George Walker
Otolaryngology · New Orleans, LANPI 1326157496
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $1,125 of the $1,705 with a category attached, or 66.0%. Genentech USA, Inc. accounts for 62.8% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest.
Across 9 payments — averaging $189.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Genentech USA, Inc.$1K
- Novartis$562
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$73
Across 427 payments — averaging $4290.46 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.
- Genentech, Inc.$472K
- Romark Laboratories, LC$362K
- Novartis$311K
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$274K
- GSK$134K
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.$117K
- plus $161K from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,12566%
- Food & beverage$58034%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $1,071 |
| Novartis | 5 | $562 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $73 |
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.
- QBW251$460
How this compares
$1,705 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 218 otolaryngology providers in Louisiana.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 246 | $9,282 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 15 | $796 |
| Diazepam | 57 | $460 |
| Alprazolam | 123 | $329 |
| Gabapentin | 13 | $236 |
| Methocarbamol | 18 | $140 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $131 |
| Dexamethasone | 20 | $93 |
| Carisoprodol | 15 | $68 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in New Orleans
- Donald GonzalesNew Orleans$351K
- Edward McCoulNew Orleans$92K
- Rohan WalvekarNew Orleans$21K
- Jonathan OwensNew Orleans$7K
- Paul FriedlanderNew Orleans$6K
- Grayson GremillionNew Orleans$4K
- Newland WorleyNew Orleans$4K
- Jacqueline MagneNew Orleans$3K
- Kevin McLaughlinCovington$186K
- Adil FatakiaMarrero$148K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.