Travis Obrien, MD
Pain Medicine · Saint Paul, MNNPI 1124466222
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 92.6% of the total across 79 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 41.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $852 and has fallen 85.5% since, to $124 in 2025.
Across 79 payments — averaging $41.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Abbott$525
- Boston Scientific$520
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc$474
- Nevro Corp.$108
- Stimwave Technologies Incorporated$93
- plus $174 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2417%
- Food & beverage$3,01893%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 37 | $1,366 |
| Abbott | 12 | $525 |
| Boston Scientific | 12 | $520 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | 7 | $474 |
| Nevro Corp. | 2 | $108 |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | 1 | $93 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 2 | $64 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $28 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $14 |
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.
- SPRINT PNS System$333
- SPECTRA WAVEWRITER$238
- RESTORE$208
- INTELLIS$154
- Octrode SCS Leads$147
- Vanta$140
- Proclaim IPG$109
- Cardiovascular- Research only$102
How this compares
$3,260 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 88 pain medicine providers in Minnesota.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baclofen | 39 | $997 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 15 | $387 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 54 | $241 |
| Cephalexin | 11 | $102 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | $87 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 13 | $83 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pain medicine in Saint Paul
- Sargun WaliaSaint Paul$5K
- Richard StaynerEdina$105K
- David SchultzEdina$99K
- Jonathan HagedornRochester$83K
- Michael McEntireRochester$70K
- Ronald BoedingMaple Grove$68K
- Matthew ThorsonEdina$59K
- Sherri HaasEdina$51K
- Cody FosterCoon Rapids$36K
- Katelyn Parker-McgillAlexandria$32K
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.