Kenneth Hodge, MD
Otolaryngology · Louisville, KYNPI 1750388286
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.0% of the total across 24 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 16 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 17.5% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in KY, where the typical reported total is $1,352.
Across 24 payments — averaging $56.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$237
- Sanofi$153
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$150
- Hologic Sales And Service, LLC$144
- Stryker$143
- Optinose US, Inc.$134
- plus $390 from 10 others
Across 4 payments — averaging $42,534 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.
- Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc.$170K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,29996%
- Education$544%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $237 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $153 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $150 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $144 |
| Stryker | 2 | $143 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $134 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $113 |
| Lucid Diagnostics Inc. | 1 | $92 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $54 |
| GSK | 2 | $33 |
| Merck | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $18 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $17 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $16 |
| Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $14 |
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.
- DUPIXENT$234
- Halo$187
- Coblation$187
- Acclarent Aera$150
- Inspira Air$150
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$150
- TruDi Probe$150
- CoolSeal Generator$144
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$135
How this compares
$1,352 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 137 otolaryngology providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 11 | $42,406 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 85 | $3,073 |
| Ofloxacin | 33 | $1,463 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 16 | $1,320 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 37 | $415 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 38 | $337 |
| Mupirocin | 56 | $297 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 19 | $155 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 19 | $153 |
| Methylprednisolone | 30 | $133 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 15 | $128 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 19 | $69 |
| Amoxicillin | 14 | $65 |
| Omeprazole | 16 | $34 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $32 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Louisville
- Thomas HigginsLouisville$357K
- Andrew GouldLouisville$13K
- Steven ShottsLouisville$12K
- Keith ForwithLouisville$11K
- Skylar TrottLouisville$11K
- Ziad KatribLouisville$7K
- Amy IngramLouisville$7K
- Kevin PottsLouisville$7K
- Gregory AbbasLouisville$6K
- Travis ShuttLouisville$6K
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.