Edward Krowiak, MD
Otolaryngology · Carmel, INNPI 1023018546
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (59.7%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Lilly USA, LLC at 29.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,845 and has fallen 76.9% since, to $427 in 2025.
Across 61 payments — averaging $86.80 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$2K
- Stryker$1K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$581
- Johnson & Johnson$553
- Medtronic$269
- Intuitive Surgical$198
- plus $1K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,57530%
- Travel & lodging$56111%
- Food & beverage$3,15960%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $1,575 |
| Stryker | 13 | $1,107 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 2 | $581 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 10 | $553 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $269 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 2 | $198 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 6 | $130 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $128 |
| GSK | 1 | $118 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $107 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $105 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 2 | $96 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 3 | $74 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $54 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $40 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 2 | $40 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $31 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $29 |
| Merck | 2 | $28 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Hospira, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- ERBITUX$1,575
- OPDIVO$561
- TRUMATCH$255
- PROPEL$195
- CMI$167
- SPIROX - LATERA$157
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$146
- MATRIXMANDIBLE$137
- NAV - PROFESS NAVIGATION SYSTEM$132
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM$132
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$131
- EASY CLIP$124
- NUCALA$118
- VISTASEAL$114
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$107
- Baha BI300 implant 4 mm$107
- Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant$107
- Flexitouch Plus$105
- ENTRE$105
How this compares
$5,295 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 193 otolaryngology providers in Indiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 97 | $6,987 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | 34 | $2,184 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 58 | $1,925 |
| Clotrimazole | 19 | $1,013 |
| Armour ThyroidThyroid,pork | 14 | $1,001 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 29 | $745 |
| Gabapentin | 72 | $631 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 23 | $503 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 54 | $487 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 32 | $393 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 54 | $392 |
| Pentoxifylline | 15 | $240 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 56 | $209 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 30 | $173 |
| Prednisone | 55 | $153 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVieSynthroid, Armour Thyroid | $40 | $7,988111 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 80th percentile of 193 otolaryngology providers in Indiana.
Other otolaryngology in Carmel
- Stephen FreemanCarmel$33K
- Noah ParkerCarmel$19K
- Scott PhillipsCarmel$19K
- Tod HuntleyCarmel$12K
- Joshua GreeneAnderson$955K
- Satyan SreenathIndianapolis$103K
- Venkata KakarlapudiNew Albany$33K
- Elisa IllingIndianapolis$28K
- Colin NeumannNew Albany$26K
- Erin KevernElkhart$26K
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.