Kevin Potts, MD
Otolaryngology · Louisville, KYNPI 1740391234
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 93.3% of the total across 106 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 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.3% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Among otolaryngology clinicians in KY 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 106 payments — averaging $63.65 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Stryker$1K
- Medtronic$798
- Smith+Nephew$447
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$354
- Johnson & Johnson$344
- plus $2K from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3916%
- Food & beverage$6,29193%
- Education$581%
- Gifts$60%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 11 | $1,305 |
| Stryker | 11 | $1,059 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 11 | $798 |
| Smith+Nephew | 15 | $447 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $354 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 3 | $344 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 7 | $328 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 6 | $267 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 4 | $250 |
| Axogen | 2 | $227 |
| Sanara Medtech Inc. | 2 | $183 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 4 | $182 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $159 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 4 | $151 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | 1 | $144 |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $123 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| 3nt Medical | 1 | $117 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $113 |
| AstraZeneca | 3 | $38 |
| Merck | 1 | $22 |
| GSK | 1 | $16 |
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.
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$725
- Inspire$551
- PROPEL$447
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$406
- Stravix$374
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT$268
- GRAFIX PL$251
- Grafix$225
- Oasis$149
- CellerateRx$146
- Matriderm$144
- Acclarent Aera$137
- Inspira Air$137
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$137
- TruDi Probe$137
- N/A$135
- SCOPIS ENT$129
- NA$128
- TRUMATCH$125
- MATRIXMANDIBLE$125
How this compares
$6,747 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 22 | $363 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 20 | $219 |
| Omeprazole | 31 | $142 |
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
- Gregory AbbasLouisville$6K
- Travis ShuttLouisville$6K
- Matthew YantisLouisville$5K
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.