Michael Bolton, MD
Infectious Disease · Seattle, WANPI 1114103629
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by education: $13 of the $13 with a category attached, or 100.0%. Every reported general payment came from a single manufacturer, Merck. That places this record below the midpoint for infectious disease clinicians in WA, where the typical reported total is $77.
Across 1 payment — averaging $12.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$13
Across 15 payments — averaging $26,044 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Merck$391K
What the payments were for
- Education$13100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$13 in reported general payments places this provider in the 25th percentile of 186 infectious disease providers in Washington.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BiktarvyBictegrav/Emtricit/Tenofov Ala | 63 | $277,500 |
| TriumeqAbacavir/Dolutegravir/Lamivudi | 28 | $105,689 |
| JulucaDolutegravir/Rilpivirine | 24 | $82,561 |
| GenvoyaElviteg/Cob/Emtri/Tenof Alafen | 12 | $48,486 |
| PremarinEstrogens, Conjugated | 11 | $6,552 |
| Voriconazole | 12 | $4,766 |
| Cefepime Hcl | 14 | $3,759 |
| Cefadroxil | 82 | $2,680 |
| Cefdinir | 45 | $2,326 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 47 | $2,287 |
| CeftriaxoneCeftriaxone Sodium | 15 | $2,095 |
| Varenicline Tartrate | 12 | $1,981 |
| Levofloxacin | 38 | $1,702 |
| Vancomycin Hcl | 14 | $1,430 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 26 | $734 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other infectious disease in Seattle
- Warren DingesSeattle$173K
- Paul DrainSeattle$149K
- Corey CasperSeattle$115K
- Anna WaldSeattle$103K
- Jim BoonyaratanakornkitSeattle$62K
- Michael BoeckhSeattle$59K
- Jason GoldmanSeattle$58K
- Connie CelumSeattle$57K
- Hyang KimSeattle$51K
- Ferric FangSeattle$49K
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.