George Mears, NP
Pain Medicine · Knoxville, TNNPI 1114492626
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 189 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 38.0% of the total.
Across 189 payments — averaging $21.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Medtronic$435
- Abbott$400
- Nevro Corp.$304
- Tersera Therapeutics LLC$242
- Averitas Pharma Inc.$162
- plus $962 from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,037100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 97 | $1,532 |
| Medtronic | 7 | $435 |
| Abbott | 17 | $400 |
| Nevro Corp. | 7 | $304 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 7 | $242 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 6 | $162 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 7 | $109 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 3 | $94 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 5 | $86 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 3 | $79 |
| Vertex | 4 | $77 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 3 | $73 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $61 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 2 | $45 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 3 | $45 |
| Painteq LLC | 2 | $43 |
| Avanos Medical | 2 | $43 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $37 |
| Trevena, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 1 | $11 |
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.
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$303
- ETERNA$144
- PRIALT$125
- Senza$119
How this compares
$4,037 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 112 pain medicine providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diclofenac Potassium | 39 | $29,650 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 16 | $10,282 |
| Lidocaine | 47 | $5,102 |
| Gabapentin | 290 | $4,775 |
| Buprenorphine | 20 | $4,528 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 200 | $4,308 |
| Clobetasol EmollientClobetasol Propionate/Emoll | 13 | $4,267 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 155 | $3,117 |
| Pregabalin | 155 | $2,447 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 49 | $1,474 |
| Baclofen | 70 | $1,474 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 51 | $1,374 |
| Methocarbamol | 87 | $1,016 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 87 | $798 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 28 | $737 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in Knoxville
- Joseph DichiaraKnoxville$102K
- Stephanie VanterpoolKnoxville$69K
- Kyle SnyderKnoxville$8K
- James ChooKnoxville$5K
- Matthew VanceKnoxville$3K
- Shravani DurbhakulaNashville$353K
- Herbert MeltzerNashville$43K
- Marc HuntoonNashville$37K
- Gregory BallChattanooga$35K
- Phillip GreenMemphis$34K
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.