David Poetker, MD
Otolaryngology · Milwaukee, WINPI 1265447783
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (41.4%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Neurent Medical Limited accounts for 90.8% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $11,303 and has fallen 97.0% since, to $335 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in WI 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 28 payments — averaging $452.93 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Neurent Medical Limited$12K
- Medtronic$307
- Acclarent, Inc$240
- Aerin Medical Inc.$200
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$173
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$143
- plus $109 from 2 others
Across 14 payments — averaging $5088.94 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.
- Eli Lilly$35K
- Optinose US, Inc.$17K
- GSK$15K
- Roche Products Limited$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5,25041%
- Travel & lodging$5,21741%
- Food & beverage$2,21517%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neurent Medical Limited | 15 | $11,509 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $307 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $240 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $200 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $173 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $143 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $88 |
| Stryker | 1 | $21 |
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.
- NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console$11,125
- NEUROMARK Device$10,951
- TruDi$240
- VIVAER STYLUS$200
- RHINAER STYLUS$200
- NEUROMARK System$174
- Acclarent Aera$173
- Inspira Air$173
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$173
- TruDi Probe$173
- FUSION$146
- SINUVA$143
How this compares
$12,682 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 168 otolaryngology providers in Wisconsin.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 41 | $151,759 |
| XhanceFluticasone Propionate | 20 | $13,022 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 212 | $7,103 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 179 | $6,567 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 246 | $4,840 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 22 | $2,168 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 15 | $1,343 |
| Mupirocin | 74 | $785 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 32 | $518 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 36 | $506 |
| Cefdinir | 17 | $327 |
| Methylprednisolone | 14 | $82 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 14 | $74 |
| Prednisone | 19 | $54 |
| Amoxicillin | 11 | $51 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Milwaukee
- B WoodsonMilwaukee$45K
- Madan KandulaMilwaukee$6K
- Tanner FullmerMilwaukee$5K
- David MiyamaMilwaukee$4K
- Sachin PawarMilwaukee$3K
- Sam KhaliliMilwaukee$3K
- Ethan HandlerMilwaukee$3K
- Tasher LoseneggerMilwaukee$2K
- Jonathan BockMilwaukee$2K
- Dominic CatalanoMilwaukee$2K
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.