Michael Pearson
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · San Luis Obispo, CANPI 1245782853
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 115 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Medtronic accounts for 66.1% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in CA 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 115 payments — averaging $20.27 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$2K
- Biotronik NRO, Inc.$484
- Baudax Bio Inc.$135
- Painteq LLC$98
- Boston Scientific$55
- Bioventus LLC$20
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,331100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 84 | $1,540 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 21 | $484 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 5 | $135 |
| Painteq LLC | 1 | $98 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $55 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $20 |
How this compares
$2,331 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,311 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in California.
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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 San Luis Obispo
- Michael MarinoLos Angeles$127K
- Andrew BiegnerSan Diego$81K
- Kari ColeLos Angeles$62K
- Jacob MasonLong Beach$49K
- Melissa RoupoliHarbor City$20K
- Mark GohlSan Diego$6K
- Cheryl CarrIrvine$6K
- Min Hee KimIrvine$5K
- Lori BorghiStanford$4K
- Kavita DavenportTustin$4K
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.