Eugene Chio, MD
Otolaryngology · Columbus, OHNPI 1790846012
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $25,688 of the $38,585 with a category attached, or 66.6%. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. accounts for 99.3% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $15,526 and has fallen 96.3% since, to $569 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 65 payments — averaging $593.61 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$38K
- Grace Medical, Inc.$138
- Optinose US, Inc.$80
- AstraZeneca$22
- Stryker$15
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$14
Across 43 payments — averaging $4842.13 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.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$208K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$25,68867%
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,0003%
- Travel & lodging$2,8417%
- Food & beverage$3,5949%
- Education$5,46314%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 57 | $38,317 |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | 1 | $138 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $22 |
| Stryker | 1 | $15 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$19,860
- Inspire$17,398
How this compares
$38,585 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 380 otolaryngology providers in Ohio.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Omeprazole | 98 | $711 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 27 | $541 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 52 | $412 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 13 | $225 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 31 | $198 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 12 | $33 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 11 | $28 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Columbus
- Oliver AdunkaColumbus$338K
- Subinoy DasColumbus$142K
- James RoccoColumbus$24K
- Ricardo CarrauColumbus$23K
- Laura MatrkaColumbus$16K
- Stephen NoganColumbus$13K
- Matthew OldColumbus$10K
- Kyle VankoeveringColumbus$10K
- James PrueterColumbus$9K
- Enver OzerColumbus$7K
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.