Amit Patel, MD
Otolaryngology · Hermitage, TNNPI 1528401676
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (53.1%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 26 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 47.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $5,731 and has fallen 68.6% since, to $1,797 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in TN with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 205 payments — averaging $54.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$5K
- Medtronic$831
- Stryker$803
- Sanofi$543
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$540
- GSK$486
- plus $3K from 20 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4,58841%
- Travel & lodging$6296%
- Food & beverage$5,89953%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 12 | $5,329 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 9 | $831 |
| Stryker | 27 | $803 |
| Sanofi | 22 | $543 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 19 | $540 |
| GSK | 28 | $486 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 5 | $453 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 6 | $412 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 7 | $300 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 12 | $214 |
| Novartis | 13 | $201 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 11 | $190 |
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $181 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $112 |
| AstraZeneca | 7 | $102 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $93 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 3 | $67 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $54 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 3 | $53 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $22 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $15 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$11,116 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 191 otolaryngology providers in Tennessee.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Advair HfaFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 17 | $6,260 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 78 | $2,278 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 18 | $2,100 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 39 | $463 |
| Famotidine | 30 | $420 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 11 | $410 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 13 | $212 |
| Mupirocin | 30 | $190 |
| Omeprazole | 12 | $177 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 19 | $124 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 18 | $106 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 16 | $83 |
| Azithromycin | 11 | $32 |
| Promethazine Hcl | 15 | $8 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Hermitage
- David FortuneHermitage$298K
- Grady BryantHermitage$74K
- Justin MorganHermitage$6K
- Robert FrankHermitage$4K
- Rakesh ChandraNashville$381K
- Marion GillespieMemphis$67K
- Clyde MathisonFarragut$66K
- Dean KlugGermantown$37K
- Michael TopfNashville$36K
- John GleysteenMemphis$25K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.