David Nisley
Surgical · Modesto, CANPI 1710044888
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $3,510 of the $4,432 with a category attached, or 79.2%. Pfizer accounts for 80.0% of it on its own, with 21 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $3,564 and has fallen 93.0% since, to $248 in 2025. Among surgical 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 49 payments — averaging $90.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Pfizer$4K
- AbbVie$186
- Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC$93
- Globus Medical$72
- Novo Nordisk$63
- Exact Sciences$60
- plus $411 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,51079%
- Food & beverage$92321%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | 3 | $3,548 |
| AbbVie | 9 | $186 |
| Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC | 6 | $93 |
| Globus Medical | 3 | $72 |
| Novo Nordisk | 4 | $63 |
| Exact Sciences | 2 | $60 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Amgen | 2 | $37 |
| Nevro Corp. | 2 | $37 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| GSK | 1 | $23 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $17 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Bayer | 1 | $15 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $15 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$4,432 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 729 surgical providers in California.
Other surgical in Modesto
- Lauren AmicoVista$989K
- Cheyanne MallasWest Hollywood$199K
- Laura PietrzakMarina del Rey$63K
- Jane HartiganSanta Rosa$27K
- Kenny NgoPalo Alto$25K
- Crispin MarRancho Santa Margarita$23K
- Robert FrostRancho Santa Margarita$22K
- Audie LeeSan Francisco$21K
- Gregory BrunetSanta Barbara$20K
- Eric LovatoBanning$16K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.