Benjamin Wycherly, MD
Otolaryngology · Farmington, CTNPI 1932356508
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (55.2%), food and beverage and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Oticon Medical, LLC accounts for 66.7% of it on its own, with 11 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $5,726 and has fallen 91.1% since, to $511 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in CT 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 33 payments — averaging $254.85 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Oticon Medical, LLC$6K
- Acclarent, Inc$898
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$875
- Cochlear Americas$608
- Sanofi$143
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$128
- plus $152 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,67520%
- Travel & lodging$4,64555%
- Food & beverage$2,09025%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oticon Medical, LLC | 2 | $5,606 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $898 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 5 | $875 |
| Cochlear Americas | 9 | $608 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $143 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 2 | $128 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $42 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| GSK | 1 | $23 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $20 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $17 |
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
$8,410 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 119 otolaryngology providers in Connecticut.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acetazolamide | 97 | $6,011 |
| Ofloxacin | 52 | $2,128 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 40 | $1,585 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 39 | $1,103 |
| Baclofen | 13 | $860 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 33 | $812 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 17 | $672 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 50 | $653 |
| Topiramate | 49 | $422 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | 110 | $412 |
| Cephalexin | 20 | $251 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 21 | $155 |
| Propranolol Hcl | 19 | $152 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 12 | $128 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $93 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Farmington
- Belachew TessemaFarmington$45K
- Seth BrownFarmington$39K
- Todd FalconeFarmington$6K
- Denis LafreniereFarmington$4K
- Roshansa SinghFarmington$3K
- Jerlon ChiuFarmington$3K
- Danielle ScarolaFarmington$3K
- Erin AldayFarmington$2K
- Sara PaiNew Haven$160K
- Richard ManesNew Haven$67K
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.