Kirstin Nelson, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Savannah, GANPI 1104858307
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.7% of the total across 262 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 29 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among diagnostic radiology clinicians in GA 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 262 payments — averaging $28.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$1K
- Inari Medical, Inc.$994
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$921
- Angiodynamics, Inc.$836
- Medtronic$705
- Stryker$656
- plus $2K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$230%
- Food & beverage$7,464100%
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 | 43 | $1,031 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 52 | $994 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 15 | $921 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 36 | $836 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 20 | $705 |
| Stryker | 27 | $656 |
| Endologix LLC | 6 | $600 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 9 | $208 |
| Philips North America LLC | 4 | $204 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 9 | $180 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | 5 | $164 |
| Abbott | 5 | $137 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 3 | $131 |
| Guerbet LLC | 2 | $124 |
| Cardiovascular Systems Inc. | 5 | $102 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $94 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 4 | $82 |
| GE HealthCare | 2 | $58 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $39 |
| Flowphysix Inc | 1 | $38 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $37 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 2 | $28 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $18 |
| Trisalus Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $16 |
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| EKOS Corporation | 1 | $13 |
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.
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis$418
- GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION$239
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo$196
- Valiant Captivia$170
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System$169
- ARTIX MT$160
- Ovation iX Iliac Stent Graft$151
- AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System$151
- IN.PACT AV$148
- TheraSphere Y90 Glass Microspheres 10 GBq$142
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S$142
- CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT$142
- (6582) Visions 035$124
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis$123
- Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac$105
How this compares
$7,487 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 840 diagnostic radiology providers in Georgia.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 11 | $8,132 |
| Prednisone | 11 | $13 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other diagnostic radiology in Savannah
- Aseem BhandariSavannah$9K
- Robert MyersSavannah$5K
- Huy PhamSavannah$3K
- John ConsidineSavannah$2K
- Daniel O'MaraSavannah$2K
- Patricia BalthazarAtlanta$144K
- Felix GonzalezAtlanta$128K
- Cameron KerseyColumbus$111K
- Diego MartinAtlanta$68K
- Kimberly HutchersonLawrenceville$59K
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.