Physician profile
Dontese Nicholson
NPI 1215180328
$26,541.98
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
54 companies · $13K in 2025
The $13K reported for 2025 was more than what 95% of Interventional Pain Medicine providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $676).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,447 · 2020: $1,318 · 2021: $1,684 · 2022: $2,021 · 2023: $2,622 · 2024: $3,927 · 2025: $13K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $8,807 · Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan: $8,096 · Travel and Lodging: $2,097 · Education: $72.25.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $8,806.77 |
| Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan | $8,096.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,097.28 |
| Education | $72.25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Rehabilitative Sciences, INC | $8,153.63 | 2025 | Rs-4i Plus With Intersperse, Rs-Lbf, Rs-Sg, Rs-Fbg |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,777.40 | 2022-2025 | Venaseal, Intellis Adaptivestim, Inceptiv |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $2,104.08 | 2019-2025 | Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16, Intracept, Infinion 16 |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $1,478.34 | 2019-2025 | |
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, INC. | $1,277.99 | 2019-2025 | Xtampza, Belbuca |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. | $993.24 | 2019-2025 | |
| Vertos Medical, INC. | $867.98 | 2019-2024 | Mild Device Kit |
| Abbott Laboratories | $774.22 | 2019-2025 | Eterna, Proclaim |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $706.05 | 2021-2022 | |
| Abbvie INC. | $621.93 | 2022-2024 | |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. | $586.61 | 2019-2025 | Ztlido |
| Biotronik Nro, INC. | $528.34 | 2023-2025 | Prospera, Biotronik |
| Painteq LLC | $425.75 | 2024 | Painteq |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $367.31 | 2019-2020 | |
| Pfizer INC. | $334.19 | 2019-2021 |
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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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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.