Paul Mitchell, DO
Anesthesiology · Hilton Head Island, SCNPI 1699728477
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $3,835 of the $4,742 with a category attached, or 80.9%. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Abbott at 36.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,242 and has fallen 94.5% since, to $123 in 2025. Among anesthesiology 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 201 payments — averaging $23.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$2K
- Vertos Medical, Inc.$982
- Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$747
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$220
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$145
- Boston Scientific$142
- plus $762 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$90719%
- Food & beverage$3,83581%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 84 | $1,745 |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | 5 | $982 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 53 | $747 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 12 | $220 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 8 | $145 |
| Boston Scientific | 6 | $142 |
| Pfizer | 6 | $138 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 7 | $110 |
| Painteq LLC | 2 | $81 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $80 |
| Nevro Corp. | 3 | $74 |
| Forte Bio-pharma LLC | 2 | $56 |
| Mindray DS USA, Inc. | 1 | $49 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $42 |
| Trevena, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Vertex | 1 | $21 |
| Shionogi Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $20 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $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
$4,742 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 609 anesthesiology providers in South Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 52 | $97,532 |
| ZtlidoLidocaine | 34 | $20,915 |
| Xtampza ErOxycodone Myristate | 11 | $15,257 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 364 | $10,988 |
| Buprenorphine | 36 | $10,069 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 284 | $9,775 |
| SavellaMilnacipran Hcl | 16 | $9,456 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 262 | $5,993 |
| Fentanyl | 46 | $5,130 |
| Methadone Hcl | 85 | $4,265 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 114 | $3,556 |
| Tramadol Hcl ErTramadol Hcl | 22 | $1,873 |
| Oxymorphone Hcl ErOxymorphone Hcl | 11 | $1,531 |
| Lidocaine | 21 | $1,457 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 69 | $1,438 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.Ztlido | $220 | $20,91534 claims |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.Xtampza Er | $145 | $15,25711 claims |
| AbbVieSavella | $80 | $9,45616 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 609 anesthesiology providers in South Carolina.
Other anesthesiology in Hilton Head Island
- Philip ZitelloHilton Head Island$2K
- Frank OverdykCharleston$131K
- Frank HumblesConway$74K
- Joseph RodrigoCharleston$54K
- Jeffrey FrohockCharleston$48K
- Eric LoudermilkAnderson$21K
- David ArcellaCharleston$18K
- William HandGreenville$16K
- David HallGreenville$16K
- Blake LecheAnderson$13K
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.