Physician profile

Sonja D Brune

Nurse Practitioner · San Antonio, TX

NPI 1780683888

$50,997.82

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

24 companies · $5,522 in 2025

The $5,522 reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Nurse Practitioner providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $174).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$12,000.00
Honoraria$8,000.00
Food and Beverage$4,149.38
Travel and Lodging$3,732.31

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $24,926.33 2021-2025 Optimizer, Optimizer
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $20,523.29 2021-2025 Lifevest
Abbott Laboratories $1,841.88 2022-2024 Cardiomems, Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,055.01 2021-2025 Latitude Communicator Power Supply, Lux-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $326.91 2021-2025 Verquvo
Novo Nordisk INC $281.78 2022-2025 Wegovy
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $274.63 2025 Camzyos, Eliquis
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $259.72 2021
Medtronic, INC. $216.36 2021-2025 Vitalflow Console
Cvrx, INC. $207.50 2022-2024 Barostim Neo System
Amgen INC. $196.10 2024-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Abiomed $127.72 2024 Impella
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC $124.99 2022
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $116.47 2022-2024 Zio Xt Patch, Zio Monitor
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $106.52 2022
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $104.11 2021-2022
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. $100.94 2022
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $61.30 2022-2025 Onpattro
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $41.28 2022
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $34.48 2025
Pfizer INC. $18.68 2024
Itamar Medical INC $17.93 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $17.64 2024 Jardiance
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $16.25 2024

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Sonja D Brune

$50,997.82

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC.
Context
The $5,522 reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Nurse Practitioner providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $174).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.