Scott Lee, MD
Otolaryngology · Renton, WANPI 1194973008
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (59.7%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Genentech USA, Inc. at 51.6% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $4,214, 6.4 times the $655 reported in 2020. Among otolaryngology clinicians in WA 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 108 payments — averaging $70.98 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Genentech USA, Inc.$4K
- Johnson & Johnson$2K
- Verathon Inc.$600
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC$450
- Medtronic$402
- Stryker$129
- plus $138 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4,57560%
- Travel & lodging$3234%
- Food & beverage$2,76836%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $3,953 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 93 | $1,993 |
| Verathon Inc. | 1 | $600 |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | 1 | $450 |
| Medtronic | 4 | $402 |
| Stryker | 1 | $129 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 1 | $48 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $28 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $14 |
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.
How this compares
$7,666 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 254 otolaryngology providers in Washington.
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 | 51 | $1,166 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 29 | $654 |
| Ofloxacin | 30 | $508 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 16 | $230 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 11 | $192 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 15 | $110 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | $98 |
| Omeprazole | 15 | $85 |
| Famotidine | 12 | $76 |
| Cephalexin | 12 | $56 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 12 | $54 |
| Amoxicillin | 11 | $25 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Renton
- Greg DavisPuyallup$531K
- Ian HumphreysSeattle$43K
- Douglas BackousPuyallup$36K
- Craig MillerSeattle$24K
- Sachin GuptaSeattle$23K
- Sharon CushingSeattle$19K
- Ronald KruegerMukilteo$19K
- Eric WatermanBellevue$15K
- Ryan SternFederal Way$15K
- Todd BerinsteinVancouver$14K
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.