Elise Cheng, MD
Otolaryngology · Iowa City, IANPI 1174962492
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 95 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 28.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $668, more than ten times the $43 reported in 2020.
Across 95 payments — averaging $21.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$569
- Optinose US, Inc.$349
- Aerin Medical Inc.$238
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$207
- Stryker$164
- Medtronic$82
- plus $425 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,034100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 30 | $569 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 22 | $349 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 5 | $238 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $207 |
| Stryker | 4 | $164 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $82 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $71 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $65 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 2 | $34 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $33 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $31 |
| Freudenberg Medical, LLC | 1 | $20 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $19 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $17 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $17 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,034 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 103 otolaryngology providers in Iowa.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 151 | $5,665 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 28 | $3,305 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 145 | $2,401 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 39 | $2,117 |
| Azelastine-FluticasoneAzelastine/Fluticasone | 14 | $1,614 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 44 | $1,559 |
| Mupirocin | 86 | $719 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 54 | $610 |
| Methylprednisolone | 58 | $472 |
| Ofloxacin | 21 | $438 |
| Omeprazole | 29 | $396 |
| Betamethasone Valerate | 28 | $388 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 55 | $284 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 19 | $201 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 24 | $140 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Iowa City
- Bruce GantzIowa City$170K
- Nancy BaumanIowa City$31K
- Brian AndrewsIowa City$9K
- Douglas BennionIowa City$6K
- Grace NimmonsIowa City$4K
- Henry HoffmanIowa City$4K
- Michael ReedIowa City$3K
- Zaid Al-QurayshiIowa City$3K
- Megan JensenIowa City$2K
- Prashanth PrabakaranIowa City$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.