Michael Scherl, MD
Otolaryngology · Westwood, NJNPI 1801894183
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.8% of the total across 188 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 22 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.7% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,429 and has fallen 77.4% since, to $323 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in NJ with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 188 payments — averaging $22.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$884
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$850
- Sanofi$736
- GSK$645
- Optinose US, Inc.$432
- Aerin Medical Inc.$135
- plus $581 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$4,21199%
- Education$531%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 19 | $884 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 32 | $850 |
| Sanofi | 49 | $736 |
| GSK | 31 | $645 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 28 | $432 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 5 | $135 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $130 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $68 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $68 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 4 | $54 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 2 | $32 |
| Merck | 2 | $31 |
| IBSA Pharma Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $28 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Stryker | 1 | $22 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Tolmar, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Axogen | 1 | $16 |
| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $14 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $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.
- Inspire$663
- DUPIXENT$364
- NUCALA$245
- Relieva Spinplus$115
How this compares
$4,264 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 232 otolaryngology providers in New Jersey.
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 | 51 | $214,519 |
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 23 | $85,067 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 304 | $7,189 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 99 | $3,874 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 132 | $3,261 |
| Azelastine-FluticasoneAzelastine/Fluticasone | 20 | $2,814 |
| Ofloxacin | 63 | $1,366 |
| Olopatadine Hcl | 19 | $1,217 |
| Clobetasol EmollientClobetasol Propionate/Emoll | 30 | $1,179 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | 18 | $1,056 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 26 | $837 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 119 | $824 |
| Acetazolamide | 13 | $441 |
| Methylprednisolone | 44 | $323 |
| Nystatin | 18 | $313 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Westwood
- Nishant ReddyEast Windsor$133K
- Giant LinFlorham Park$25K
- Samir ShahVoorhees$16K
- Brian BensonHackensack$14K
- Andrew BlitzerHackensack$9K
- Ahmad MahmoudClifton$9K
- Jean EloyNewark$8K
- Ramtin KassirWayne$8K
- Wayne HsuehNewark$7K
- Gregory SmithEvesham$7K
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.