Hilary Brownstead, MD
Anesthesiology · High Point, NCNPI 1043773336
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by grants: $38,636 of the $42,558 with a category attached, or 90.8%. 6 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 36.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $41,124 and has fallen 100.0% since, to $17 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in NC 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 36 payments — averaging $1182.18 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$16K
- Abbott$14K
- Boston Scientific$12K
- Nevro Corp.$1K
- Si-bone, Inc.$249
- Pajunk Medical Systems, LP$17
What the payments were for
- Grants$38,63691%
- Travel & lodging$1,5404%
- Food & beverage$1,4974%
- Education$8852%
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 | 15 | $15,549 |
| Abbott | 1 | $13,636 |
| Boston Scientific | 10 | $11,808 |
| Nevro Corp. | 6 | $1,299 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 3 | $249 |
| Pajunk Medical Systems, LP | 1 | $17 |
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.
- SYNCHROMEDII$15,000
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$10,000
- Senza$1,148
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$389
How this compares
$42,558 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,149 anesthesiology providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buprenorphine | 18 | $2,776 |
| Gabapentin | 72 | $1,840 |
| Pregabalin | 72 | $1,642 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $613 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 17 | $458 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 38 | $396 |
| Buprenorphine Hcl | 13 | $393 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $346 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 24 | $322 |
| Methocarbamol | 32 | $275 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 13 | $159 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other anesthesiology in High Point
- Jeffrey GadsdenDurham$821K
- Gerald MaccioliRaleigh$330K
- Loran SolimanCharlotte$306K
- Jerrold LevyDurham$305K
- Alicia WarlickDurham$127K
- William BullockDurham$126K
- Karthik RaghunathanDurham$123K
- Scott RunyonDurham$123K
- Edward LewisHendersonville$118K
- Florin OrzaCharlotte$115K
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.