Richard Balikian
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Indianapolis, INNPI 1740334317
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $21,541 of the $24,585 with a category attached, or 87.6%. AbbVie accounts for 98.9% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $6,926 and has fallen 66.3% since, to $2,331 in 2025.
Across 246 payments — averaging $99.94 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$24K
- Baxter Healthcare$104
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$77
- Stryker$54
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated$22
- Solta Medical, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC$20
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$21,54188%
- Food & beverage$3,04412%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 234 | $24,308 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 5 | $104 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 4 | $77 |
| Stryker | 1 | $54 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $22 |
| Solta Medical, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 1 | $20 |
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.
- BOTOX COSMETIC$500
How this compares
Too few otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Indianato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Aprepitant | 22 | $944 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 40 | $231 |
| Acyclovir | 17 | $160 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 14 | $157 |
| ValacyclovirValacyclovir Hcl | 19 | $152 |
| Cephalexin | 52 | $137 |
| Methylprednisolone | 32 | $137 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 31 | $81 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Indianapolis
- Dominic VernonIndianapolis$796
- John GilbertElkhart$24K
- Leonard CovelloMunster$13K
- Kartike GulatiHighland$7K
- Jon ChadwellSouth Bend$2K
- Thomas HerendeenFort Wayne$2K
- Peter RigasCarmel$752
- Jeffrey BeachCarmel$676
- Jatin PatelMunster$331
- Daniel BernerLafayette$221
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.