Heather Edwards, MD
Otolaryngology · Boston, MANPI 1558713008
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (46.8%), education and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Janssen Research & Development, LLC at 48.3% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $7,757, 2.0 times the $3,859 reported in 2022. Among otolaryngology clinicians in MA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 15 payments — averaging $793.77 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$6K
- Intuitive Surgical$4K
- Kls-martin L.p.$2K
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$265
- Ethicon Endo-surgery Inc.$26
Across 3 payments — averaging $23,594 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.
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC$54K
- Merck$17K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5,56947%
- Speaking & faculty fees$2,00017%
- Travel & lodging$1,35911%
- Food & beverage$2142%
- Education$2,50021%
- Other$2652%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 6 | $5,757 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 5 | $3,859 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $265 |
| Ethicon Endo-surgery Inc. | 1 | $26 |
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.
- DA VINCI SP$2,500
- Da Vinci Surgical System$1,340
- INTEGRA$265
How this compares
$11,907 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 298 otolaryngology providers in Massachusetts.
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.
Other otolaryngology in Boston
- Dennis PoeBoston$264K
- Peter WeberBoston$157K
- Kevin EmerickBoston$89K
- Benjamin BleierBoston$77K
- Gregory RandolphBoston$56K
- Daniel LeeBoston$52K
- Marika RussellBoston$50K
- Isaac WassermanBoston$50K
- Phillip HuyettBoston$48K
- Thomas CarrollBoston$41K
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.