Steven Heavner, MD
Otolaryngology · Charlotte, NCNPI 1457388316
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $861 of the $1,011 with a category attached, or 85.2%. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 41.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $287, 2.0 times the $141 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in NC, where the typical reported total is $856.
Across 20 payments — averaging $50.56 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$423
- Sanofi$301
- Acclarent, Inc$138
- ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc.$49
- Johnson & Johnson$28
- GSK$23
- plus $49 from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$15015%
- Food & beverage$86185%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 4 | $423 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $301 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 2 | $138 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $28 |
| GSK | 1 | $23 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
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.
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM$153
- DUPIXENT$134
- Relieva Spinplus$123
- FUSION$110
How this compares
$1,011 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 362 otolaryngology providers in North Carolina.
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 | 194 | $5,316 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 66 | $2,648 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 73 | $2,537 |
| Olopatadine Hcl | 14 | $1,760 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 108 | $1,685 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 216 | $1,522 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 12 | $1,076 |
| CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil | 31 | $912 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-HcNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort | 14 | $759 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 34 | $551 |
| Prednisone | 33 | $418 |
| Methylprednisolone | 58 | $311 |
| Gabapentin | 54 | $277 |
| Mupirocin | 38 | $262 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 15 | $260 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Charlotte
- Brendan O ConnellCharlotte$28K
- Zachary CappelloCharlotte$23K
- Michael SicardCharlotte$17K
- Hunter HooverCharlotte$15K
- Douglas VillaretCharlotte$7K
- Joshua LevineCharlotte$6K
- Daron SmithCharlotte$4K
- Tyler JanzCharlotte$4K
- David JangDurham$324K
- Robert FerrisRaleigh$258K
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.