Eric Carter, MD
Otolaryngology · New Albany, INNPI 1740285113
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.2% of the total across 121 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 23 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 23.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $807, 3.2 times the $254 reported in 2019.
Across 121 payments — averaging $24.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$689
- Optinose US, Inc.$425
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$291
- Stryker$262
- Sanofi$207
- GSK$138
- plus $911 from 17 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $12,172 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$49K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,86998%
- Education$542%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 25 | $689 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 26 | $425 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $291 |
| Stryker | 5 | $262 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $207 |
| GSK | 9 | $138 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 10 | $134 |
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $125 |
| Novartis | 6 | $125 |
| Merck | 4 | $65 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $62 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $54 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $48 |
| Blueprint Medicines Corporation | 1 | $38 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $37 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $36 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $35 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $25 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$2,922 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 178 | $4,321 |
| Ofloxacin | 34 | $2,306 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | 15 | $1,138 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 64 | $1,136 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 15 | $1,075 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 74 | $744 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 91 | $649 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 67 | $605 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 14 | $335 |
| Methylprednisolone | 46 | $280 |
| Famotidine | 20 | $207 |
| Mupirocin | 49 | $194 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 12 | $162 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 13 | $57 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in New Albany
- Venkata KakarlapudiNew Albany$33K
- Colin NeumannNew Albany$26K
- Joshua GreeneAnderson$955K
- Satyan SreenathIndianapolis$103K
- Stephen FreemanCarmel$33K
- Elisa IllingIndianapolis$28K
- Erin KevernElkhart$26K
- Aaron DubersteinLafayette$22K
- Noah ParkerCarmel$19K
- Scott PhillipsCarmel$19K
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.