Eric Appelbaum, MD
Otology & Neurotology · Marietta, GANPI 1538506498
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (57.8%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Med-el Corporation at 50.9% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,320, more than ten times the $26 reported in 2019.
Across 67 payments — averaging $98.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Med-el Corporation$3K
- Cochlear Americas$1K
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$1K
- Iotamotion, Inc.$339
- Stryker$306
- Itamar Medical Inc$108
- plus $231 from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,80758%
- Food & beverage$2,76642%
- Education$100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Med-el Corporation | 16 | $3,349 |
| Cochlear Americas | 13 | $1,141 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 21 | $1,111 |
| Iotamotion, Inc. | 3 | $339 |
| Stryker | 3 | $306 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $108 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $63 |
| GSK | 2 | $46 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Axogen | 1 | $26 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $18 |
| Novartis | 1 | $18 |
| Seagen Inc. | 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.
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$2,828
- ADHEAR Professional Kit$2,828
- BCI 602 Kit$2,828
- Baha$707
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE$474
- Nucleus$472
- Osia$472
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$275
- iotaSOFT$249
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$235
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$235
- LATERA$150
- WatchPATONE$108
How this compares
Too few otology & neurotology providers in Georgiato 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 16 | $1,939 |
| Ofloxacin | 42 | $891 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 65 | $737 |
| CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil | 66 | $591 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 12 | $256 |
| Meclizine Hcl | 23 | $185 |
| Methylprednisolone | 16 | $71 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 18 | $59 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $59 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 37 | $58 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otology & neurotology in Marietta
- Esther VivasAtlanta$28K
- Clifford BrownAtlanta$27K
- Mohammad SeyyediAtlanta$3K
- Terrence MurphyAtlanta$3K
- Jennifer TirinoAlpharetta$1K
- Rustin KashaniAtlanta$610
- Candace HobsonAtlanta$177
- Douglas MattoxAtlanta$175
- Fermin StewartSuwanee$166
- William MoretzAugusta$83
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.