Kevin Gietzen, DO
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Petoskey, MINPI 1538189154
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.1% of the total across 67 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 13 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $563 and has fallen 70.2% since, to $168 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery clinicians in MI, where the typical reported total is $2,119.
Across 67 payments — averaging $33.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$440
- Acclarent, Inc$356
- GSK$279
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$218
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$201
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$200
- plus $538 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,19098%
- Education$412%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 12 | $440 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 7 | $356 |
| GSK | 4 | $279 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 7 | $218 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 4 | $201 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $200 |
| Cochlear Americas | 2 | $196 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $146 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 8 | $87 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 3 | $41 |
| Davol Inc. | 2 | $34 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $17 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $17 |
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.
- Cochlear$268
- NUCALA$250
- Baha$134
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE$124
- Acclarent Navwire$122
- XPRESS LOPROFILE$122
- Acclarent Aera$114
- PROPEL$106
How this compares
$2,231 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 31 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Michigan.
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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 SyringeDupilumab | 32 | $140,990 |
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 13 | $47,249 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 127 | $4,011 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 18 | $1,985 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 69 | $1,725 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 88 | $1,487 |
| Omeprazole | 33 | $750 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 12 | $454 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 26 | $360 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 14 | $275 |
| Levofloxacin | 18 | $247 |
| Cephalexin | 59 | $229 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 61 | $217 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 14 | $181 |
| Prednisone | 18 | $135 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Petoskey
- James SlaterPetoskey$4K
- Prasad ThottamWest Bloomfield$43K
- Ahmed SufyanEast Lansing$16K
- Warren BrandesMadison Heights$12K
- Amber BerryKalamazoo$9K
- Miles NeumannSouthfield$6K
- Kenneth GwinnShelby Township$5K
- Jason ChesneyEast Lansing$5K
- Christine LepoudreNovi$5K
- Mark TomaDearborn$4K
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.