Cherie-Ann Nathan
Otolaryngology · Shreveport, LANPI 1316971658
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $26,293 of the $31,975 with a category attached, or 82.2%. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 41.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $14,037 and has fallen 64.7% since, to $4,955 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in LA 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 95 payments — averaging $336.57 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$13K
- EMD Serono, Inc.$9K
- GSK$4K
- Medtronic$1K
- Johnson & Johnson$1K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$673
- plus $3K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$26,29382%
- Travel & lodging$1540%
- Food & beverage$5,50917%
- Education$190%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 10 | $13,134 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 5 | $9,474 |
| GSK | 1 | $4,000 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 13 | $1,109 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 13 | $1,075 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 10 | $673 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 4 | $414 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 7 | $369 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $280 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 3 | $275 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $250 |
| Agiliti Surgical, Inc. | 2 | $141 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 3 | $136 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 7 | $129 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $110 |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | 1 | $100 |
| Atos Medical Inc | 1 | $76 |
| Tempus AI, Inc | 2 | $51 |
| Axogen | 1 | $49 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $23 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $20 |
| AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Metrex Research, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Covidien LP | 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.
- TRUMATCH$799
- TruDi Navigation System$484
- NIM Vital$320
- PROPEL$272
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM$268
- MATRIXMIDFACE$228
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$201
- RHINO-LARYNGO VIDEOSCOPE$145
- PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM$134
- SINUVA$134
- TruDi Nav Cable$132
- LIBTAYO$125
- Da Vinci Surgical System$124
- MATRIXMANDIBLE$123
- TruDi$121
- Inspire$113
- Restrata Wound Matrix$110
- Olympus ENT Fiber Scopes$104
How this compares
$31,975 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 218 otolaryngology providers in Louisiana.
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 Shreveport
- Michael YimShreveport$77K
- Maura CosettiShreveport$64K
- Ameya AsarkarShreveport$8K
- Vikas MehtaShreveport$8K
- Roger BuiShreveport$5K
- Jason CalligasShreveport$5K
- Adam BlancherShreveport$4K
- Rodrigo Martinez MonederoShreveport$3K
- Karuna DewanShreveport$3K
- Donald GonzalesNew Orleans$351K
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.