Lauren Ziegler
Medical · Havertown, PANPI 1881944007
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $19,113 of the $23,506 with a category attached, or 81.3%. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by Vertos Medical, Inc. at 37.9% of the total. Among medical clinicians in PA 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 218 payments — averaging $107.83 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$9K
- Stryker$6K
- Spinal Simplicity, LLC$5K
- Abbott$835
- Boston Scientific$549
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$181
- plus $2K from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$19,11381%
- Travel & lodging$6643%
- Food & beverage$3,72916%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 45 | $8,904 |
| Stryker | 12 | $6,164 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 11 | $5,150 |
| Abbott | 63 | $835 |
| Boston Scientific | 8 | $549 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 4 | $181 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 5 | $159 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 4 | $144 |
| Nevro Corp. | 5 | $140 |
| Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 5 | $135 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 8 | $134 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 7 | $131 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 5 | $129 |
| MML US, Inc. | 4 | $115 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $83 |
| Appliedvr Inc | 3 | $74 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 5 | $62 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $46 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 2 | $45 |
| Eclipse Technology Solutions Inc. | 1 | $43 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $33 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Neuronetics, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Curonix LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Vertex | 1 | $23 |
| Foundation Fusion Solutions, LLC | 2 | $22 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, 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.
- mild Device Kit$14,584
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R$4,050
- PATRIOT SI$1,100
- Intracept$722
How this compares
$23,506 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,594 medical providers in Pennsylvania.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 138 | $1,843 |
| Gabapentin | 105 | $1,486 |
| Pregabalin | 34 | $1,351 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 54 | $779 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 19 | $426 |
| Cephalexin | 65 | $339 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 75 | $326 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 27 | $241 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 20 | $146 |
| Prednisone | 33 | $66 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 24 | $66 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 13 | $52 |
| Meloxicam | 24 | $26 |
| Diazepam | 19 | $18 |
| Ibuprofen | 11 | $3 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
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- Meghan HoffnerBethlehem$86K
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- Scott CoxWynnewood$66K
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Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.