Naren Venkatesan, MD
Otolaryngology · Dallas, TXNPI 1346484318
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (57.6%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. accounts for 96.1% of it on its own, with 16 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $29,140 and has fallen 90.9% since, to $2,658 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in TX 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.
Across 81 payments — averaging $435.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$34K
- Covidien LP$488
- Stryker$191
- ZOLL Respicardia, Inc.$153
- Aerin Medical Inc.$137
- Itamar Medical Inc$97
- plus $322 from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$20,30658%
- Speaking & faculty fees$6,48818%
- Travel & lodging$3,50510%
- Food & beverage$4,96514%
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. | 52 | $33,875 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $488 |
| Stryker | 8 | $191 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | 3 | $153 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $137 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $97 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $66 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $48 |
| Atos Medical Inc | 1 | $47 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $31 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $23 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $18 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $18 |
| Arrinex, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $15 |
| Optinose US, 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$30,768
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$2,220
- LigaSure$488
- VIVAER STYLUS$119
- RHINAER STYLUS$119
- remede System$100
How this compares
$35,264 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 729 otolaryngology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esomeprazole Magnesium | 15 | $1,861 |
| Famotidine | 111 | $1,154 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 71 | $978 |
| Nystatin | 40 | $947 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 38 | $839 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 11 | $737 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 77 | $623 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 49 | $534 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 26 | $365 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 17 | $302 |
| Cephalexin | 34 | $229 |
| Mupirocin | 21 | $194 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 19 | $146 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 12 | $126 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 27 | $105 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Dallas
- Rajiv PanditDallas$71K
- Michael MedinaDallas$19K
- Marc DeanFort Worth$486K
- Amber LuongHouston$426K
- Arjuna KuperanHouston$348K
- Ronald KuppersmithCollege Station$325K
- Ron KarniHouston$317K
- Philip ChenSan Antonio$305K
- Jordan RihaniSouthlake$280K
- Keith MathenyFrisco$269K
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.