Nicole Hoover
Surgical · Hartford, CTNPI 1689970337
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.3% of the total across 296 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 47.8% of the total. Among surgical clinicians in CT 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 296 payments — averaging $29.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$4K
- Edwards Lifesciences$2K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Abbott$193
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$53
- AstraZeneca$41
- plus $54 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$6678%
- Food & beverage$8,00592%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 202 | $4,146 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 66 | $2,257 |
| Boston Scientific | 13 | $1,927 |
| Abbott | 7 | $193 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 3 | $53 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $41 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $23 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $16 |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | 1 | $15 |
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
$8,671 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 568 surgical providers in Connecticut.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 18 | $15,574 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 52 | $369 |
| Prednisone | 14 | $11 |
| Famotidine | 13 | $6 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Hartford
- Nicole ChevalierHartford$10K
- Chandranni QuinonesHartford$6K
- Juliana SpagnuoloHartford$5K
- Emily VassorHartford$4K
- Brianna GawishHartford$4K
- Kevin FitzsimmonsHartford$4K
- Elchanan OrlanskyHartford$4K
- Lisa RinaldiHartford$3K
- James RoyHartford$2K
- Erin Myers AlbaridiNorwalk$70K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.