Physician profile

Lucas First

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) · Schenectady, NY

NPI 1558892893

$1,360.40

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

20 companies · $166 in 2025

The $166 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $400).

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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)
Food and Beverage$1,188.41

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
Spr Therapeutics, INC $469.18 2022-2025 Sprint Pns System
Boston Scientific Corporation $283.51 2022-2024
Saluda Medical Americas, INC. $116.95 2024 Evoke
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. $89.41 2023-2025 Neuro Plating System
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, INC $49.95 2024-2025 Dysport
Abbott Laboratories $37.55 2023-2024 Proclaim, Eterna
Relievant Medsystems, INC. $35.04 2022
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $32.94 2025 Integra, Primatrix, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template
Abbvie INC. $28.71 2024
Vertos Medical, INC. $27.20 2023 Mild Device Kit
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, INC. $26.30 2023 Gliadel
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $23.19 2022
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $23.16 2025
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, INC. $22.72 2023 Seglentis
Endo USA, INC. $19.73 2025 Xiaflex
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Zimvie INC. $16.86 2023
Avanos Medical $16.25 2025
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $14.27 2023 Xarelto
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. $14.10 2025
Stratus Medical, LLC $13.38 2022

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Lucas First

$1,360.40

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2022-2025
Top company
Spr Therapeutics, INC
Context
The $166 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $400).

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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.