Eric Cox, DO
Otolaryngology · Grand Rapids, MINPI 1568968956
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 58 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Acclarent, Inc at 25.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $1,661 and has fallen 93.8% since, to $103 in 2025.
Across 58 payments — averaging $81.03 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Acclarent, Inc$1K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$539
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$489
- Aerin Medical Inc.$467
- GSK$436
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$335
- plus $1K from 8 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,700100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acclarent, Inc | 16 | $1,195 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 6 | $539 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $489 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 6 | $467 |
| GSK | 4 | $436 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 4 | $335 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 4 | $265 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 5 | $255 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $243 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $148 |
| Stryker | 2 | $120 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $117 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $78 |
| Teleflex LLC | 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.
- DUPIXENT$486
- NUCALA$436
- Inspire$421
- Acclarent Navwire$292
- CoolSeal Generator$250
- INTEGRA WOUND MATRIX (IWM)$235
- Relieva Spinplus$171
- INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX$135
- PRIMATRIX$135
- INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE$135
- INTEGRA FLOWABLE WOUND MATRIX$135
- Relieva Ultirra$134
- Acclarent Aera$114
- Odactra$108
- Ragwitek$108
- Grastek$108
- PROPEL$106
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$106
- Vivaer RF Stylus$105
- VIVAER STYLUS$104
How this compares
$4,700 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 257 otolaryngology providers in Michigan.
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 | 38 | $1,455 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 52 | $1,158 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 45 | $498 |
| Omeprazole | 48 | $444 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 41 | $406 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 12 | $168 |
| Mupirocin | 24 | $156 |
| Famotidine | 23 | $104 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Grand Rapids
- Veronique Wan Fook CheungGrand Rapids$9K
- James ThompsonGrand Rapids$4K
- Charles BoydBirmingham$825K
- Jack KartushFarmington Hills$225K
- Robert StandringSouthfield$217K
- Robert StachlerWest Bloomfield$174K
- Giancarlo ZulianiBloomfield Hills$61K
- Lamont JonesDetroit$52K
- Gregory WolfAnn Arbor$46K
- Paul HoffAnn Arbor$44K
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.