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Nicholas Olson, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · la Jolla, CANPI 1295930915

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (52.3%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 31.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $285,132, 4.4 times the $64,789 reported in 2019. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology 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.

$800,679in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 1,546 payments — averaging $517.90 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Medtronic$256K
  • Boston Scientific$243K
  • Abbott$238K
  • Acutus Medical, Inc.$52K
  • Biosense Webster, Inc.$7K
  • Philips North America LLC$2K
  • plus $4K from 21 others
$10,184in research payments, 2019–2025

Across 4 payments — averaging $2546.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.

  • Abbott$10K

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$292,16936%
  • Speaking & faculty fees$419,12952%
  • Travel & lodging$49,1676%
  • Food & beverage$40,2155%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Medtronic(2 entities)628$255,712
Boston Scientific343$243,072
Abbott376$237,607
Acutus Medical, Inc.34$51,702
Biosense Webster, Inc.60$7,141
Philips North America LLC13$1,558
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.1$1,250
Biotronik Inc.12$718
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.11$627
Pfizer16$300
ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp)15$283
E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.10$174
Baxter Healthcare6$104
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.3$84
Novartis3$58
Elutia, Inc.2$38
Scpharmaceuticals Inc.2$35
Boehringer Ingelheim1$29
Altathera Pharmaceuticals LLC2$26
United Therapeutics Corporation1$24
Cardiva Medical, Inc.1$22
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.1$21
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.1$21
Atricure, Inc.1$20
Irhythm Technologies, Inc.1$18
Bayer1$17
Novo Nordisk1$17

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.

How this compares

$800,679 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 290 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in California.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$551,360
Medicare patients
1,571
Services billed
3,096

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.

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