Eric Sargent, MD
Otology & Neurotology · Farmington Hills, MINPI 1427049600
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,449 of the $3,249 with a category attached, or 75.4%. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cochlear Americas at 36.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,109 and has fallen 57.7% since, to $469 in 2025.
Across 32 payments — averaging $101.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cochlear Americas$1K
- Stryker$576
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$328
- Medtronic$157
- Med-el Corporation$156
- Aerin Medical Inc.$149
- plus $700 from 6 others
Across 16 payments — averaging $653.35 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.
- Cochlear Americas$10K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$80025%
- Food & beverage$2,44975%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Americas | 8 | $1,182 |
| Stryker | 6 | $576 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $328 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $157 |
| Med-el Corporation | 1 | $156 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $149 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $148 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $142 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $120 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $116 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $107 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 4 | $67 |
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.
- Cochlear$1,600
- INTEGRA$984
- Baha$800
- INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE$328
- PRIMATRIX$328
- PROPEL$157
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$156
- Vivaer RF Stylus$149
- SINUVA$148
- CoolSeal Generator$142
- ENTELLUS - OFFICE SINUS PROCEDURE PACK$133
- MINIFESS MAXILARY SEEKER SET$130
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$127
- CLARIFIX$124
- Xhance$116
- Checkpoint Stimulators$107
How this compares
$3,249 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 23 otology & neurotology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 41 | $4,842 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 28 | $1,895 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 32 | $1,178 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 91 | $1,159 |
| Ofloxacin | 38 | $747 |
| Omeprazole | 28 | $735 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 64 | $608 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 14 | $585 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 34 | $457 |
| Potassium Chloride | 14 | $403 |
| Indapamide | 20 | $403 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 33 | $329 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 22 | $240 |
| Furosemide | 13 | $171 |
| Fluconazole | 12 | $152 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otology & neurotology in Farmington Hills
- Seilesh BabuFarmington Hills$167K
- Dennis BojrabFarmington Hills$30K
- Robert HongFarmington Hills$25K
- Dennis BojrabFarmington Hills$15K
- Christopher SchuttFarmington Hills$8K
- Robert ConwayFarmington Hills$6K
- Jacob LucasFarmington Hills$5K
- Eleanor ChanFarmington Hills$3K
- Ilka NaumannFarmington Hills$1K
- Natalie SchauweckerFarmington Hills$808
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.