Michael Burns, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Nashville, TNNPI 1861472136
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (49.1%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 51.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $9,976 and has fallen 65.6% since, to $3,433 in 2025. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in TN 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 53 payments — averaging $438.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$12K
- Avanos Medical$7K
- B. Braun Medical Inc.$3K
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$784
- Merck$79
- Baudax Bio Inc.$53
- plus $85 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$11,40049%
- Speaking & faculty fees$8,03135%
- Travel & lodging$2,69412%
- Food & beverage$1,0945%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 13 | $11,865 |
| Avanos Medical | 19 | $7,439 |
| B. Braun Medical Inc. | 4 | $2,916 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 5 | $784 |
| Merck | 4 | $79 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $24 |
| Vertex | 1 | $16 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- Caldolor$11,739
- ON-Q$6,349
- CONTIPLEX$2,873
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES$881
- IOVERA SYSTEM$619
- PNB AND ACCESSORIES$111
How this compares
$23,220 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,039 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Tennessee.
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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 Nashville
- Mark HaffeyNashville$79K
- Yvette RikerNashville$8K
- Jennifer VaughnNashville$7K
- Rachel MurrayNashville$4K
- Annette OlsenNashville$3K
- Vincent JacksonNashville$3K
- Montana BlackleyNashville$3K
- Susanne HortonNashville$2K
- Christopher BuellNashville$2K
- Mary FordWinchester$85K
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.