Ninh Nguyen, DO
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Houston, TXNPI 1003027038
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 98.9% of the total across 96 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 29 manufacturers reported payments, led by AstraZeneca at 24.1% of the total.
Across 96 payments — averaging $36.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AstraZeneca$850
- Optinose US, Inc.$623
- Sanofi$339
- Stryker$271
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$132
- Medtronic$128
- plus $1K from 23 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$401%
- Food & beverage$3,49499%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca | 8 | $850 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 26 | $623 |
| Sanofi | 10 | $339 |
| Stryker | 5 | $271 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $132 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $128 |
| Amgen | 2 | $124 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 4 | $123 |
| GSK | 6 | $111 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $89 |
| Gilead | 1 | $87 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $86 |
| Nestle Healthcare Nutrition Inc. | 1 | $85 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $64 |
| Greer Laboratories, Inc. | 3 | $61 |
| Bayer | 3 | $51 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $31 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Henry Schein, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $22 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $21 |
| Mannkind Corporation | 1 | $21 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $19 |
| Eyevance Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $19 |
| Merck | 1 | $18 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $11 |
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
$3,534 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 51 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Texas.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 578 | $9,796 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 225 | $6,844 |
| Voriconazole | 18 | $5,822 |
| Ofloxacin | 108 | $5,089 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 57 | $3,579 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 280 | $2,596 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 34 | $1,796 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 133 | $1,438 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 34 | $1,022 |
| Fluconazole | 52 | $896 |
| Omeprazole | 118 | $786 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 104 | $748 |
| Clotrimazole | 24 | $693 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 85 | $573 |
| Nystatin | 19 | $553 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Houston
- Michel SiegelHouston$23K
- Etai FunkHouston$18K
- Jamie KuHouston$18K
- James AndrewsHouston$11K
- Bradford PattHouston$5K
- Becky McGraw WallHouston$2K
- Fred BresslerHouston$2K
- Cuong NguyenHouston$1K
- Clelie MelanconHouston$750
- Eugene AlfordHouston$738
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.