Sean McMenomey, MD
Otology & Neurotology · New York, NYNPI 1578578076
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (50.2%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Cochlear Americas accounts for 82.1% of it on its own, with 8 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $9,479, more than ten times the $817 reported in 2019. Among otology & neurotology clinicians in NY with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 76 payments — averaging $357.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cochlear Americas$22K
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$4K
- Med-el Corporation$627
- Grace Medical, Inc.$152
- Stryker$75
- Cochlear AG$56
- plus $106 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$13,63550%
- Travel & lodging$9,67236%
- Food & beverage$3,83214%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Americas | 65 | $22,287 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 1 | $3,835 |
| Med-el Corporation | 3 | $627 |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | 1 | $152 |
| Stryker | 1 | $75 |
| Cochlear AG | 1 | $56 |
| Novartis | 2 | $38 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $36 |
| Axogen | 1 | $32 |
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.
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$20,417
- Baha$18,753
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$18,270
- HiResolution Bionic Ear System$3,835
- Baha BI300 implant 4 mm$2,146
- Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant$2,146
- Cochlear$755
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$627
- BCI 602 Kit$360
- ADHEAR Professional Kit$360
- Nucleus$105
How this compares
$27,139 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 26 otology & neurotology providers in New York.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 107 | $11,967 |
| Ofloxacin | 14 | $238 |
| Methylprednisolone | 35 | $232 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 24 | $219 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otology & neurotology in New York
- John RolandNew York$86K
- Daniel JethanamestNew York$17K
- Zachary SchwamNew York$15K
- David FriedmannNew York$11K
- George AlexiadesNew York$8K
- Sujana ChandrasekharNew York$5K
- Eric SmouhaNew York$5K
- Darius KohanNew York$3K
- Neil SperlingNew York$2K
- Won Taek ChoeNew York$2K
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.