James Sturdivant
Anesthesiology · Jackson, MSNPI 1497286165
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Boston Scientific accounts for 67.9% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,894 and has fallen 95.5% since, to $85 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in MS 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 33 payments — averaging $97.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Abbott$695
- Medtronic$158
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$97
- Merck$41
- Lundbeck LLC$26
- plus $20 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,44045%
- Food & beverage$1,79155%
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 | 16 | $2,194 |
| Abbott | 8 | $695 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $158 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $97 |
| Merck | 3 | $41 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 1 | $26 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
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.
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$1,586
- PROCLAIM$477
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$254
- INTELLIS$122
How this compares
$3,231 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 265 anesthesiology providers in Mississippi.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 87 | $1,054 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 33 | $651 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 62 | $524 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 44 | $494 |
| Baclofen | 30 | $402 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 11 | $371 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 19 | $260 |
| Pregabalin | 30 | $230 |
| Methocarbamol | 39 | $202 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 27 | $87 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 15 | $72 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 13 | $68 |
| Meloxicam | 15 | $16 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other anesthesiology in Jackson
- Robert SeabrookJackson$12K
- Ryan McGaugheyJackson$6K
- Jack TharpJackson$5K
- Gloria RodriguezJackson$3K
- Channing TwynerJackson$3K
- Larry NixonJackson$3K
- Chawla MasonJackson$2K
- Patrick KlarJackson$2K
- Ann RobersonJackson$2K
- Peter IlievJackson$2K
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.