Joseph Whitman, DO
Otolaryngology · Grinnell, IANPI 1336548346
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $4,310 of the $6,629 with a category attached, or 65.0%. 15 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intersect ENT, Inc. at 50.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $3,413 and has fallen 83.7% since, to $558 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in IA 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 67 payments — averaging $98.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$3K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Pentax Of America, Inc.$446
- Acclarent, Inc$214
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$103
- Stryker$86
- plus $443 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1502%
- Travel & lodging$4,31065%
- Food & beverage$1,66425%
- Education$551%
- Gifts$40%
- Other$4467%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 17 | $3,376 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 13 | $1,960 |
| Pentax Of America, Inc. | 2 | $446 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 9 | $214 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $103 |
| Stryker | 4 | $86 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $82 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 2 | $67 |
| GSK | 2 | $63 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $55 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $46 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $46 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $20 |
| Jubilant Hollisterstier LLC | 1 | $16 |
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.
- PROPEL$3,091
- SINUVA$2,794
- PENTAX Medical$446
- TruDi Nav Cable$104
How this compares
$6,629 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 103 otolaryngology providers in Iowa.
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 | 11 | $1,108 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 57 | $1,044 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 23 | $862 |
| Omeprazole | 68 | $723 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 17 | $143 |
| Mupirocin | 12 | $101 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 14 | $43 |
| Prednisone | 13 | $26 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $25 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Grinnell
- Thomas HeinemanCedar Rapids$373K
- Bruce GantzIowa City$170K
- Nancy BaumanIowa City$31K
- Simon WrightWest Des Moines$21K
- Robert PettisOskaloosa$10K
- Brian AndrewsIowa City$9K
- Douglas HoisingtonWest Des Moines$8K
- Douglas BennionIowa City$6K
- Timothy SimplotWest Des Moines$6K
- Matthew BrownDes Moines$5K
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.