Valerie Cavazos
Surgical · Austin, TXNPI 1982004974
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 99.8% of the total across 71 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 31 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among surgical clinicians in TX 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 71 payments — averaging $91.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Abbott$862
- Novo Nordisk$529
- Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$468
- Axonics, Inc.$392
- Medtronic$388
- Amgen$371
- plus $3K from 25 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$140%
- Food & beverage$6,467100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott | 8 | $862 |
| Novo Nordisk | 6 | $529 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | $468 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 2 | $392 |
| Medtronic | 8 | $388 |
| Amgen | 3 | $371 |
| Nevro Corp. | 4 | $319 |
| Scpharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $276 |
| Si-bone, Inc. | 4 | $262 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $228 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | 2 | $208 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | 2 | $196 |
| Globus Medical | 4 | $161 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 1 | $144 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | 2 | $135 |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | 1 | $132 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $124 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $123 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $118 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $116 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $115 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $114 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $107 |
| Antares Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $105 |
| Bayer | 1 | $102 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $84 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $80 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $52 |
| Incyte Corporation | 1 | $26 |
| BTG International Inc. | 1 | $19 |
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.
- VOQUEZNA$468
- PROCLAIM$453
- Axonics$392
- FUROSCIX$262
- Senza$243
- Ozempic$229
- FASENRA$228
- CARDIOMEMS$181
- KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY$161
- INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM$150
- Mobi-C$144
- AYVAKIT$132
- FreeStyle Libre 2$125
- VIVITROL$125
- Otezla$125
- NURTEC ODT$124
- KEVZARA$123
- XIFAXAN$118
- ZEPBOUND$116
- ONPATTRO$115
How this compares
$6,481 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 804 surgical providers in Texas.
Other surgical in Austin
- Courtney DunavantAustin$389K
- Henry KinnebrewAustin$40K
- Sarah IragorriAustin$18K
- Cameron PratherAustin$12K
- Vanessa ScialomAustin$8K
- Jennifer ClarnerAustin$6K
- Kevin GiacontiereAustin$5K
- Brant VictorAustin$5K
- Laura DavisAustin$5K
- Heidi BurnsAustin$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.