Michael Benninger, MD
Otolaryngology · Cleveland, OHNPI 1053487421
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (50.0%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Phadia US Inc. at 35.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $11,326 and has fallen 72.9% since, to $3,073 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 52 payments — averaging $617.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Phadia US Inc.$11K
- Shionogi Inc$11K
- Smith+Nephew$4K
- AstraZeneca$3K
- Precigen, Inc.$2K
- Kerecis Limited$170
- plus $1K from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$16,05050%
- Speaking & faculty fees$13,52542%
- Travel & lodging$4491%
- Food & beverage$2,0636%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Phadia US Inc. | 22 | $11,482 |
| Shionogi Inc | 9 | $10,834 |
| Smith+Nephew | 6 | $4,153 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $2,685 |
| Precigen, Inc. | 1 | $1,725 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $170 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $163 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $137 |
| Avita Medical Americas, LLC | 1 | $136 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $122 |
| Amgen | 2 | $117 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $102 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $94 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $64 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $60 |
| GSK | 1 | $43 |
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.
- ImmunoCAP$10,932
- PROCISE Laryngeal$3,500
- FASENRA$2,685
- PAPZIMEOS$1,725
- Kerecis Omega3 Marigen$511
- Coblation - Turbinate Wands$500
- DUPIXENT$205
- Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose$170
- Kerecis Omega3 GraftGuide$170
- TRUMATCH$137
- MATRIXMANDIBLE$137
- SYNTHECEL$137
- NA$137
- RECELL$136
- TISSEEL$122
- TEZSPIRE$101
How this compares
$32,087 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 380 otolaryngology providers in Ohio.
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 | 58 | $973 |
| Famotidine | 81 | $938 |
| Omeprazole | 62 | $747 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 17 | $606 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 13 | $162 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Cleveland
- Raj SindwaniCleveland$598K
- Mark MehleCleveland$403K
- Troy WoodardCleveland$392K
- Sanjeet RangarajanCleveland$113K
- Rod RezaeeCleveland$54K
- Cameron WickCleveland$21K
- Kyra OsborneCleveland$14K
- Daniel AlamCleveland$11K
- Mohamad ChaabanCleveland$10K
- Kenneth RodriguezCleveland$8K
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.