15 | $155 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other anesthesiology in Casper
- Jeffrey FowlerCasper$1K
- Mary WeberCasper$268
- Kerry EngelkingCasper$209
- Matthew ChynowethCasper$194
- Matthew FoleyCasper$171
- Andrew McAfeeCasper$151
- Jacqueline PetersCasper$148
- Nathan PutnamCasper$103
- Luke BrackeCasper$97
- Todd WitzelingCasper$58
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.