Dean Lindstrom, MD
Otolaryngology · Melbourne, FLNPI 1033184304
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.2% of the total across 104 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 21.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $755, 4.6 times the $162 reported in 2019.
Across 104 payments — averaging $18.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Optinose US, Inc.$420
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$299
- Sanofi$255
- Alk-abello, Inc$171
- GSK$101
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$85
- plus $607 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,90498%
- Education$342%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | 33 | $420 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 12 | $299 |
| Sanofi | 10 | $255 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 10 | $171 |
| GSK | 5 | $101 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 4 | $85 |
| Amgen | 3 | $77 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $70 |
| Stryker | 4 | $65 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 3 | $51 |
| Merck | 2 | $35 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $32 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $30 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $27 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 2 | $25 |
| Photonicare Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $19 |
How this compares
$1,938 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 586 otolaryngology providers in Florida.
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 | 30 | $143,168 |
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 11 | $48,423 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 260 | $4,896 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 149 | $4,758 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 48 | $2,906 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 20 | $2,311 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 39 | $2,202 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 15 | $1,394 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 111 | $1,117 |
| Omeprazole | 42 | $722 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 46 | $690 |
| Famotidine | 28 | $468 |
| Clotrimazole | 11 | $377 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 42 | $330 |
| Ofloxacin | 15 | $307 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Melbourne
- Cecelia DamaskOrlando$707K
- Ralph TufanoSarasota$469K
- Franklin RimellFort Myers$314K
- David BrodnerBoynton Beach$209K
- Maria SuurnaMiami$189K
- Jane DillonOrmond Beach$180K
- Jeb JusticeGainesville$142K
- Indranil DebnathWinter Park$109K
- Agustin ArrietaMiami$95K
- John WestineGainesville$86K
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.