Dale Ehmer, MD
Otolaryngology · Frisco, TXNPI 1710030473
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $14,365 of the $23,795 with a category attached, or 60.4%. Aerin Medical Inc. accounts for 88.3% of it on its own, with 21 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $8,578 and has fallen 93.9% since, to $519 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 103 payments — averaging $231.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$21K
- Stryker$683
- Acclarent, Inc$642
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$393
- Medtronic$297
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$196
- plus $570 from 16 others
Across 27 payments — averaging $12,540 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$185K
- Eli Lilly$77K
- AstraZeneca$47K
- GSK$29K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$14,36560%
- Speaking & faculty fees$5,83325%
- Food & beverage$3,59615%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 28 | $21,013 |
| Stryker | 15 | $683 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 20 | $642 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 9 | $393 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $297 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $196 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $84 |
| GSK | 4 | $70 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $66 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $48 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $47 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $42 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $41 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $21 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $19 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Merck | 1 | $17 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $15 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $14 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Spirair, 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.
- VIVAER STYLUS$8,533
- VivAer$8,185
- RhinAer$8,185
- RHINAER STYLUS$5,733
- Vivaer RF Stylus$3,919
- PROPEL$269
- Inspira Air$235
- FIAGON NAVIGATION UNIT$174
- Acclarent Aera$111
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$111
- TruDi Probe$111
How this compares
$23,795 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 729 otolaryngology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dexlansoprazole DrDexlansoprazole | 12 | $1,914 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 12 | $1,128 |
| Omeprazole | 45 | $781 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 51 | $694 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 33 | $678 |
| CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil | 24 | $485 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 29 | $219 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 26 | $175 |
| Clonazepam | 12 | $148 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 16 | $86 |
| Amoxicillin | 17 | $37 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Frisco
- Keith MathenyFrisco$269K
- Marc DeanFort Worth$486K
- Amber LuongHouston$426K
- Arjuna KuperanHouston$348K
- Ronald KuppersmithCollege Station$325K
- Ron KarniHouston$317K
- Philip ChenSan Antonio$305K
- Jordan RihaniSouthlake$280K
- Martin CitardiHouston$245K
- James AtkinsSan Antonio$205K
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.