Joshua Schindler, MD
Otolaryngology · Portland, ORNPI 1417965989
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — education (55.1%), speaking fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Intuitive Surgical accounts for 71.6% of it on its own, with 6 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $5,980 and has fallen 94.6% since, to $325 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in OR 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 16 payments — averaging $510.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$6K
- Boston Scientific$2K
- Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.$325
- Covidien LP$128
- Merck$105
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$84
- plus $75 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$1,44018%
- Travel & lodging$1,18314%
- Food & beverage$1,04713%
- Education$4,50055%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 7 | $5,852 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $1,602 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $325 |
| Covidien LP | 2 | $128 |
| Merck | 1 | $105 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $84 |
| Steris Corporation | 1 | $75 |
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$5,820
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$1,602
- KEYTRUDA$105
How this compares
$8,170 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 128 otolaryngology providers in Oregon.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qvar RedihalerBeclomethasone Dipropionate | 20 | $5,346 |
| Omeprazole | 14 | $359 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 13 | $320 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | $308 |
| Gabapentin | 15 | $154 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Portland
- Mathew GeltzeilerPortland$221K
- Ryan LiPortland$160K
- Jeremiah AltPortland$89K
- Mark WaxPortland$20K
- Marcus MonroePortland$16K
- Daniel ClayburghPortland$7K
- Timothy HullarPortland$7K
- Paul FlintPortland$7K
- Justin HallPortland$4K
- Katie MelderPortland$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.