Physician profile

Dianne Lou

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) · San Antonio, TX

NPI 1104270065

$11,528.95

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

16 companies · $4,679 in 2025

The $4,679 reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $458).

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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$8,226.77
Travel and Lodging$1,844.62
Education$1,022.04

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
Nevro Corp. $4,841.37 2023-2024 Senza
Globus Medical, INC. $4,311.36 2025 Senza, Omnia
Boston Scientific Corporation $1,325.89 2023-2025 Intracept, Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16
Medtronic, INC. $237.43 2022
Abbott Laboratories $188.45 2022-2025 Eterna, Proclaim
Si-Bone, INC. $113.27 2021
Scilex Pharmaceuticals INC. $108.28 2022-2024 Ztlido
Abbvie INC. $92.75 2023-2025
Alafair Biosciences, INC. $84.99 2024 Versawrap
Spr Therapeutics, INC $52.00 2022
Innovation Technologies INC $49.64 2025 Irrisept
Curonix LLC $32.08 2023 Pns Freedom-4a Permanent Neurostimulator Receiver Kit Channel A
Orthofix Medical, INC. $30.23 2023 Spinal-Stim, Spinal-Stim, Physio-Stim
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $29.61 2023-2024 Zilretta, Exparel
Relievant Medsystems, INC. $16.04 2023 Intracept
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Ibsa Pharma INC. $15.56 2025 Tirosint, Licart, Flector

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Dianne Lou

$11,528.95

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2021-2025
Top company
Nevro Corp.
Context
The $4,679 reported for 2025 was more than what 93% of Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $458).

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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.