Samuel Kerns, MD
Otolaryngology · Painesville, OHNPI 1902075054
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 26 payments — averaging $34.02 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$375
- GSK$170
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$131
- KARL Storz Endoscopy-america$110
- Medtronic$43
- Acclarent, Inc$38
- plus $18 from 1 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$885100%
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 | 4 | $375 |
| GSK | 12 | $170 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $131 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 5 | $110 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $43 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $38 |
| Cochlear Americas | 1 | $18 |
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.
- SCOPIS ENT$174
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$131
- ENTELLUS - ENTELLUS MEDICAL REINFORCED ANESTHESIA NEEDLE$128
- ENTELLUS - MINIFESS TURBINATE FORCEPS$128
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$128
- ENTELLUS - FOCESS HD WIRELESS CAMERA$128
How this compares
$885 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 380 otolaryngology 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.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 351 | $6,607 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 128 | $5,129 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 458 | $4,655 |
| Ofloxacin | 57 | $2,928 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 27 | $2,586 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 58 | $1,819 |
| Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 52 | $1,787 |
| Budesonide | 11 | $1,473 |
| Omeprazole | 93 | $1,432 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide | 34 | $767 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | 12 | $651 |
| Famotidine | 24 | $261 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 25 | $243 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 11 | $202 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | $201 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Painesville
- Kenneth VitoPainesville$8K
- Oliver AdunkaColumbus$1M
- Raj SindwaniCleveland$626K
- Mark MehleCleveland$403K
- Cameron WickCleveland$401K
- Troy WoodardCleveland$392K
- Ahmad SedaghatCincinnati$270K
- Eugene ChioColumbus$247K
- Subinoy DasColumbus$142K
- Katie PhillipsCincinnati$137K
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.