Kevin Rust, MD
Otolaryngology · Greenwood, SCNPI 1821172560
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $354 of the $552 with a category attached, or 64.2%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. at 58.0% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $195, 3.5 times the $56 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in SC, where the typical reported total is $1,243.
Across 16 payments — averaging $34.51 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$320
- Stryker$95
- Acclarent, Inc$56
- Peerless Surgical Inc.$45
- Aerin Medical Inc.$36
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$35464%
- Education$19836%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 9 | $320 |
| Stryker | 2 | $95 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $56 |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $36 |
How this compares
$552 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 180 otolaryngology providers in South Carolina.
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 | 46 | $218,086 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 805 | $6,878 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 445 | $5,396 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 141 | $4,228 |
| Famotidine | 149 | $2,663 |
| SynthroidLevothyroxine Sodium | 48 | $2,493 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 115 | $2,054 |
| Carbamazepine ErCarbamazepine | 81 | $1,897 |
| Mupirocin | 265 | $1,735 |
| Butalbital-Acetaminophen-CaffeButalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine | 17 | $1,733 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 39 | $1,532 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 26 | $1,469 |
| Omeprazole | 85 | $1,361 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 35 | $1,290 |
| Azithromycin | 341 | $1,270 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Greenwood
- Shaun NguyenCharleston$973K
- Rodney SchlosserCharleston$382K
- Zachary SolerCharleston$67K
- Peter HorwichNorth Charleston$33K
- Eugene BrownCharleston$28K
- Jason NewmanCharleston$26K
- Joshua HornigCharleston$25K
- Ashli OrourkeCharleston$21K
- Alexandra KejnerCharleston$19K
- Evan GraboyesCharleston$18K
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.