Michael Fishell, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine · Henderson, NVNPI 1619045689
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 94.4% of the total across 246 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Abbott accounts for 93.3% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $1,083 and has fallen 85.4% since, to $158 in 2025.
Across 246 payments — averaging $17.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$4K
- Boston Scientific$274
- Biotronik NRO, Inc.$23
Across 114 payments — averaging $2813.51 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Abbott$321K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2476%
- Food & beverage$4,17594%
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 | 234 | $4,125 |
| Boston Scientific | 11 | $274 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
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
$4,423 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 32 interventional pain medicine providers in Nevada.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 17 | $8,932 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 295 | $8,002 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 187 | $5,470 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 124 | $2,757 |
| Fentanyl | 45 | $2,576 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 101 | $1,954 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 57 | $1,196 |
| Methadone Hcl | 92 | $938 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 34 | $567 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 47 | $531 |
| Armodafinil | 12 | $505 |
| Methocarbamol | 14 | $268 |
| Celecoxib | 13 | $198 |
| Gabapentin | 32 | $135 |
| Cephalexin | 22 | $121 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other interventional pain medicine in Henderson
- Alexander IsaniHenderson$66
- Ali NairiziReno$291K
- Adam AntflickLas Vegas$26K
- Steven BermanReno$25K
- Benjamin GillReno$22K
- Christopher WoolleyReno$18K
- Stephen GephardtLas Vegas$14K
- Jeremy LipshutzLas Vegas$13K
- Denys GoloshchapovLas Vegas$11K
- Jeffrey KatzNorth Las Vegas$7K
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.