Jeffrey Nelson, MD
Otolaryngology · Bismarck, NDNPI 1649433608
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 43 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 17 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 13.0% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $276 and has fallen 50.9% since, to $135 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in ND, where the typical reported total is $1,316.
Across 43 payments — averaging $21.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$118
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$114
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$109
- Acclarent, Inc$92
- CSL Behring$77
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$68
- plus $330 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$907100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 6 | $118 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $114 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $109 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 3 | $92 |
| CSL Behring | 5 | $77 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 4 | $68 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $52 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 3 | $51 |
| GSK | 3 | $39 |
| Stryker | 2 | $39 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Aesculap, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Novartis | 1 | $16 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$907 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 26 otolaryngology providers in North Dakota.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ofloxacin | 17 | $225 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Bismarck
- Marie-Pierre CharronBismarck$4K
- David MartiniBismarck$2K
- Andrew HetlandBismarck$148
- Walter MooreBismarck$125
- Susan MathisonFargo$11K
- Michael ShinnersFargo$8K
- Yusuf AgamawiFargo$3K
- Spencer UetzGrand Forks$3K
- Sina KoochakzadehMinot$3K
- Benjamin CampbellGrand Forks$3K
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.