Michael Pettus, MD
Anesthesiology · Huntersville, NCNPI 1376962712
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $4,854 of the $6,973 with a category attached, or 69.6%. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 55.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $3,829 and has fallen 96.8% since, to $124 in 2025. Among anesthesiology clinicians in NC 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 114 payments — averaging $61.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$4K
- MML US, Inc.$1K
- Nevro Corp.$603
- Medtronic$434
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$154
- Vertiflex, Inc.$125
- plus $572 from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,09930%
- Food & beverage$4,85470%
- Education$210%
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 | 69 | $3,856 |
| MML US, Inc. | 4 | $1,230 |
| Nevro Corp. | 12 | $603 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $434 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $154 |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $100 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 3 | $87 |
| Abbott | 1 | $53 |
| Amgen | 1 | $52 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $33 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 2 | $33 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $28 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $18 |
| Zyla Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 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.
- ReActiv8$1,230
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$641
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA$637
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$460
- Intracept$308
- INTELLIS$262
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$249
- Superion ISS$125
- Omnia$108
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System$106
- SPRINT PNS System$100
How this compares
$6,973 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,149 anesthesiology providers in North Carolina.
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 anesthesiology in Huntersville
- Jeffrey GadsdenDurham$821K
- Gerald MaccioliRaleigh$330K
- Loran SolimanCharlotte$306K
- Jerrold LevyDurham$305K
- Alicia WarlickDurham$127K
- William BullockDurham$126K
- Karthik RaghunathanDurham$123K
- Scott RunyonDurham$123K
- Edward LewisHendersonville$118K
- Florin OrzaCharlotte$115K
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.