Michael Vickers, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Metairie, LANPI 1205018181
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Edwards Lifesciences accounts for 84.8% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,332 and has fallen 92.6% since, to $99 in 2025. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in LA 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 27 payments — averaging $59.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Edwards Lifesciences$1K
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$83
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$65
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$58
- Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc$21
- Medtronic$19
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$78849%
- Food & beverage$83051%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences | 14 | $1,372 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 4 | $83 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 4 | $65 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$1,618 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,283 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Louisiana.
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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 Metairie
- Brendt MaddenMetairie$2K
- Kyle HardyMetairie$2K
- Crystal HendersonMetairie$2K
- Joshua DavidsonMetairie$2K
- Rachel DugasMetairie$1K
- Thomas HigginsMetairie$1K
- Grenes MeyaskiMetairie$1K
- Christopher LegnonMetairie$880
- Jamie MayMetairie$778
- Scott GuichardMetairie$773
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.