Scott Strum, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · Loma Linda, CANPI 1023039609
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (59.1%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Nevro Corp. accounts for 78.1% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $5,299 and has fallen 94.2% since, to $305 in 2025. Among physical medicine & rehabilitation clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 42 payments — averaging $172.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Nevro Corp.$6K
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$400
- Abbott$353
- Boston Scientific$273
- Painteq LLC$165
- Medtronic$97
- plus $299 from 4 others
Across 18 payments — averaging $960.70 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Abbott$17K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,28059%
- Food & beverage$2,24131%
- Education$72310%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nevro Corp. | 15 | $5,659 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 4 | $400 |
| Abbott | 8 | $353 |
| Boston Scientific | 4 | $273 |
| Painteq LLC | 3 | $165 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $97 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 2 | $84 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 1 | $75 |
| Globus Medical | 3 | $72 |
| Tonix Medicines, Inc. | 1 | $67 |
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.
- Omnia$5,247
- Evoke SCS$339
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System$196
- Neuromodulation Dspsbls and Accs$162
- PAINTEQ$132
- SUPERION$117
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$103
How this compares
$7,244 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 830 physical medicine & rehabilitation providers in California.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 945 | $25,711 |
| OxycontinOxycodone Hcl | 36 | $24,391 |
| Gabapentin | 615 | $9,314 |
| Lidocaine | 125 | $8,092 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 281 | $7,553 |
| Buprenorphine-NaloxoneBuprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl | 34 | $5,476 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 161 | $4,572 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 292 | $4,321 |
| Methocarbamol | 243 | $3,923 |
| Baclofen | 222 | $3,739 |
| Pregabalin | 225 | $3,655 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 79 | $2,322 |
| Celecoxib | 29 | $2,024 |
| Morphine Sulfate ErMorphine Sulfate | 59 | $1,612 |
| Morphine Sulfate | 35 | $1,506 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physical medicine & rehabilitation in Loma Linda
- Sarah YoonLoma Linda$17K
- Ziyad AyyoubParamount$322K
- Pratik GandhiAnaheim$122K
- Mary OatesSanta Maria$115K
- Kevin BarretteSan Francisco$84K
- Steven SampsonLos Angeles$63K
- Jeffrey ChenSan Diego$59K
- Nanette JoyceSacramento$56K
- Amir RahnavardMonterey$49K
- Kyle RyanSan Diego$39K
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.