Michele Richards, MD
Otolaryngology · Fort Pierce, FLNPI 1326156217
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 106 payments — averaging $21.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Optinose US, Inc.$344
- GSK$184
- Smith+Nephew$177
- Acclarent, Inc$174
- Sanofi$171
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$155
- plus $1K from 21 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,244100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | 20 | $344 |
| GSK | 11 | $184 |
| Smith+Nephew | 6 | $177 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $174 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $171 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 6 | $155 |
| AstraZeneca | 9 | $134 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 8 | $132 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $116 |
| Stryker | 3 | $107 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 4 | $92 |
| Amgen(2 entities) | 3 | $58 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $56 |
| Photonicare Inc | 2 | $47 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 2 | $36 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | 1 | $31 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Novartis | 1 | $25 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $23 |
| Merck | 1 | $21 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $17 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$2,244 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 586 otolaryngology providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 1,240 | $19,334 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 14 | $8,754 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 265 | $7,843 |
| Breo ElliptaFluticasone/Vilanterol | 17 | $7,471 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 245 | $5,797 |
| QnaslBeclomethasone Dipropionate | 19 | $5,713 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-HcNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort | 95 | $4,930 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 272 | $4,854 |
| Azelastine-FluticasoneAzelastine/Fluticasone | 27 | $4,064 |
| Methazolamide | 12 | $3,383 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide | 70 | $3,047 |
| Famotidine | 196 | $2,883 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 97 | $2,298 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 106 | $2,086 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 19 | $2,070 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Breo Ellipta | $184 | $16,22531 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 60th percentile of 586 otolaryngology providers in Florida.
Other otolaryngology in Fort Pierce
- Craig ShapiroHollywood$8.1M
- Adrien EshraghiMiami$2.1M
- Cecelia DamaskOrlando$771K
- Ralph TufanoSarasota$733K
- Mitchell MillerClearwater$709K
- Brian KerrGainesville$629K
- Maria SuurnaMiami$456K
- Mark TaborTampa$348K
- Franklin RimellFort Myers$314K
- Tapan PadhyaTampa$314K
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.