Nicole Nelson-Bridges, PA
Surgical · Tucson, AZNPI 1164674420
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 93 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 19 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.1% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2024 is the largest year on record at $1,110, 3.0 times the $365 reported in 2021.
Across 93 payments — averaging $30.96 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$520
- Abbott$423
- Nalu Medical, Inc.$369
- Nevro Corp.$337
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$247
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$230
- plus $753 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,879100%
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 | 9 | $520 |
| Abbott | 20 | $423 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 11 | $369 |
| Nevro Corp. | 6 | $337 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 7 | $247 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 11 | $230 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 2 | $156 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 2 | $130 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $109 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 4 | $87 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 4 | $69 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $25 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Acacia Pharma Inc | 1 | $18 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 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.
- Evoke$150
- Superion Indirect Decompression System$150
- Nalu Neurostimulation System$145
- mild Device Kit$140
- SUPERION$132
- Qutenza$115
- Senza$108
How this compares
$2,879 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 271 surgical providers in Arizona.
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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 119 | $58,215 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 807 | $29,930 |
| MovantikNaloxegol Oxalate | 54 | $29,874 |
| Nucynta ErTapentadol Hcl | 21 | $29,545 |
| Buprenorphine | 137 | $26,197 |
| BelbucaBuprenorphine Hcl | 42 | $24,099 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 676 | $20,196 |
| Gabapentin | 477 | $9,769 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 519 | $8,862 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 319 | $8,351 |
| CelebrexCelecoxib | 14 | $7,539 |
| Pregabalin | 376 | $7,507 |
| Diclofenac Epolamine | 21 | $6,134 |
| Tramadol Hcl ErTramadol Hcl | 38 | $4,705 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 160 | $4,257 |
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, Nucynta Er, Belbuca | $230 | $111,859182 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 85th percentile of 271 surgical providers in Arizona.
Other surgical in Tucson
- Alfredo AltamiranoTucson$6K
- Rachelle TomeiTucson$4K
- Sameer HazbounTucson$2K
- Dennis PaulTucson$2K
- Richard BurtTucson$2K
- Ryan Hill-FalkenthalGoodyear$53K
- Karla FrickPhoenix$38K
- Justin WilliamsOro Valley$19K
- Ethan MeyerScottsdale$8K
- Christina CudzewiczPhoenix$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.