Andrew Courson, MD
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Kingwood, TXNPI 1992023097
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 172 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 30 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations.
Across 172 payments — averaging $41.31 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Aerin Medical Inc.$1K
- GSK$724
- Optinose US, Inc.$619
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$406
- Sanofi$401
- plus $3K from 24 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$7,105100%
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. | 30 | $1,251 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 18 | $1,097 |
| GSK | 22 | $724 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 21 | $619 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $406 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $401 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 7 | $394 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 4 | $313 |
| Stryker | 7 | $291 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 6 | $234 |
| Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $222 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $214 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $175 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 6 | $163 |
| Arrinex, Inc. | 1 | $131 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 2 | $116 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $47 |
| Merck | 3 | $46 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 2 | $39 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Amgen | 2 | $30 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $27 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $25 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $18 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $17 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $16 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$616
- NUCALA$532
- DUPIXENT$480
- VIVAER STYLUS$434
- RHINAER STYLUS$434
- Xhance$319
- Vivaer RF Stylus$288
- PROPEL$281
- Tolak$222
- SINUVA$149
- Inspire$136
- TruDi Nav Cable$135
- CLARIFIX$131
- NUVENT$128
- Xembify$125
- Otiprio$118
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE$103
How this compares
$7,105 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 51 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Texas.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 216 | $6,273 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 128 | $2,697 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 54 | $2,344 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 122 | $1,588 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 13 | $1,425 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 15 | $986 |
| Methylprednisolone | 149 | $966 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 88 | $825 |
| Mupirocin | 64 | $790 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 49 | $467 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 35 | $384 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 37 | $359 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 21 | $283 |
| Levofloxacin | 35 | $224 |
| Cephalexin | 17 | $140 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Kingwood
- Yula IndeyevaAustin$579K
- Manuel LopezSan Antonio$55K
- Michel SiegelHouston$23K
- Etai FunkHouston$18K
- Jamie KuHouston$18K
- James AndrewsHouston$11K
- Daniel LeemanGeorgetown$10K
- Anand ShahSan Antonio$9K
- Russell BriggsAustin$9K
- Sneha GiriSouthlake$8K
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.