Jeffrey Probst, PA
Surgical · Wilmington, NCNPI 1417912007
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 217 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 24.5% of the total. Among surgical 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 217 payments — averaging $23.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$1K
- Medtronic$1K
- Abbott$945
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$540
- Si-bone, Inc.$393
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$255
- plus $598 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,135100%
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 | 65 | $1,260 |
| Medtronic | 62 | $1,144 |
| Abbott | 51 | $945 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 8 | $540 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 7 | $393 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 7 | $255 |
| Stryker | 1 | $169 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 2 | $86 |
| Aesculap, Inc. | 5 | $82 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 2 | $68 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 2 | $66 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 1 | $43 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Intracept$676
- PROCLAIM$256
- YUKON OCT SPINAL SYSTEM$169
- Evoke SCS$108
How this compares
$5,135 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 248 surgical 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Methocarbamol | 77 | $580 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 55 | $244 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 23 | $114 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 56 | $105 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Wilmington
- Lawrence LandriganWilmington$12K
- Sheila AndersonWilmington$10K
- Megan McNamaraWilmington$9K
- Christopher SteyskalWilmington$3K
- Chase WhelanWilmington$2K
- Kevan HaasChapel Hill$44K
- Erika LynchLeland$10K
- Christopher CraigWinston Salem$9K
- Anna LandenDurham$7K
- James WatsonSalisbury$5K
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.