Neil Buettner, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Covington, TNNPI 1013935998
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 141 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 13 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $923, more than ten times the $54 reported in 2021. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in TN 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 141 payments — averaging $15.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$467
- Lilly USA, LLC$304
- AbbVie$301
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$292
- Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$225
- Johnson & Johnson$166
- plus $377 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,132100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 23 | $467 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 20 | $304 |
| AbbVie | 33 | $301 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 19 | $292 |
| Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 14 | $225 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 9 | $166 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 9 | $152 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 5 | $89 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| QOL Medical, LLC | 3 | $43 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Merck | 1 | $14 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$2,132 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,039 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Tennessee.
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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 Covington
- Mary FordWinchester$85K
- Mark HaffeyNashville$79K
- Timothy OchsWartburg$25K
- Michael BurnsNashville$23K
- Bradley StegJackson$23K
- Adam ArthurMemphis$18K
- Jennifer WilliamsGermantown$15K
- Yvette RikerNashville$8K
- Matthew HymanChattanooga$7K
- Jennifer VaughnNashville$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.