Eric Belanger, MD
Neurological Surgery · Bismarck, NDNPI 1801972161
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 23 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 Novartis at 26.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $326 and has fallen 86.3% since, to $45 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for neurological surgery clinicians in ND, where the typical reported total is $902.
Across 23 payments — averaging $19.33 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novartis$117
- Globus Medical$94
- Johnson & Johnson$90
- AstraZeneca$26
- Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC$19
- Sanofi$16
- plus $83 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$445100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis | 7 | $117 |
| Globus Medical(2 entities) | 3 | $94 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $90 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $26 |
| Upsher-smith Laboratories LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $16 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 1 | $14 |
| UCB, Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $13 |
| Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$445 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 22 neurological surgery providers in North Dakota.
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.
Other neurological surgery in Bismarck
- Artur SzymczakBismarck$4K
- Alan van NormanBismarck$1K
- Steven KraljicBismarck$151
- Kami ChandlerBismarck$18
- Hani MaloneFargo$315K
- Steven BroadwayFargo$22K
- David ShaferGrand Forks$17K
- Maria LiMinot$13K
- Behzad SabitFargo$8K
- Alexander DrofaFargo$4K
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.