Robert Ernst, MD
Neuroradiology · Cincinnati, OHNPI 1275588311
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $10,781 of the $14,905 with a category attached, or 72.3%. Boston Scientific accounts for 82.8% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $11,525, more than ten times the $19 reported in 2021. Among neuroradiology clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 65 payments — averaging $229.30 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Boston Scientific$12K
- Medtronic$1K
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$1K
- Arthrex$166
- Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$24
- Novartis$20
- plus $47 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$10,78172%
- Travel & lodging$1,0807%
- Food & beverage$3,04320%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific | 34 | $12,345 |
| Medtronic | 18 | $1,169 |
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 7 | $1,134 |
| Arthrex | 1 | $166 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Novartis | 1 | $20 |
| Advanced Critical Devices, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Vertex | 1 | $16 |
| SPR Therapeutics, 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.
How this compares
$14,905 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 26 neuroradiology providers in Ohio.
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.
Other neuroradiology in Cincinnati
- Lily WangCincinnati$523
- James LeachCincinnati$41
- Jeffrey SunshineCleveland$36K
- Daniel GormanAkron$22K
- Daniel HsuCleveland$13K
- Eric YehColumbus$9K
- Joel FritzColumbus$6K
- Jonathan LeeCleveland$4K
- Scott RaymondCleveland$2K
- Alfonso RiveraIndependence$917
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.