Rick Nelson, MD
Otology & Neurotology · Indianapolis, INNPI 1720287139
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (47.3%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 32.9% of the total.
Across 57 payments — averaging $402.59 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$8K
- Iotamotion, Inc.$6K
- Eli Lilly$4K
- Cochlear Americas$4K
- Stryker$1K
- Leica Microsystems Inc.$113
- plus $130 from 2 others
Across 29 payments — averaging $10,947 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.
- Cochlear Americas$317K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$10,85047%
- Speaking & faculty fees$6,49928%
- Travel & lodging$2,0729%
- Food & beverage$3,52715%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 14 | $7,547 |
| Iotamotion, Inc. | 7 | $5,961 |
| Eli Lilly | 1 | $4,000 |
| Cochlear Americas | 21 | $3,740 |
| Stryker | 9 | $1,456 |
| Leica Microsystems Inc. | 1 | $113 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 3 | $92 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 1 | $38 |
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.
- Legend$7,176
- iotaSOFT$5,526
- Baha$2,193
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$2,004
- CORE$1,262
- Nucleus$1,189
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$1,004
- Baha BI300 implant 4 mm$1,000
- Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant$1,000
- SONOPET IQ$367
- iotaSOFT Insertion System$350
- MIDAS REX$182
How this compares
Too few otology & neurotology providers in Indianato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 17 | $1,378 |
| Acetazolamide | 14 | $989 |
| Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 15 | $731 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 28 | $399 |
| Ofloxacin | 19 | $227 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 18 | $220 |
| Betamethasone Valerate | 11 | $188 |
| Prednisone | 12 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otology & neurotology in Indianapolis
- Michael FritschIndianapolis$17K
- Evan CumpstonIndianapolis$4K
- Charles YatesIndianapolis$4K
- Richard MiyamotoIndianapolis$3K
- Vincent OstrowskiIndianapolis$2K
- Jerry HouseIndianapolis$38
- George HicksIndianapolis$13
- Michael DisherFort Wayne$3K
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.