John Batson, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine · Hardeeville, SCNPI 1346217585
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 22 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Abbott accounts for 79.5% of it on its own, with 3 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $122, 6.7 times the $18 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional pain medicine clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $3,940.
Across 22 payments — averaging $22.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$398
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$65
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$23
- Avanos Medical$14
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$500100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 19 | $398 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $65 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $23 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $14 |
How this compares
$500 in reported general payments places this provider in the 15th percentile of 38 interventional pain medicine providers in South Carolina.
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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 | 401 | $3,530 |
| Celecoxib | 119 | $2,841 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 168 | $1,860 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 429 | $1,772 |
| Pregabalin | 110 | $1,510 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 97 | $1,059 |
| Etodolac | 28 | $967 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 114 | $706 |
| Meloxicam | 248 | $696 |
| Fentanyl | 12 | $676 |
| Prednisone | 89 | $639 |
| Lidocaine | 14 | $585 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 38 | $505 |
| Baclofen | 35 | $313 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 25 | $125 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other interventional pain medicine in Hardeeville
- Mark NethertonMt Pleasant$102K
- Marion McMillanSeneca$89K
- Jason RosenbergMurrells Inlet$82K
- Ryan NoblesMt Pleasant$43K
- Justin HutchesonGreenville$23K
- Joshua BighamSpartanburg$14K
- David RoweBluffton$9K
- William DurrettAiken$8K
- Kenneth GrosslightWest Columbia$7K
- Phillip SuwanAiken$6K
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.