RxDoctor Payments Data

Michael Oldenburg, MD

Otolaryngology · Green Bay, WINPI 1770847683

Payments from drug & device makers

What this record shows

The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (43.1%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cochlear Americas at 43.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,652 and has fallen 57.0% since, to $2,002 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in WI 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.

$8,073in general payments, 2019–2025

Across 50 payments — averaging $161.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.

  • Cochlear Americas$3K
  • Med-el Corporation$2K
  • Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB$1K
  • Aerin Medical Inc.$412
  • Covidien LP$325
  • Acclarent, Inc$216
  • plus $143 from 5 others

What the payments were for

  • Consulting fees$2,50531%
  • Travel & lodging$3,47643%
  • Food & beverage$2,09226%

General payments by program year

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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.

CompanyPaymentsTotal
Cochlear Americas26$3,495
Med-el Corporation7$2,005
Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB3$1,477
Aerin Medical Inc.4$412
Covidien LP1$325
Acclarent, Inc2$216
Stryker2$43
GSK1$33
Intersect ENT, Inc.2$31
Intuitive Surgical1$22
Medtronic1$13

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.

How this compares

$8,073 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 168 otolaryngology providers in Wisconsin.

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Medicare billing

Part B allowed, 2024
$76,152
Medicare patients
193
Services billed
428

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

DrugClaimsCost to plans & patients
Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth14$1,778
Ipratropium Bromide43$914
Ofloxacin13$306
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav22$217
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen48$161
Prednisone26$84
Levothyroxine Sodium11$65

Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.

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