Justin Tenney, MD
Otolaryngology · Thibodaux, LANPI 1245448224
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (54.0%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 37 manufacturers reported payments, led by Aerin Medical Inc. at 27.4% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $4,424, 2.4 times the $1,809 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology clinicians in LA 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 250 payments — averaging $49.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$3K
- Acclarent, Inc$3K
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$1K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$458
- Optinose US, Inc.$442
- plus $2K from 31 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$3,00024%
- Travel & lodging$2,33819%
- Food & beverage$6,65154%
- Education$3243%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 17 | $3,374 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 50 | $3,288 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 35 | $1,216 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 19 | $1,058 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $458 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 29 | $442 |
| GSK | 17 | $341 |
| Sanofi | 13 | $304 |
| Stryker | 6 | $294 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 4 | $210 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 7 | $163 |
| Novartis | 6 | $131 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 7 | $130 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $113 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $88 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $83 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 4 | $76 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $55 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 2 | $52 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 3 | $51 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 3 | $48 |
| Amgen | 1 | $34 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| 3b Medical, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $25 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 1 | $24 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Apria Healthcare LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $17 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $13 |
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.
- VIVAER STYLUS$3,000
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$447
- TruDi Nav Cable$284
- TruDi Navigation System$257
- Inspire$238
- Vivaer RF Stylus$143
- NUCALA$119
- SCOPIS ENT$118
- XYWAV$116
How this compares
$12,314 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 218 otolaryngology providers in Louisiana.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 259 | $6,729 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 330 | $4,752 |
| Cevimeline Hcl | 28 | $4,022 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 120 | $3,435 |
| Doxepin Hcl | 11 | $3,189 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 54 | $2,632 |
| Mupirocin | 105 | $2,173 |
| Ofloxacin | 103 | $1,975 |
| Eszopiclone | 16 | $1,705 |
| Omeprazole | 118 | $1,492 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 26 | $1,002 |
| Cefdinir | 39 | $776 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 77 | $675 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 65 | $578 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 48 | $433 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Thibodaux
- Jacques GaudetThibodaux$5K
- Nicholas SorrelThibodaux$5K
- James BroussardThibodaux$5K
- Patrick SpillerThibodaux$3K
- Donald GonzalesNew Orleans$351K
- Kevin McLaughlinCovington$186K
- Adil FatakiaMarrero$148K
- Edward McCoulNew Orleans$92K
- Michael YimShreveport$77K
- Maura CosettiShreveport$64K
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.