Russell Proffitt, CRNA
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · Chattanooga, TNNPI 1124440128
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Medtronic accounts for 72.5% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,647 and has fallen 83.4% since, to $273 in 2025. Among nurse anesthetist, certified registered clinicians in TN 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 39 payments — averaging $55.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$2K
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$267
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$73
- Johnson & Johnson$60
- Boston Scientific$57
- Ardelyx, Inc.$43
- plus $95 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,10451%
- Food & beverage$1,06249%
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 | 18 | $1,571 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 6 | $267 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $73 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $60 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $57 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $37 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Madrigal Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $19 |
| Avanos Medical | 1 | $18 |
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.
- AQUAMANTYS$924
- Iovera$105
How this compares
$2,166 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 2,039 nurse anesthetist, certified registered providers in Tennessee.
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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.
Other nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Chattanooga
- Matthew HymanChattanooga$7K
- Amy KlaehnChattanooga$4K
- Courtney Lively ManyamChattanooga$3K
- Bradley KellerChattanooga$2K
- Mary FordWinchester$85K
- Mark HaffeyNashville$79K
- Timothy OchsWartburg$25K
- Michael BurnsNashville$23K
- Bradley StegJackson$23K
- Adam ArthurMemphis$18K
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.