Michael Somenek
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Washington, DCNPI 1881853448
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 542 payments — averaging $1420.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$702K
- Merz North America, Inc.$46K
- AbbVie$17K
- Galderma Research & Development, LLC$3K
- Stryker$520
- Sientra, Inc.$294
- plus $318 from 4 others
Across 6 payments — averaging $1809.13 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.
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$11K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$217,07534%
- Speaking & faculty fees$348,86054%
- Travel & lodging$59,6049%
- Food & beverage$18,2703%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 435 | $702,422 |
| Merz North America, Inc. | 63 | $45,804 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 26 | $17,464 |
| Galderma Research & Development, LLC | 1 | $2,975 |
| Stryker | 6 | $520 |
| Sientra, Inc. | 4 | $294 |
| Motiva USA, LLC | 4 | $149 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $123 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
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.
- BOTOX$16,701
- XEOMIN$3,390
- ASCLERA$660
- SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANT$182
- 1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA$169
- DERMACELL$157
- DYSPORT$149
- Omni Max$123
- SPY TECHNOLOGY$110
How this compares
Too few otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in District of Columbiato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Cefadroxil | 14 | $68 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 11 | $32 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Washington
- Richard ThomasWashington$56K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.