Andrew Huang, MD
Otolaryngology · Houston, TXNPI 1568660306
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (39.2%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Axogen at 51.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $75,845, 5.1 times the $14,996 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 394 payments — averaging $348.55 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Axogen$70K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$56K
- Stryker$4K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Aerin Medical Inc.$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$1K
- plus $3K from 13 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $7425.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$7K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$45,57533%
- Speaking & faculty fees$53,85039%
- Travel & lodging$15,09511%
- Food & beverage$22,79517%
- Gifts$120%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Axogen | 95 | $69,972 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 183 | $56,013 |
| Stryker | 42 | $4,353 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 12 | $2,084 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 11 | $1,258 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 20 | $1,091 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 5 | $993 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 4 | $396 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 3 | $321 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 5 | $196 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $175 |
| Kerecis Limited | 2 | $134 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $100 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 2 | $79 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 2 | $60 |
| Acell, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Leica Microsystems Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $14 |
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.
- AXOGUARD$57,268
- Inspire$51,307
- AXOGUARD HA+ NERVE PROTECTOR$49,484
- AxoGuard Nerve Cap$49,484
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$37,335
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$37,335
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$24,577
- TRUMATCH$2,093
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$2,041
- NA$1,341
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$1,249
- Restrata Wound Matrix$993
- VIVAER STYLUS$967
- RHINAER STYLUS$967
- PATIENT-FITTED TMJ RECONSTRUCTIVE PROSTHESIS SYSTEM$779
- SMARTLOCK$610
- INTEGRA$471
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$470
- Da Vinci Surgical System$313
- HYDROSET$163
How this compares
$137,327 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 729 otolaryngology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 17 | $127 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 15 | $112 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 | $73 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $70 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Houston
- Amber LuongHouston$426K
- Arjuna KuperanHouston$348K
- Ron KarniHouston$317K
- Martin CitardiHouston$245K
- Michael KaplanHouston$202K
- Masayoshi TakashimaHouston$167K
- William YaoHouston$154K
- Manish WaniHouston$100K
- Shane PahlavanHouston$95K
- Omar AhmedHouston$89K
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.