Jason Lepse, MD
Otolaryngology · Topeka, KSNPI 1285167437
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $1,527 of the $2,380 with a category attached, or 64.2%. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medical Device Business Services, Inc. at 37.7% of the total.
Across 77 payments — averaging $30.91 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$896
- GSK$284
- Sanofi$217
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$134
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$124
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$88
- plus $636 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$79633%
- Food & beverage$1,52764%
- Education$532%
- Gifts$40%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 7 | $896 |
| GSK | 15 | $284 |
| Sanofi | 12 | $217 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $134 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 4 | $124 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $88 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $59 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $53 |
| Novartis | 3 | $49 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 3 | $48 |
| Vertex | 2 | $48 |
| Greer Laboratories, Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $42 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Convatec Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Merck | 2 | $34 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$2,380 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 87 otolaryngology providers in Kansas.
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 | 14 | $1,589 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 46 | $1,247 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 65 | $859 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 112 | $817 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 39 | $810 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 13 | $621 |
| Fluticasone-SalmeterolFluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 13 | $601 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 34 | $541 |
| Omeprazole | 41 | $520 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 11 | $475 |
| Cefdinir | 13 | $400 |
| Mupirocin | 37 | $314 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 18 | $229 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 24 | $130 |
| Methylprednisolone | 15 | $103 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Topeka
- Michael FranklinTopeka$3K
- Matthew GlynnTopeka$2K
- Jason MeyersTopeka$1K
- Douglas BarnesTopeka$1K
- Tyler GrindalTopeka$752
- Robert LaneTopeka$667
- Scot HirschiTopeka$496
- Hinrich StaeckerKansas City$499K
- Stanley McClurgMerriam$133K
- Douglas CowanLeawood$32K
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.