Physician profile

Nicole Nelson

Critical Care Medicine (Clinical Nurse Specialist) · El Paso, TX

NPI 1306563770

$666.76

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

11 companies · $223 in 2025

The $223 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Critical Care Medicine (Clinical Nurse Specialist) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $203).

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$653.32

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
Medtronic, INC. $194.56 2024-2025 Corevalve Evolut R
Inspire Medical Systems, INC. $122.54 2025 Inspire
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, INC. $88.09 2024
Irhythm Technologies, INC. $51.09 2024 Zio Xt Patch, Zio Monitor
Iti, INC. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, INC.) $34.14 2025 Caplyta
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $32.86 2024
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $30.50 2024
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. $29.66 2024 Onpattro
Impulse Dynamics (USA) INC. $28.56 2024 Optimizer
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, INC. $23.11 2025 Qelbree
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $18.21 2024 Jardiance

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Nicole Nelson

$666.76

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $223 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Critical Care Medicine (Clinical Nurse Specialist) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $203).

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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.