Christian Wold, MD
Otolaryngology · Alexandria, LANPI 1801869409
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,651 of the $3,372 with a category attached, or 78.6%. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 49.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,373 and has fallen 62.7% since, to $512 in 2025.
Across 112 payments — averaging $30.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$2K
- Aerin Medical Inc.$296
- Optinose US, Inc.$201
- Sanofi$190
- Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC$119
- GSK$110
- plus $786 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$62218%
- Food & beverage$2,65179%
- Education$993%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 32 | $1,669 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 11 | $296 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 15 | $201 |
| Sanofi | 11 | $190 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $119 |
| GSK | 7 | $110 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 7 | $110 |
| Spirair, Inc. | 2 | $77 |
| Mckesson Specialty Care Distribution, LLC | 1 | $76 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $74 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 4 | $70 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $66 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $60 |
| Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $56 |
| AbbVie | 3 | $46 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $31 |
| Novartis | 2 | $27 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $25 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $17 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $15 |
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
$3,372 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 234 | $5,179 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 54 | $3,629 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 25 | $3,049 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 434 | $2,887 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 143 | $1,721 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 196 | $1,640 |
| Cephalexin | 63 | $913 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 86 | $689 |
| Armour ThyroidThyroid,pork | 12 | $499 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 52 | $369 |
| Mupirocin | 55 | $355 |
| Ofloxacin | 21 | $317 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 25 | $285 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 71 | $261 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 25 | $250 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieSynthroid, Armour Thyroid | $46 | $4,12966 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 75th percentile of 218 otolaryngology providers in Louisiana.
Other otolaryngology in Alexandria
- Paul GuilloryAlexandria$12K
- Joseph BadeauxAlexandria$3K
- Donald GonzalesNew Orleans$351K
- Kevin McLaughlinCovington$186K
- Adil FatakiaMarrero$148K
- Edward McCoulNew Orleans$92K
- Michael YimShreveport$77K
- Maura CosettiShreveport$64K
- Lizabeth ClarkeNew Iberia$40K
- Henry BarhamBaton Rouge$32K
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.