Robert Hong, MD
Otology & Neurotology · Farmington Hills, MINPI 1447469820
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by travel and lodging: $16,649 of the $24,816 with a category attached, or 67.1%. Cochlear Americas accounts for 62.7% of it on its own, with 15 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $13,937, more than ten times the $1,089 reported in 2019. Among otology & neurotology clinicians in MI 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 115 payments — averaging $215.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cochlear Americas$16K
- Med-el Corporation$3K
- Iotamotion, Inc.$2K
- Oticon Medical, LLC$1K
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$1K
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$512
- plus $1K from 10 others
Across 17 payments — averaging $6710.71 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$114K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,1004%
- Travel & lodging$16,64967%
- Food & beverage$6,98128%
- Entertainment$860%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Americas | 42 | $15,552 |
| Med-el Corporation | 21 | $2,682 |
| Iotamotion, Inc. | 5 | $2,171 |
| Oticon Medical, LLC | 1 | $1,278 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 18 | $1,252 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 6 | $512 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 7 | $477 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $202 |
| Stryker | 2 | $181 |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | 1 | $165 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $107 |
| NSK America Corporation | 1 | $86 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 4 | $67 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Novartis | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Baha$14,201
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$12,755
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$12,755
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$2,284
- BCI 602 Kit$2,128
- iotaSOFT Insertion System$1,910
- ADHEAR Professional Kit$1,845
- Cochlear$1,600
- PONTO BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEM$1,278
- Acclarent Aera$677
- Nucleus$646
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE$524
- Inspira Air$384
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$384
- TruDi Probe$384
- iotaSOFT$260
- HiResolution Bionic Ear System$165
- CORE$143
- MIDAS REX$129
- Checkpoint Stimulators$107
How this compares
$24,816 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 23 otology & neurotology providers in Michigan.
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 | 166 | $19,995 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 191 | $2,630 |
| Ofloxacin | 54 | $1,546 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 23 | $1,391 |
| Indapamide | 74 | $1,273 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-HcNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort | 22 | $1,232 |
| Cephalexin | 24 | $832 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 15 | $821 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 42 | $655 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 11 | $507 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 72 | $455 |
| Acetazolamide | 13 | $417 |
| Meclizine Hcl | 40 | $400 |
| Methylprednisolone | 64 | $390 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 11 | $370 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otology & neurotology in Farmington Hills
- Seilesh BabuFarmington Hills$167K
- Dennis BojrabFarmington Hills$30K
- Dennis BojrabFarmington Hills$15K
- Christopher SchuttFarmington Hills$8K
- Robert ConwayFarmington Hills$6K
- Jacob LucasFarmington Hills$5K
- Eric SargentFarmington Hills$3K
- Eleanor ChanFarmington Hills$3K
- Ilka NaumannFarmington Hills$1K
- Natalie SchauweckerFarmington Hills$808
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.