Neelesh Mehendale, MD
Otolaryngology · Frisco, TXNPI 1235134271
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (58.6%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Acclarent, Inc at 38.1% of the total.
Across 104 payments — averaging $56.89 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Acclarent, Inc$2K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Stryker$681
- Medtronic$403
- Sanofi$395
- Aerin Medical Inc.$204
- plus $861 from 15 others
Across 40 payments — averaging $4545.92 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.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$106K
- Stryker$75K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,68829%
- Travel & lodging$67511%
- Food & beverage$3,46859%
- Education$871%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acclarent, Inc | 15 | $2,251 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 10 | $1,122 |
| Stryker | 18 | $681 |
| Medtronic | 6 | $403 |
| Sanofi | 14 | $395 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 7 | $204 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 7 | $148 |
| GSK | 5 | $93 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $92 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 3 | $87 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 2 | $75 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $58 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $53 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $51 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $47 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 2 | $38 |
| Amgen | 1 | $34 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $21 |
| Merck | 1 | $20 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $19 |
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.
- ACCLARENT Balloon Inflation Device$1,688
- Inspire$675
- PROPEL$269
- Inspira Air$124
How this compares
$5,917 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 50 | $1,692 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 44 | $1,641 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 11 | $1,171 |
| Omeprazole | 87 | $932 |
| CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil | 43 | $930 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 54 | $796 |
| Mupirocin | 46 | $382 |
| Cefdinir | 17 | $336 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 37 | $335 |
| Methylprednisolone | 43 | $255 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 28 | $221 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 13 | $74 |
| Prednisone | 15 | $61 |
| Diazepam | 11 | $14 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Frisco
- Keith MathenyFrisco$269K
- Dale EhmerFrisco$24K
- Marc DeanFort Worth$486K
- Amber LuongHouston$426K
- Arjuna KuperanHouston$348K
- Ronald KuppersmithCollege Station$325K
- Ron KarniHouston$317K
- Philip ChenSan Antonio$305K
- Jordan RihaniSouthlake$280K
- Martin CitardiHouston$245K
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.