Samer Bahu, MD
Otolaryngology · Pontiac, MINPI 1366547143
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $4,214 of the $5,752 with a category attached, or 73.3%. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 56.8% of the total.
Across 77 payments — averaging $74.70 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$3K
- Medtronic$530
- AbbVie$297
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$280
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$208
- ETS Wound Care LLC$188
- plus $981 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,53827%
- Food & beverage$4,21473%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 27 | $3,268 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 7 | $530 |
| AbbVie | 2 | $297 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 8 | $280 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $208 |
| ETS Wound Care LLC | 3 | $188 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $147 |
| Axogen | 1 | $135 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $127 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $114 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $97 |
| GSK | 5 | $86 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $60 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $52 |
| Jubilant Hollisterstier LLC | 1 | $48 |
| Merck | 1 | $33 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 2 | $24 |
| Mimedx Group, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $17 |
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.
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE$1,487
- PROPEL$470
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$466
- BOTOX$297
- FUSION$156
- AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM$150
- MIRRAGEN ADVANCED WOUND MATRIX$149
- MINIFESS BLAKESLEY FORCEPS THRU-CUT STRAIGHT$147
- SCOPIS ENT$146
- XPRESS LOPROFILE$137
- ENTELLUS - OFFICE SINUS PROCEDURE PACK$133
- DUPIXENT$118
- ENTELLUS - ENTELLUS MEDICAL SHAVER SYSTEM$116
- Restrata Wound Matrix$114
- VIVAER STYLUS$103
- RHINAER STYLUS$103
How this compares
$5,752 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 257 otolaryngology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 157 | $6,610 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 18 | $2,383 |
| Cevimeline Hcl | 13 | $1,836 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 78 | $1,384 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 19 | $540 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 38 | $319 |
| Cephalexin | 73 | $254 |
| Ofloxacin | 15 | $240 |
| Meclizine Hcl | 22 | $239 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 25 | $232 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 38 | $209 |
| Azithromycin | 39 | $181 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 18 | $173 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 62 | $157 |
| Nystatin | 13 | $144 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Pontiac
- Charles BoydBirmingham$825K
- Jack KartushFarmington Hills$225K
- Robert StandringSouthfield$217K
- Robert StachlerWest Bloomfield$174K
- Giancarlo ZulianiBloomfield Hills$61K
- Lamont JonesDetroit$52K
- Gregory WolfAnn Arbor$46K
- Paul HoffAnn Arbor$44K
- Susan GaretzAnn Arbor$40K
- John CraigDetroit$39K
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.