Physician profile

Gregory V Hickman

Anesthesiology · Birmingham, AL

NPI 1336130467

$133,991.88

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

14 companies · $61K in 2025

The $61K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Anesthesiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $58.09).

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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)
Honoraria$37,827.50
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$29,100.00
Travel and Lodging$15,620.47
Consulting Fee$7,225.00
Food and Beverage$2,024.60

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
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $52,162.19 2019-2025 Exparel, Iovera, Zilretta
Heron Therapeutics, INC. $34,132.57 2019-2025 Zynrelef, Aponvie
Avanos Medical $24,336.73 2023-2025 On-Q, On-Q Pump and Accessories, On-Q* Pump and Accessories
Pajunk Medical Systems, LP $9,127.44 2019-2023 E-Cath Plus Acc. Tsui
Clarius Mobile Health Corp. $7,000.00 2021-2023
Smith+Nephew, INC. $6,800.00 2020-2021
B. Braun Medical INC. $75.68 2020
Eitan Medical North America, INC. $75.09 2024
Nanosonics, INC. $72.00 2020
Baudax Bio INC. $61.98 2022
Fujifilm Sonosite, INC. $59.13 2022
Medtronic, INC. $46.80 2023 Intellis Adaptivestim
Trevena, INC. $25.14 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $17.13 2024 Hemosphere

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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Payment summary

Gregory V Hickman

$133,991.88

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Context
The $61K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Anesthesiology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $58.09).

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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.