Nilesh Vasan, MD
Otolaryngology · Oklahoma City, OKNPI 1578580205
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 54.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $829 and has fallen 68.3% since, to $263 in 2025.
Across 17 payments — averaging $89.67 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$829
- Livanova USA, Inc.$252
- Medtronic$149
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$140
- Kls-martin L.p.$115
- Ambu Inc.$22
- plus $17 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$77451%
- Food & beverage$75149%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 7 | $829 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 3 | $252 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $149 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 3 | $140 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $115 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Merck | 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.
How this compares
$1,524 in reported general payments places this provider in the 55th percentile of 109 otolaryngology providers in Oklahoma.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 11 | $377 |
| Omeprazole | 22 | $120 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 15 | $119 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 11 | $67 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Oklahoma City
- Kibwei McKinneyOklahoma City$315K
- Richard BakerOklahoma City$17K
- Edward El RassiOklahoma City$13K
- Benjamin CollinsOklahoma City$10K
- Keith ClarkOklahoma City$6K
- Rachad MhawejOklahoma City$6K
- John HouckOklahoma City$5K
- Matthew SharumOklahoma City$5K
- Hassan HawsawiOklahoma City$5K
- Brandon PiersonOklahoma City$5K
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.