Michael Grier
Pain Medicine · Anderson, SCNPI 1700833878
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 154 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 32 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 47.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,541 and has fallen 77.6% since, to $345 in 2023.
Across 154 payments — averaging $25.71 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$422
- Forte Bio-pharma LLC$232
- Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.$218
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$213
- AbbVie$99
- plus $907 from 26 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,959100%
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 | 55 | $1,869 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 12 | $422 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 5 | $232 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 15 | $218 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 11 | $213 |
| AbbVie | 6 | $99 |
| Amgen | 3 | $83 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 4 | $83 |
| Painteq LLC | 1 | $76 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 3 | $65 |
| Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $59 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 3 | $57 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 3 | $53 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $46 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $37 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 2 | $37 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $27 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $24 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Abbott | 1 | $19 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $17 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $12 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| MDD US Operations, LLC | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Prolate$555
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$295
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$224
- Nucynta ER$148
- Nalocet$139
- NucyntaER$127
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$125
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA$119
How this compares
$3,959 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 92 pain medicine providers in South Carolina.
Other pain medicine in Anderson
- Sung HanAnderson$9K
- Brian JakubowiczAnderson$8K
- Carol BurnetteAnderson$1K
- Jay PatelAnderson$1K
- Phillip SmithGreenville$303K
- Richard KlineConway$104K
- Channing WilloughbyMurrells Inlet$82K
- Michael WarrickSumter$50K
- Daniel AtkinsonGreenville$36K
- Michael WardenFlorence$20K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.