Nicholas Sottile
Physician Assistant · Conway, SCNPI 1316593668
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $11,361 of the $13,851 with a category attached, or 82.0%. 28 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 39.1% of the total. Among physician assistant clinicians in SC 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 371 payments — averaging $37.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$5K
- Spinal Simplicity, LLC$2K
- Forte Bio-pharma LLC$1K
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$818
- Medtronic$742
- Si-bone, Inc.$473
- plus $3K from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,49018%
- Food & beverage$11,36182%
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 | 124 | $5,413 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 32 | $2,141 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 40 | $1,299 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 15 | $818 |
| Medtronic | 32 | $742 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 13 | $473 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 17 | $427 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 22 | $388 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 11 | $362 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 12 | $285 |
| Abbott | 9 | $271 |
| Painteq LLC | 6 | $241 |
| AbbVie | 10 | $169 |
| Curonix LLC | 3 | $167 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 5 | $117 |
| Virtus Pharmaceuticals LLC | 4 | $108 |
| Nevro Corp. | 2 | $94 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $63 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 2 | $53 |
| Almatica Pharma LLC | 2 | $47 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $28 |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Stryker | 1 | $22 |
| Vertex | 1 | $19 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $16 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Prolate$1,720
- HA MINUTEMAN G3-R$1,615
- Intracept$1,233
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$1,048
- Nalocet$430
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$255
- Octrode SCS Leads$143
- PAINTEQ$142
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY$141
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$124
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$122
- WAVEWRITER ALPHA$122
- WaveWriter Alpha Prime 16$115
How this compares
$13,851 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,852 physician assistant providers in South Carolina.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 736 | $131,507 |
| UbrelvyUbrogepant | 29 | $36,476 |
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 37 | $32,978 |
| BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl | 28 | $26,459 |
| Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate | 11 | $21,623 |
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 21 | $14,620 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 550 | $12,877 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 653 | $11,774 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 22 | $8,614 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 20 | $8,234 |
| Fentanyl | 63 | $6,868 |
| SymproicNaldemedine Tosylate | 11 | $5,006 |
| Butorphanol Tartrate | 25 | $4,408 |
| Gabapentin | 265 | $3,652 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 132 | $3,209 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Xtampza Er, Belbuca | $388 | $59,43765 claims |
| AbbVieUbrelvy | $169 | $36,47629 claims |
| PfizerNurtec Odt | $13 | $21,62311 claims |
| Redhill Biopharma Inc.Movantik | $22 | $8,23420 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 1,852 physician assistant providers in South Carolina.
Other physician assistant in Conway
- Benjamin AddyWest Columbia$377K
- Michael OvercashCharleston$210K
- Allison LesterMt Pleasant$163K
- Nicole KeeterFort Mill$129K
- William YoungGreenville$117K
- Stephanie DavisAnderson$78K
- Vicki RobertsWest Columbia$77K
- Eric ShoupColumbia$74K
- Lauren OlsonNorth Charleston$62K
- Martha GreenSummerville$48K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.