David Vidrine, MD
Pediatric Otolaryngology · Lugoff, SCNPI 1447293121
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 26 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 Stryker at 54.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $348 and has fallen 91.2% since, to $31 in 2025.
Across 26 payments — averaging $36.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$518
- Medtronic$155
- Optinose US, Inc.$70
- Smith+Nephew$45
- Phadia US Inc.$38
- Novartis$34
- plus $93 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$953100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 7 | $518 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $155 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $70 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $45 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Novartis | 2 | $34 |
| Merck | 1 | $31 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- FUSION$143
- CLARIFIX$130
- LATERA$125
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$124
How this compares
Too few pediatric otolaryngology providers in South Carolinato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 153 | $2,910 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 76 | $2,073 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 55 | $1,219 |
| Ofloxacin | 11 | $949 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 49 | $585 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 65 | $564 |
| Omeprazole | 34 | $458 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 | $177 |
| Methylprednisolone | 18 | $111 |
| Azithromycin | 34 | $95 |
| Prednisone | 20 | $37 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric otolaryngology in Lugoff
- Clarice ClemmensCharleston$5K
- Anthony GhanemCharleston$1K
- Gustavo Guimaraes RangelGreenville$624
- Travis ReevesGreenville$335
- Edward PennGreenville$297
- William CarrollCharleston$277
- Brandon EsianorCharleston$273
- David WhiteCharleston$198
- Phayvanh PechaCharleston$98
- Frederick GarnerColumbia$62
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.