Stephanie Pearson
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation · San Antonio, TXNPI 1003109091
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,905 of the $3,956 with a category attached, or 73.4%. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 24.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,075 and has fallen 78.0% since, to $457 in 2023. Among physical medicine & rehabilitation clinicians in TX 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 162 payments — averaging $24.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$960
- Medtronic$830
- Nevro Corp.$362
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$306
- Abbott$280
- Pacira Therapeutics, Inc.$251
- plus $968 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,03526%
- Food & beverage$2,90573%
- Education$160%
- Gifts$00%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 13 | $960 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 16 | $830 |
| Nevro Corp. | 20 | $362 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 20 | $306 |
| Abbott | 24 | $280 |
| Pacira Therapeutics, Inc. | 22 | $251 |
| Amgen | 14 | $197 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 11 | $181 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 1 | $137 |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | 1 | $119 |
| Novartis | 5 | $93 |
| AbbVie | 4 | $70 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 3 | $36 |
| Radius Health, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Curonix LLC | 2 | $32 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $15 |
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.
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$719
- INTELLIS$537
- iFuse Implant$137
- ENNOVATE$119
- GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT$118
How this compares
$3,956 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 651 physical medicine & rehabilitation providers in Texas.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Lidocaine | 25 | $2,632 |
| Gabapentin | 49 | $770 |
| Celecoxib | 11 | $497 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | 11 | $480 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 | $451 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 33 | $256 |
| Baclofen | 17 | $172 |
| Ibuprofen | 12 | $113 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 11 | $67 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other physical medicine & rehabilitation in San Antonio
- Javier Santana Delos SantosSan Antonio$13K
- Luisa BastianSan Antonio$10K
- William JanesSan Antonio$10K
- Barry HillSan Antonio$4K
- Brian FrickeSan Antonio$4K
- Gerard FranciscoHouston$364K
- Jose UrquidezAustin$332K
- Gireesh ShardaDallas$172K
- Suzanne ManziHouston$143K
- Cindy IvanhoeHouston$111K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.