Susan Earls, PA
Surgical · Santa Fe, NMNPI 1477613891
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 90 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Boston Scientific at 29.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,971 and has fallen 63.4% since, to $721 in 2025. Among surgical clinicians in NM 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 90 payments — averaging $54.50 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$1K
- Abbott$1K
- Nevro Corp.$572
- AbbVie$401
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.$364
- Medacta USA, Inc.$273
- plus $744 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,905100%
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 | 28 | $1,458 |
| Abbott | 19 | $1,092 |
| Nevro Corp. | 11 | $572 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 10 | $401 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 4 | $364 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 3 | $273 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 2 | $223 |
| Vertex | 2 | $136 |
| MML US, Inc. | 1 | $136 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $84 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc | 3 | $75 |
| Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Amgen | 1 | $24 |
| Stryker | 1 | $20 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 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.
How this compares
$4,905 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 44 surgical providers in New Mexico.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Naloxone Hcl | 11 | $770 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | $297 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 32 | $292 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 19 | $107 |
| Diazepam | 13 | $40 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Santa Fe
- Corinthiann SnodgrassAlbuquerque$4K
- Miguel PonceLas Cruces$3K
- Deborah BromfieldAlbuquerque$3K
- Nancy DuhiggAlbuquerque$2K
- Tracy VuAlbuquerque$2K
- Craig GilcreaseAlbuquerque$1K
- Cristina FerraroAlbuquerque$951
- Jacquelyn BrownAlbuquerque$896
- Carolyn EvansLas Cruces$836
- Martin TaylorAlbuquerque$822
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.