James Connolly, MD
Facial Plastic Surgery · Mandeville, LANPI 1972589448
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.3% of the total across 134 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 28 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 18.6% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,150 and has fallen 56.5% since, to $500 in 2025.
Across 134 payments — averaging $27.00 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Optinose US, Inc.$674
- GSK$618
- Aerin Medical Inc.$362
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$306
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$302
- Sanofi$193
- plus $1K from 22 others
Across 17 payments — averaging $6797.17 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.
- Sanofi US Services Inc.$49K
- Eli Lilly$42K
- Insmed, Inc.$15K
- GSK$9K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,48596%
- Education$1324%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | 41 | $674 |
| GSK | 22 | $618 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 8 | $362 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $306 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 3 | $302 |
| Sanofi | 11 | $193 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 8 | $180 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $175 |
| Arrinex, Inc. | 1 | $160 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $80 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $72 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $63 |
| Amgen | 2 | $50 |
| Novartis | 3 | $44 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Stryker | 1 | $34 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $30 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $30 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Spirair, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $23 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Novo Nordisk | 1 | $15 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $14 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Vivaer RF Stylus$212
- CLARIFIX$160
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$150
- Odactra$139
- Inspire$135
- NUCALA$118
How this compares
Too few facial plastic surgery providers in Louisianato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 18 | $93,011 |
| XhanceFluticasone Propionate | 11 | $6,133 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 160 | $5,217 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 166 | $4,522 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 332 | $2,739 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 104 | $1,249 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 26 | $1,050 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 50 | $636 |
| Nystatin | 30 | $585 |
| Ofloxacin | 27 | $485 |
| Cefdinir | 31 | $470 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 45 | $430 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 39 | $420 |
| Methylprednisolone | 60 | $382 |
| Clotrimazole | 11 | $361 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc.Xhance | $674 | $6,13311 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. There are too few facial plastic surgery providers in Louisianaon file to place this against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other facial plastic surgery in Mandeville
- Lindsey PenningtonShreveport$420K
- Parker VelargoNew Orleans$140K
- Rizwan AslamNew Orleans$7K
- Paige KennedyLafayette$2K
- Homer GrahamNew Orleans$2K
- Robert PedenNew Orleans$740
- Alyssa OvaittNew Orleans$512
- Adam HoneybrookLafayette$392
- Ruth OwensMetairie$38
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.