Ferdinand Salvacion, MD
Pain Medicine · Paducah, KYNPI 1710958640
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 31 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 30.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $410 and has fallen 87.0% since, to $53 in 2023. That places this record below the midpoint for pain medicine clinicians in KY, where the typical reported total is $3,535.
Across 31 payments — averaging $19.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$185
- Si-bone, Inc.$112
- Boston Scientific$101
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$83
- Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc.$42
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$31
- plus $53 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$607100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 14 | $185 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $112 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $101 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 5 | $83 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $31 |
| Amgen | 2 | $28 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$607 in reported general payments places this provider in the 20th percentile of 90 pain medicine providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 22 | $5,346 |
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 11 | $5,305 |
| Fentanyl | 33 | $3,880 |
| Buprenorphine | 15 | $3,435 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 109 | $2,351 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 57 | $1,375 |
| Tramadol Hcl ErTramadol Hcl | 15 | $1,185 |
| Pregabalin | 25 | $775 |
| Gabapentin | 51 | $651 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 34 | $333 |
| Mexiletine Hcl | 17 | $326 |
| Methylprednisolone | 18 | $123 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 19 | $116 |
| Meloxicam | 19 | $45 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in Paducah
- John RuxerPaducah$33K
- Megan FordPaducah$3K
- Steven RupertPaducah$2K
- Anjum BuxDanville$595K
- Christopher MallardLexington$47K
- Vinod MuniswamyGeorgetown$39K
- Timothy BeachamLouisville$31K
- Mazhar RasulLexington$30K
- Tejas ShahAshland$23K
- Lance HoffmanFlorence$22K
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.