Donald Holzer
Pain Medicine · Portsmouth, VANPI 1295727105
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 778 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 46 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among pain medicine clinicians in VA 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 778 payments — averaging $16.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$3K
- Lundbeck LLC$2K
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$1K
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$969
- Amgen$847
- Pfizer$715
- plus $4K from 40 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$13,062100%
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.
How this compares
$13,062 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 150 pain medicine providers in Virginia.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 71 | $115,981 |
| RelistorMethylnaltrexone Bromide | 17 | $41,690 |
| Fentanyl | 111 | $29,172 |
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 15 | $28,975 |
| Oxymorphone Hcl ErOxymorphone Hcl | 19 | $26,789 |
| Nucynta ErTapentadol Hcl | 12 | $22,885 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 534 | $21,453 |
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 21 | $21,221 |
| Aimovig AutoinjectorErenumab-Aooe | 13 | $9,050 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 170 | $7,904 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 187 | $7,857 |
| Lidocaine | 35 | $5,048 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 107 | $4,323 |
| Gabapentin | 232 | $4,304 |
| Methadone Hcl | 104 | $4,219 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Nucynta Er, Xtampza Er | $1,262 | $44,10633 claims |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLCRelistor | $969 | $41,69017 claims |
| PfizerNurtec Odt | $715 | $28,97515 claims |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USAMorphine Sulfate | $13 | $1,78227 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 90th percentile of 150 pain medicine providers in Virginia.
Other pain medicine in Portsmouth
- Chheany UngRoanoke$198K
- Daniel KendallMc Lean$100K
- Steven GershonVirginia Beach$78K
- Jared DavisFishersville$45K
- Nameer HaiderWoodbridge$36K
- Lynn KohanCharlottesville$30K
- George BaylorSalem$24K
- Jasmit BrarLansdowne$18K
- Christina ShinCharlottesville$18K
- Michael DepalmaRichmond$17K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.