Kathryn Watson, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · West Columbia, SCNPI 1578586889
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,705 of the $3,108 with a category attached, or 87.0%. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Lumenis BE Inc at 35.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,392 and has fallen 89.2% since, to $151 in 2025. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in SC 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 65 payments — averaging $47.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lumenis BE Inc$1K
- AbbVie$619
- Merz North America, Inc.$559
- Medtronic$357
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$262
- Merck$141
- plus $60 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$40313%
- Food & beverage$2,70587%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lumenis BE Inc | 1 | $1,109 |
| AbbVie | 23 | $619 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 6 | $559 |
| Medtronic | 20 | $357 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 2 | $262 |
| Merck | 9 | $141 |
| Masimo Corporation | 2 | $26 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $19 |
| Acacia Pharma Inc | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$3,108 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,318 nurse anesthetist, certified registered 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.
Other nurse anesthetist, certified registered in West Columbia
- Aimee GondiWest Columbia$7K
- Garrett StraughnWest Columbia$2K
- Holly JakubsWest Columbia$2K
- Naomi GillWest Columbia$1K
- Everett MossSpartanburg$31K
- Sara KrafftColumbia$29K
- Anna FraifeldGreenville$28K
- Erica HarrisGreenville$17K
- Jeffrey BoswellAiken$15K
- Patrick QuinnMyrtle Beach$10K
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.