Keith Scharf, MD
Otology & Neurotology · Saginaw, MINPI 1104865724
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $1,871 of the $2,712 with a category attached, or 69.0%. Intersect ENT, Inc. accounts for 88.5% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,499 and has fallen 98.2% since, to $44 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for otology & neurotology clinicians in MI, where the typical reported total is $2,733.
Across 22 payments — averaging $123.26 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$2K
- Acclarent, Inc$158
- Intuitive Surgical$64
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$44
- Stryker$35
- Aerin Medical Inc.$12
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,87169%
- Food & beverage$84131%
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. | 9 | $2,399 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $158 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $64 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $44 |
| Stryker | 2 | $35 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $12 |
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
$2,712 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 23 otology & neurotology providers in Michigan.
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 | 35 | $4,241 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 59 | $1,830 |
| Ofloxacin | 135 | $1,729 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 72 | $1,434 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 35 | $1,426 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 113 | $1,313 |
| Famotidine | 190 | $1,233 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 80 | $836 |
| Omeprazole | 101 | $800 |
| Clotrimazole | 11 | $361 |
| Lansoprazole | 25 | $201 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 28 | $117 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 13 | $101 |
| Mupirocin | 12 | $87 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 21 | $67 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otology & neurotology in Saginaw
- Brian PerrySaginaw$1K
- Seilesh BabuFarmington Hills$167K
- Dennis BojrabFarmington Hills$30K
- Robert HongFarmington Hills$25K
- Dennis BojrabFarmington Hills$15K
- Candice Colby-ScottMidland$10K
- Christopher SchuttFarmington Hills$8K
- Robert ConwayFarmington Hills$6K
- Jacob LucasFarmington Hills$5K
- Robert DanielsGrand Rapids$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.