Ronald Paasch, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · West Springfield, MANPI 1609834670
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 78 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 28.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $565 and has fallen 63.2% since, to $208 in 2025.
Across 78 payments — averaging $19.20 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$423
- Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.$155
- Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.$97
- Fidia Pharma USA Inc.$80
- Painteq LLC$71
- Medtronic$70
- plus $602 from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,497100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 18 | $423 |
| Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. | 11 | $155 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 6 | $97 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 5 | $80 |
| Painteq LLC | 3 | $71 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $70 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 2 | $49 |
| Pfizer | 3 | $46 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $46 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Nevro Corp. | 2 | $38 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $34 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Tersera Therapeutics LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Amgen | 1 | $29 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Abbott | 1 | $18 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Vertex | 1 | $14 |
| Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$1,497 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 244 physical medicine & rehabilitation providers in Massachusetts.
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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 | 26 | $12,098 |
| Celecoxib | 252 | $4,347 |
| Pregabalin | 264 | $3,504 |
| Lidocaine | 24 | $2,666 |
| Gabapentin | 152 | $1,964 |
| Fentanyl | 20 | $1,170 |
| Meloxicam | 176 | $1,006 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 63 | $953 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 34 | $863 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 130 | $681 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 32 | $653 |
| Baclofen | 21 | $620 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 29 | $509 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 46 | $468 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 18 | $415 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physical medicine & rehabilitation in West Springfield
- Gregory ParkWest Springfield$4K
- Scott CooperWest Springfield$3K
- Sarah NarayanWest Springfield$2K
- Erin WatsonWest Springfield$2K
- Bethany CalabreseWest Springfield$1K
- David BowersWest Springfield$918
- Claude BorowskyWest Springfield$571
- Zachary BohartBurlington$633K
- Sabrina PaganoniCharlestown$80K
- Walter SussmanWellesley$50K
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.