Ellen Ko-Keeney, DO
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Bedford, TXNPI 1568873818
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 22 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 24.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $205, 2.0 times the $101 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $1,846.
Across 22 payments — averaging $33.69 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$184
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.$163
- Aerin Medical Inc.$101
- Optinose US, Inc.$64
- Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA$51
- Sanofi$44
- plus $134 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$741100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 5 | $184 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $163 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $101 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $64 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 3 | $51 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $44 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $35 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $19 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $17 |
| GSK | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Inspire$109
- Vivaer RF Stylus$101
How this compares
$741 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 51 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Texas.
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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 | 152 | $2,282 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 87 | $1,871 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 57 | $1,848 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 11 | $1,024 |
| Omeprazole | 49 | $772 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 12 | $467 |
| Famotidine | 15 | $243 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | $178 |
| Mupirocin | 20 | $155 |
| Cephalexin | 26 | $138 |
| Gabapentin | 14 | $120 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $90 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 19 | $1 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Bedford
- Yula IndeyevaAustin$579K
- Manuel LopezSan Antonio$55K
- Michel SiegelHouston$23K
- Etai FunkHouston$18K
- Jamie KuHouston$18K
- James AndrewsHouston$11K
- Daniel LeemanGeorgetown$10K
- Anand ShahSan Antonio$9K
- Russell BriggsAustin$9K
- Sneha GiriSouthlake$8K
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.