Samuel Oyer, MD
Otolaryngology · Charlottesville, VANPI 1215164587
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (52.0%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Synthes GmbH accounts for 81.9% of it on its own, with 5 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $5,566, 5.4 times the $1,022 reported in 2021. Among otolaryngology clinicians in VA 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 26 payments — averaging $351.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Synthes GmbH$7K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$1K
- Smith+Nephew$246
- Aerin Medical Inc.$181
- Stryker$163
- Kerecis Limited$41
Across 3 payments — averaging $9776.67 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.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$29K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$4,75052%
- Travel & lodging$3,25636%
- Food & beverage$1,12512%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Synthes GmbH | 13 | $7,477 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 5 | $1,022 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $246 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $181 |
| Stryker | 1 | $163 |
| Kerecis Limited | 3 | $41 |
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.
- NA$327
- VIVAER STYLUS$181
- RHINAER STYLUS$181
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$163
- ENT Sinus$127
How this compares
$9,130 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 241 otolaryngology providers in Virginia.
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 otolaryngology in Charlottesville
- Spencer PayneCharlottesville$45K
- Jose MattosCharlottesville$24K
- Jonathan GarneauCharlottesville$8K
- Eric DowlingCharlottesville$7K
- David ShonkaCharlottesville$7K
- John ChristophelCharlottesville$7K
- Nicole FowlerCharlottesville$7K
- Christine MatthewsCharlottesville$5K
- Katherine FedderCharlottesville$4K
- Adam Thompson-HarveyCharlottesville$4K
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.