RxDoctor Payments Data

David Hagen, MD

Otolaryngology · Houma, LANPI 1972725521

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 33 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Sanofi at 37.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $173, 5.0 times the $35 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in LA, where the typical reported total is $1,485.

$691in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 33 payments — averaging $20.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Sanofi$260
  • Optinose US, Inc.$94
  • Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$54
  • Novartis$52
  • Stryker$51
  • GSK$45
  • plus $136 from 5 others

What the payments were for

  • Food & beverage$691100%

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

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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.

How this compares

$691 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 218 otolaryngology providers in Louisiana.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$113,965
Medicare patients
369
Services billed
4,875

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

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Ipratropium Bromide45$949
Pilocarpine Hcl16$721
Cefdinir47$621
Ciprofloxacin Hcl56$547
Omeprazole34$523
Prednisone232$426
Amoxicillin131$399
Doxycycline Hyclate34$251
Azithromycin70$246
Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate11$203
Nortriptyline Hcl18$144
Hydrocortisone24$139
Dicyclomine Hcl14$130
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav16$112
Methylprednisolone14$108

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

Other otolaryngology in Houma

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