Micah Likness, MD
Otolaryngology · Sioux Falls, SDNPI 1124269162
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 31 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Aerin Medical Inc. at 26.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $460, more than ten times the $13 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in SD, where the typical reported total is $1,076.
Across 31 payments — averaging $30.87 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$254
- ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc.$141
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$129
- Sanofi$125
- Acclarent, Inc$98
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$93
- plus $116 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$957100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $254 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 2 | $141 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 3 | $129 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $125 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $98 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $93 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $54 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $47 |
| GSK | 1 | $15 |
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.
- VIVAER STYLUS$124
- RHINAER STYLUS$124
- NEFFY$123
How this compares
$957 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 39 otolaryngology providers in South Dakota.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 62 | $2,127 |
| Cefdinir | 51 | $1,522 |
| Dexamethasone | 84 | $732 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 41 | $506 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 40 | $456 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 18 | $452 |
| Nystatin | 70 | $449 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 40 | $436 |
| Methylprednisolone | 42 | $329 |
| Clarithromycin | 12 | $319 |
| Prednisone | 73 | $253 |
| Omeprazole | 20 | $251 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 55 | $240 |
| Fluconazole | 12 | $226 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 16 | $209 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Sioux Falls
- Huan ZhangSioux Falls$28K
- William SpanosSioux Falls$21K
- Mark JamesonSioux Falls$10K
- Jaishree LerewSioux Falls$7K
- Chengetai MahomvaSioux Falls$3K
- Gregory DanielsonSioux Falls$2K
- Paul CinkSioux Falls$2K
- Thomas TamuraSioux Falls$2K
- Kenneth ScottSioux Falls$1K
- Daniel ToddSioux Falls$1K
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.