James Prueter, DO
Otolaryngology · Columbus, OHNPI 1649525684
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (45.3%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Cochlear Americas accounts for 69.4% of it on its own, with 15 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $5,719, more than ten times the $517 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology clinicians in OH 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 98 payments — averaging $87.24 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cochlear Americas$6K
- Stryker$619
- Medtronic$396
- Sanofi$302
- Med-el Corporation$256
- Acclarent, Inc$223
- plus $821 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,20037%
- Travel & lodging$1,47817%
- Food & beverage$3,87145%
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 | 33 | $5,933 |
| Stryker | 7 | $619 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $396 |
| Sanofi | 14 | $302 |
| Med-el Corporation | 3 | $256 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 11 | $223 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $188 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $161 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $102 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $73 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $57 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $42 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Kaleo, 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.
- Baha$5,112
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$4,964
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$4,964
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$218
- BCI 602 Kit$218
- ADHEAR Professional Kit$218
- AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM$171
- PROPEL$154
- Nucleus$149
- VOQUEZNA$125
- DUPIXENT$122
- SCOPIS ENT$118
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$116
- NSE - SONOPET$116
- NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS$116
- NSE - ELITE BURS$116
- FUSION$111
How this compares
$8,549 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 47 | $3,083 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 51 | $1,289 |
| Ofloxacin | 32 | $1,282 |
| Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 18 | $731 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 12 | $263 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 19 | $228 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 22 | $195 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 14 | $153 |
| Timolol Maleate | 31 | $140 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 25 | $129 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 13 | $128 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 | $98 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 33 | $94 |
| Omeprazole | 14 | $81 |
| Methylprednisolone | 19 | $78 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Columbus
- Oliver AdunkaColumbus$338K
- Subinoy DasColumbus$142K
- Eugene ChioColumbus$39K
- James RoccoColumbus$24K
- Ricardo CarrauColumbus$23K
- Laura MatrkaColumbus$16K
- Stephen NoganColumbus$13K
- Matthew OldColumbus$10K
- Kyle VankoeveringColumbus$10K
- 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.