Bozena Wrobel, MD
Otolaryngology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1457378168
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $11,125 of the $12,535 with a category attached, or 88.7%. Optinose US, Inc. accounts for 83.2% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $5,062 and has fallen 69.8% since, to $1,531 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in CA 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 22 payments — averaging $569.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Optinose US, Inc.$10K
- Medtronic$2K
- Acclarent, Inc$206
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$145
- Stryker$66
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$31
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$11,12589%
- Travel & lodging$1982%
- Food & beverage$1,21210%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | 13 | $10,432 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $1,656 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $206 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $145 |
| Stryker | 1 | $66 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
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.
- Xhance$10,421
- TruDi Nav Cable$176
- PROPEL$145
- ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY KIT$111
How this compares
$12,535 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,021 otolaryngology providers in California.
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.
Other otolaryngology in Los Angeles
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Jeffrey SuhLos Angeles$223K
- Dennis TangLos Angeles$209K
- Elisabeth FerenceLos Angeles$111K
- Arthur WuLos Angeles$67K
- Richard MichelinLos Angeles$57K
- Maie St JohnLos Angeles$39K
- Kevin GrafmillerLos Angeles$27K
- Philip KnottLos Angeles$24K
- Uttam SinhaLos Angeles$18K
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.