Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $429.11 | 24 | 95.6% |
| Education | $19.81 | 1 | 4.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $294.87 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $44.82 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $28.73 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Ambu Inc. | $23.05 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $22.53 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Avanos Medical | $20.40 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | $14.52 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $120.69 | 6 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($45.98) |
| 2023 | $140.38 | 7 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($101.58) |
| 2022 | $145.64 | 9 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC ($105.10) |
| 2021 | $42.21 | 3 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation ($42.21) |
All Payment Transactions
25 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/08/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.52 | General |
| 07/31/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.09 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.89 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | Avanos Medical | ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.40 | General |
| Category: SURGICAL PAIN | ||||||
| 01/29/2024 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | ZYNRELEF (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.70 | General |
| Category: POST SURGICAL PAIN RELIEF | ||||||
| 01/22/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.09 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.21 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/09/2023 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.27 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 06/02/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.93 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 05/12/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.77 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 02/01/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Education | In-kind items and services | $19.81 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/31/2023 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.86 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/25/2023 | Medtronic, Inc. | MCGRATH MAC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.53 | General |
| Category: Intubation | ||||||
| 12/09/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.55 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 11/07/2022 | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | Zynrelef (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.03 | General |
| Category: Postoperative Pain | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.46 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 09/02/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.23 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 07/22/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.80 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 06/02/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.03 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/31/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.39 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/21/2022 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.10 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 01/11/2022 | Ambu Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $23.05 | General |
| 12/17/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/04/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.59 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 03/31/2021 | Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation | BRIDION (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.59 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 20 | 20 | $4,826 | $1,196 |
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | 19 | $4,576 | $1,484 |
| 2021 | 2 | 61 | 61 | $14,929 | $4,801 |
| 2020 | 2 | 63 | 65 | $16,137 | $4,717 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
6 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $4,826 | $1,196 | 24.8% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 19 | $4,576 | $1,484 | 32.4% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2021 | 49 | 49 | $12,378 | $4,151 | 33.5% |
| 00410 | Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $2,551 | $649.23 | 25.5% |
| 01922 | Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy | Facility | 2020 | 52 | 53 | $14,100 | $4,172 | 29.6% |
| 00410 | Anesthesia for procedure to correct abnormal heart rhythm | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 12 | $2,037 | $545.51 | 26.8% |
About Brian Grissom, CRNA
Brian Grissom, CRNA is a Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered healthcare provider based in Covington, Louisiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/26/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1639106891.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Brian Grissom, CRNA has received a total of $448.92 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $120.69 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 25 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($429.11).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Grissom has provided services to 163 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 165 services with total Medicare billing of $12,198. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 6 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
- Other Specialties Certified Registered
- Location Covington, LA
- Active Since 06/26/2006
- Last Updated 10/30/2009
- Taxonomy Code 367500000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1639106891
Products in Payments
- BRIDION (Drug) $294.87
- Exparel (Drug) $44.82
- ZYNRELEF (Drug) $23.70
- MCGRATH MAC (Device) $22.53
- ON-Q* PUMP AND ACCESSORIES (Device) $20.40
- Zynrelef (Drug) $5.03
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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