Brian Andrews, MD
Otolaryngology · Iowa City, IANPI 1245449701
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (53.2%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Synthes GmbH at 58.7% of the total. Among otolaryngology clinicians in IA 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 25 payments — averaging $357.47 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Synthes GmbH$5K
- Kls-martin L.p.$3K
- Smith+Nephew$92
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$40
- AbbVie$35
- Cranial Technologies, Inc$20
- plus $28 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,70019%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,75053%
- Travel & lodging$1,29214%
- Food & beverage$1,19413%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Synthes GmbH | 6 | $5,242 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 11 | $3,478 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $92 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $40 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $35 |
| Cranial Technologies, Inc | 1 | $20 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $17 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$8,937 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 103 otolaryngology providers in Iowa.
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 Iowa City
- Bruce GantzIowa City$170K
- Nancy BaumanIowa City$31K
- Douglas BennionIowa City$6K
- Grace NimmonsIowa City$4K
- Henry HoffmanIowa City$4K
- Michael ReedIowa City$3K
- Zaid Al-QurayshiIowa City$3K
- Megan JensenIowa City$2K
- Prashanth PrabakaranIowa City$2K
- Elyse HanlyIowa City$2K
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.