Samuel Dostal, PA
Surgical · Lincoln, NENPI 1922073634
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 26 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 37.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $341 and has fallen 68.9% since, to $106 in 2025.
Across 26 payments — averaging $29.41 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$289
- Stryker$239
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$92
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.$47
- Bioventus LLC$39
- Lilly USA, LLC$30
- plus $28 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$765100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson(3 entities) | 8 | $289 |
| Stryker | 5 | $239 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 4 | $92 |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $39 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $30 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$765 in reported general payments places this provider in the 65th percentile of 101 surgical providers in Nebraska.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 19 | $115 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 24 | $107 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in Lincoln
- Christopher DarstLincoln$11K
- John McPhailLincoln$7K
- Jessica ZarubaLincoln$4K
- Spencer HamnerLincoln$4K
- Elleree GuyLincoln$3K
- Michael KoebernickLincoln$3K
- Eric SpragueLincoln$2K
- Amanda YoungLincoln$1K
- Andre OrdunaLincoln$1K
- Parker HoffmanLincoln$1K
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.