Robert Epp, MD
Otolaryngology · Hutchinson, KSNPI 1669452603
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 38 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 16 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 20.9% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $280 and has fallen 92.4% since, to $21 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in KS, where the typical reported total is $1,279.
Across 38 payments — averaging $22.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$180
- Aerin Medical Inc.$133
- GSK$132
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$92
- Optinose US, Inc.$52
- Acclarent, Inc$49
- plus $224 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$863100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 4 | $180 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 6 | $133 |
| GSK | 7 | $132 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 4 | $92 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $52 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $49 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $39 |
| Merck | 2 | $33 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $27 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $22 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $21 |
| Stryker | 1 | $18 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $17 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
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.
- DUPIXENT$125
How this compares
$863 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 23 | $2,541 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 66 | $2,271 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 149 | $1,340 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-HcNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort | 21 | $1,329 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 100 | $1,182 |
| Cefdinir | 28 | $747 |
| Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 15 | $675 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 40 | $584 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 54 | $583 |
| Omeprazole | 50 | $388 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 13 | $286 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 23 | $268 |
| Mupirocin | 36 | $226 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 20 | $177 |
| Cephalexin | 26 | $126 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Hutchinson
- Matthew VoormanHutchinson$6K
- Wade GaeddertHutchinson$2K
- Hinrich StaeckerKansas City$499K
- Stanley McClurgMerriam$133K
- Douglas CowanLeawood$32K
- Jennifer VillwockKansas City$26K
- David RudmanOverland Park$18K
- Nicholas WirtzMerriam$14K
- Meha FoxKansas City$12K
- Kiran KakaralaKansas City$10K
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.