Physician profile
Wayne K Nelson
NPI 1992909766
$69,219.26
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
45 companies · $2,635 in 2025
The $2,635 reported for 2025 was more than what 75% of Vascular Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $8,846 · 2020: $8,176 · 2021: $11K · 2022: $20K · 2023: $14K · 2024: $4,541 · 2025: $2,635.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $9,554 · Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program: $6,600 · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $4,060 · Travel and Lodging: $1,263.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $9,554.41 |
| Compensation For Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker For A Medical Education Program | $6,600.00 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $4,060.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,263.06 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | $15,879.43 | 2019-2022 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $13,274.65 | 2019-2023 | Xarelto |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $9,489.53 | 2019-2024 | Enroute Transcarotid Neuroprotection System, Enroute Transcarotid Stent, Enroute Enflate Transcarotid Rx Balloon Dilatation Catheter |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $7,189.94 | 2020-2025 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (Ivl) System With The Shockwave E8 Peripher |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $3,555.74 | 2019-2025 | Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Tag Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Excluder Aaa Endoprosthesis |
| Angiodynamics, INC. | $3,327.95 | 2020-2023 | Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,979.89 | 2019-2025 | Jetstream Sc, Ranger, Eluvia |
| Cook Medical LLC | $2,736.35 | 2019-2025 | Cook, Zenith Spiral-Z, Zilver Ptx |
| Penumbra, INC. | $1,758.87 | 2019-2025 | Indigo System, Penumbra System |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $1,635.77 | 2019-2020 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $1,471.23 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,174.40 | 2021-2025 | Endurant Iis, Venaseal, Valiant Captivia |
| Endologix LLC | $905.65 | 2020-2023 | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System |
| Bolton Medical INC | $748.68 | 2021-2025 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System, Relay Thoracic Stent-Graft With Plus Delivery System |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $630.93 | 2019-2025 | Rotarexs 6 F X 135 Cm, Lutonix Drug Coated Balloon |
Show all 45 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inari Medical, INC. | $246.37 | 2024 | Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S |
| Philips North America LLC | $232.86 | 2019-2024 | (Dd1) Duo Hybrid |
| Abbott Laboratories | $196.46 | 2022-2024 | Perclose Prostyle, Esprit, Diamondback Peripheral |
| Stryker Corporation | $170.36 | 2025 | Artix Mt |
| Cagent Vascular INC | $168.34 | 2023 | Serrantor |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $160.50 | 2022 | |
| Shape Memory Medical INC. | $150.00 | 2025 | Impede Embolization Plug |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, INC. | $135.50 | 2019 | |
| Cardiva Medical, INC. | $116.01 | 2022-2024 | Cardiva Vascade 6/7f Vcs |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $101.56 | 2019-2023 | Angio-Seal |
| Kerecis Limited | $90.04 | 2022 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $89.82 | 2021-2022 | |
| Cardiovascular Systems INC. | $87.74 | 2022 | |
| Contego Medical, INC | $81.65 | 2025 | |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | $69.04 | 2019-2021 | |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $44.55 | 2019 | |
| Surgenex LLC | $40.92 | 2025 | Ardeograft, Renograft, Surmatrix |
| Mimedx Group, INC. | $37.21 | 2024 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $34.99 | 2022-2023 | |
| Catheter Precision, INC. Fka Ra Medical Systems, INC. | $32.40 | 2019 | |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $29.71 | 2023 | Restoreflow |
| Reflow Medical INC | $23.25 | 2025 | |
| Centerline Biomedical INC. | $20.64 | 2022 | |
| Ekos Corporation | $20.14 | 2019 | |
| Amgen INC. | $17.86 | 2019 | |
| Kci USA, INC. | $16.30 | 2023 | Prevena, V.A.C. Veraflo |
| Nevro Corp. | $14.08 | 2024 | Senza |
| Venclose INC. | $13.88 | 2020 | |
| Asahi Intecc USA, INC. | $10.50 | 2024 | Peripheral Vascular |
| Surmodics, INC. | $7.57 | 2025 | Pounce Thrombectomy System |
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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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.