Joshua Levy
Otolaryngology · Bethesda, MDNPI 1447577044
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $31,572 of the $39,665 with a category attached, or 79.6%. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by GSK at 49.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $16,998 and has fallen 99.7% since, to $54 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in MD with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 51 payments — averaging $777.75 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- GSK$19K
- Regeneron$8K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$7K
- Sanofi$6K
- AstraZeneca$133
- Novartis$130
- plus $206 from 7 others
Across 94 payments — averaging $8862.32 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Sanofi$555K
- AstraZeneca$99K
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$78K
- Optinose US, Inc.$71K
- Regeneron$24K
- GSK$4K
- plus $2K from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$31,57280%
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,46411%
- Travel & lodging$2,0125%
- Food & beverage$1,5974%
- Education$210%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | 4 | $19,424 |
| Regeneron | 5 | $7,710 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 26 | $6,516 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $5,546 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $133 |
| Novartis | 2 | $130 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $59 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $37 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $27 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $21 |
| Amgen | 1 | $17 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $15 |
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.
How this compares
$39,665 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 222 otolaryngology providers in Maryland.
Other otolaryngology in Bethesda
- Wojciech MydlarzBethesda$7K
- Seth OringherChevy Chase$429K
- Marc DubinBaltimore$350K
- Douglas RehLutherville Timonium$231K
- Patrick HaBaltimore$41K
- Andrew LaneBaltimore$34K
- Jean KimBaltimore$29K
- Nicholas RowanBaltimore$25K
- Jonathon RussellColumbia$18K
- Rodney TaylorBaltimore$18K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.