Shawn Jones, MD
Otolaryngology · Paducah, KYNPI 1821051152
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $4,580 of the $6,385 with a category attached, or 71.7%. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 33.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $2,098 and has fallen 62.4% since, to $788 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in KY 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 115 payments — averaging $55.53 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$2K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Medtronic$499
- Axogen$401
- Sanofi$381
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$217
- plus $2K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,71527%
- Food & beverage$4,58072%
- Education$901%
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 | 26 | $2,148 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $1,081 |
| Medtronic | 6 | $499 |
| Axogen | 6 | $401 |
| Sanofi | 19 | $381 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 4 | $217 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 19 | $202 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 5 | $188 |
| Cochlear Americas | 3 | $175 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $160 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $159 |
| Med-el Corporation | 2 | $136 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $129 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $109 |
| GSK | 6 | $101 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $90 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $86 |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | 1 | $18 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $14 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $13 |
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.
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$1,081
- SCOPIS ENT$544
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE$472
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$265
- AxoGuard Nerve Connector$265
- AxoGuard Nerve Protector$265
- AXOGUARD HA+ NERVE PROTECTOR$265
- AxoGuard Nerve Cap$265
- PROPEL$182
- SPY-PHI SYSTEM$159
- GRAFIX PL$149
- Oasis$149
- Stravix$149
- ADHERUS AUTOSPRAY DURAL SEALANT$147
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$146
- Baha$146
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$146
- Traumaone$131
- Checkpoint Stimulators$129
- DUPIXENT$125
How this compares
$6,385 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 137 otolaryngology providers in Kentucky.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mupirocin | 26 | $263 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 107 | $221 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 20 | $188 |
| Omeprazole | 18 | $91 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | $54 |
| Chlorhexidine Gluconate | 15 | $44 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Paducah
- Shawn JonesPaducah$3K
- John ResserPaducah$3K
- Thomas HigginsLouisville$357K
- Thomas GalLexington$21K
- Andrew GouldLouisville$13K
- Steven ShottsLouisville$12K
- Keith ForwithLouisville$11K
- Skylar TrottLouisville$11K
- Brian HixonLexington$8K
- Ziad KatribLouisville$7K
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.