Phong le, MD
Otolaryngology · Wichita, KSNPI 1841604956
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (52.5%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 53.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,390 and has fallen 74.5% since, to $608 in 2025.
Across 77 payments — averaging $53.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$2K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$319
- GSK$251
- Cochlear Americas$232
- Medtronic$223
- Aerin Medical Inc.$199
- plus $695 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,94047%
- Food & beverage$2,18152%
- Education$341%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 17 | $2,238 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 4 | $319 |
| GSK | 16 | $251 |
| Cochlear Americas | 6 | $232 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $223 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 7 | $199 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $102 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $95 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $84 |
| Vertex | 3 | $79 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $71 |
| Amgen | 3 | $65 |
| Sanofi | 2 | $54 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $53 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Novartis | 1 | $16 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 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.
How this compares
$4,155 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 87 otolaryngology providers in Kansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Epinephrine | 11 | $1,884 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 163 | $1,852 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 35 | $1,715 |
| Ofloxacin | 53 | $1,524 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 83 | $1,241 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 24 | $1,109 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 89 | $933 |
| Omeprazole | 105 | $890 |
| Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 19 | $774 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 13 | $572 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 76 | $568 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 75 | $565 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 48 | $562 |
| Cefdinir | 21 | $392 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 27 | $341 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Wichita
- Eric BuntingWichita$9K
- Gabriel de la GarzaWichita$4K
- Benjamin HawleyWichita$2K
- Kyle SmothersWichita$2K
- Matthew StumpeWichita$2K
- Randall RegehrWichita$1K
- Dennis ThakorWichita$860
- Aaron ThiessenWichita$558
- Hinrich StaeckerKansas City$499K
- Stanley McClurgMerriam$133K
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.