Jamie Ku, MD
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Houston, TXNPI 1508187576
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (46.1%), education and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by EMD Serono, Inc. at 46.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $9,658 and has fallen 76.8% since, to $2,236 in 2025. Among otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery clinicians in TX 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 37 payments — averaging $492.64 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- EMD Serono, Inc.$8K
- Intuitive Surgical$6K
- Stryker$2K
- Axogen$1K
- Kerecis Limited$170
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$144
- plus $247 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8,40046%
- Travel & lodging$2,86416%
- Food & beverage$2,46314%
- Education$4,50025%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $8,400 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 12 | $5,597 |
| Stryker | 17 | $2,288 |
| Axogen | 3 | $1,381 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $170 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $144 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $124 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $123 |
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 Surgical System$5,360
- AXOGUARD$2,763
- NA$1,933
- AXOGUARD HA+ NERVE PROTECTOR$1,381
- AxoGuard Nerve Cap$1,381
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$924
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$511
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$170
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$170
- Flexitouch Plus$144
- ENTRE$144
- Restrata Wound Matrix$123
How this compares
$18,228 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 51 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Texas.
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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/facial plastic surgery in Houston
- Michel SiegelHouston$23K
- Etai FunkHouston$18K
- James AndrewsHouston$11K
- Bradford PattHouston$5K
- Ninh NguyenHouston$4K
- Becky McGraw WallHouston$2K
- Fred BresslerHouston$2K
- Cuong NguyenHouston$1K
- Clelie MelanconHouston$750
- Eugene AlfordHouston$738
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.