Charles Wright, MD
Otolaryngology · Nashville, TNNPI 1013064831
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 115 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 24.2% of the total.
Across 115 payments — averaging $26.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$740
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$575
- Stryker$552
- GSK$289
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$179
- Optinose US, Inc.$124
- plus $598 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,056100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 27 | $740 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 19 | $575 |
| Stryker | 19 | $552 |
| GSK | 16 | $289 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $179 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 6 | $124 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 1 | $88 |
| Novartis | 4 | $79 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 4 | $73 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $36 |
| Merck | 1 | $31 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $30 |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | 1 | $30 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $24 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $19 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| KCI USA, 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.
How this compares
$3,056 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 191 otolaryngology providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 32 | $4,243 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 39 | $1,399 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 27 | $1,278 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 25 | $957 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 17 | $614 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 28 | $561 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 13 | $486 |
| Ofloxacin | 17 | $485 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 39 | $472 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 23 | $366 |
| Prednisone | 42 | $211 |
| Methylprednisolone | 28 | $190 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 25 | $186 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 | $111 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 12 | $26 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Nashville
- Rakesh ChandraNashville$381K
- Michael TopfNashville$36K
- Naweed ChowdhuryNashville$14K
- Steven EnrichNashville$11K
- Kareem TawfikNashville$10K
- Mark WilliamsNashville$8K
- Matthew SpeyerNashville$6K
- David KentNashville$4K
- Kyle MannionNashville$4K
- Charles BabbNashville$3K
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.