Benjamin Powell, MD
Otolaryngology · Huntsville, ALNPI 1225157886
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 121 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Acclarent, Inc at 27.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $755 and has fallen 58.7% since, to $311 in 2025.
Across 121 payments — averaging $24.83 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Acclarent, Inc$829
- Optinose US, Inc.$466
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$292
- Sanofi$286
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$164
- GSK$138
- plus $829 from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,004100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acclarent, Inc | 20 | $829 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 38 | $466 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 9 | $292 |
| Sanofi | 11 | $286 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 5 | $164 |
| GSK | 6 | $138 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $116 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $112 |
| Stryker | 3 | $102 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $93 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $54 |
| Kerecis Limited | 2 | $48 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 2 | $45 |
| Merck | 2 | $41 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $39 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 2 | $29 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $23 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $21 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Xoran Technologies LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Bioventus LLC | 1 | $15 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $15 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 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.
How this compares
$3,004 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 155 otolaryngology providers in Alabama.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mometasone Furoate | 23 | $1,988 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 32 | $1,297 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 37 | $1,017 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 19 | $753 |
| Nystatin | 19 | $562 |
| Omeprazole | 31 | $264 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 26 | $228 |
| Mupirocin | 31 | $227 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 16 | $221 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 20 | $218 |
| Azithromycin | 11 | $103 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 23 | $94 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 23 | $64 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Huntsville
- William McFeelyHuntsville$70K
- John KostrzewaHuntsville$17K
- Bradley HobbsHuntsville$12K
- William McCaryHuntsville$6K
- Gerard BrocatoHuntsville$5K
- Samih Nassif AbudinenHuntsville$4K
- Joseph BriganceHuntsville$4K
- Michael McFaddenHuntsville$2K
- John DavisHoover$251K
- Michael SillersBirmingham$53K
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.