Noelle Bertelson, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery · Denver, CONPI 1134386154
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Covidien LP at 37.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $1,230 and has fallen 90.6% since, to $115 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for colon & rectal surgery clinicians in CO, where the typical reported total is $5,936.
Across 24 payments — averaging $169.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Covidien LP$2K
- Medtronic$813
- Intuitive Surgical$339
- Kerecis Limited$285
- Axonics, Inc.$216
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$192
- plus $720 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,30757%
- Food & beverage$1,76743%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Covidien LP | 5 | $1,508 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $813 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 3 | $339 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $285 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 2 | $216 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 2 | $192 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $152 |
| Acell, Inc. | 2 | $140 |
| ERBE USA Inc | 1 | $115 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $97 |
| Stryker | 1 | $96 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $77 |
| Baudax Bio Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$1,141
- Da Vinci Surgical System$339
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$285
- Axonics$216
- PHASIX$152
- Entyvio$117
- VIO3/APC3/ERBJET2$115
How this compares
$4,074 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 24 colon & rectal surgery providers in Colorado.
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 colon & rectal surgery in Denver
- David LongcopeDenver$425K
- Warren StruttDenver$16K
- Craig BrownDenver$6K
- Graham SellersDenver$4K
- Charles BrowningDenver$1K
- Susan SgambatiDenver$539
- Lisa SchatzDenver$410
- Eben StrobosLakewood$1.3M
- Daine BennettEnglewood$28K
- Christopher TaylorColorado Springs$16K
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.