Anthony Bentley, DO
Otolaryngology · Springfield, MONPI 1316919855
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $5,355 of the $6,982 with a category attached, or 76.7%. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. accounts for 82.2% of it on its own, with 14 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $2,622 and has fallen 64.9% since, to $919 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in MO 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 69 payments — averaging $101.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$6K
- Stryker$450
- Medtronic$179
- Olympus America Inc.$157
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$93
- Livanova USA, Inc.$67
- plus $296 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,61423%
- Food & beverage$5,35577%
- Education$140%
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. | 33 | $5,740 |
| Stryker | 6 | $450 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 8 | $179 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 4 | $157 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $93 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $67 |
| GSK | 4 | $53 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 2 | $50 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $41 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $38 |
| Merck | 2 | $28 |
| Novartis | 1 | $15 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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$3,574
- Inspire$1,039
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$136
- SCOPIS ENT$132
- Olympus$107
- RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE$107
- LATERA$102
How this compares
$6,982 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 210 otolaryngology providers in Missouri.
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 | 61 | $1,647 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 99 | $1,207 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 22 | $898 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 120 | $742 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 80 | $625 |
| Cephalexin | 52 | $399 |
| Omeprazole | 56 | $321 |
| Gabapentin | 17 | $126 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 18 | $120 |
| Minoxidil | 14 | $89 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 15 | $63 |
| Amoxicillin | 11 | $37 |
| Prednisone | 36 | $37 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Springfield
- David GilleySpringfield$6K
- Daniel NguyenSpringfield$4K
- A PinheiroSpringfield$3K
- Talon ManingasJoplin$314K
- Ryan JacksonSaint Louis$284K
- Ravindra UppaluriSaint Louis$168K
- James GouldFestus$143K
- John SchneiderSaint Louis$74K
- Amit WaliaSaint Louis$21K
- Bharat PanugantiSaint Louis$19K
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.