Michael Yerukhim, MD
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Middleburg Heights, OHNPI 1457514762
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 53 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 10 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 46.1% of the total.
Across 53 payments — averaging $29.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$724
- GSK$371
- Aerin Medical Inc.$150
- Optinose US, Inc.$98
- Sanofi$80
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$65
- plus $83 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,570100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 9 | $724 |
| GSK | 27 | $371 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $150 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $98 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $80 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $65 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $21 |
| Merck | 1 | $16 |
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.
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$336
- VIVAER STYLUS$136
- RHINAER STYLUS$136
- CLARIFIX$118
- SCOPIS ENT$109
How this compares
$1,570 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 29 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Ohio.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 27 | $2,301 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-HydrocortNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort | 45 | $2,070 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 175 | $1,667 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 72 | $1,519 |
| Ofloxacin | 22 | $706 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 55 | $614 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 33 | $605 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 13 | $283 |
| Mupirocin | 42 | $202 |
| Methylprednisolone | 24 | $171 |
| Cephalexin | 30 | $150 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 | $112 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 16 | $101 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 13 | $38 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Middleburg Heights
- Howard LevineCleveland$65K
- Joseph ScharpfCleveland$12K
- Tsung-Yen HsiehCincinnati$9K
- Kevin ShumrickCincinnati$6K
- Matthew LutzStow$6K
- Avi ShawBoardman$6K
- Ryan GerritsenAkron$5K
- Eric LamarreCleveland$4K
- Phillip KhalilStow$3K
- Diana PonskyCleveland$3K
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.