Christian Head, MD
Otolaryngology · Los Angeles, CANPI 1790700094
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 31 payments — averaging $19.60 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$433
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$35
- Optinose US, Inc.$23
- Medtronic$20
- Boston Scientific$19
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$18
- plus $60 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$607100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 22 | $433 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $20 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $19 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $16 |
| Axonics, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $15 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$607 in reported general payments places this provider in the 40th 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ofloxacin | 35 | $1,981 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 126 | $1,419 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 39 | $1,181 |
| Omeprazole | 101 | $909 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 15 | $591 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 56 | $407 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 31 | $253 |
| Methylprednisolone | 43 | $248 |
| Dexamethasone | 14 | $153 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 14 | $133 |
| Cephalexin | 28 | $120 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Los Angeles
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Martin HoppLos Angeles$321K
- Arthur WuLos Angeles$279K
- Dennis TangLos Angeles$261K
- Jeffrey SuhLos Angeles$228K
- Kevin ChoiLos Angeles$190K
- Elisabeth FerenceLos Angeles$124K
- Gene LiuLos Angeles$84K
- Robert KangLos Angeles$57K
- Richard MichelinLos Angeles$57K
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.