Tam Nguyen, MD
Otolaryngology · Lubbock, TXNPI 1437115946
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 36 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 31.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $584, 2.6 times the $228 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in TX, where the typical reported total is $1,798.
Across 36 payments — averaging $54.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$606
- Cochlear Americas$287
- Stryker$264
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$220
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$134
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$123
- plus $310 from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,944100%
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) | 7 | $606 |
| Cochlear Americas | 4 | $287 |
| Stryker | 6 | $264 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $220 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $134 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $123 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $95 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Mylan Specialty L.p. | 1 | $26 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Axogen | 1 | $22 |
| Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $15 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Amgen | 1 | $13 |
| Braemar Manufacturing, LLC | 1 | $12 |
| Incyte Corporation | 1 | $12 |
| Cardinal Health 414 LLC | 1 | $11 |
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$377
- PROPEL$237
- Inspire$220
- SCOPIS ENT$135
- Acclarent Aera$107
- Inspira Air$107
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$107
- TruDi Probe$107
How this compares
$1,944 in reported general payments places this provider in the 50th percentile of 729 otolaryngology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ofloxacin | 25 | $803 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 21 | $232 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 13 | $160 |
| Acetaminophen-CodeineAcetaminophen With Codeine | 11 | $61 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Lubbock
- Joehassin CorderoLubbock$60K
- Marc DeanFort Worth$486K
- Amber LuongHouston$426K
- Arjuna KuperanHouston$348K
- Ronald KuppersmithCollege Station$325K
- Ron KarniHouston$317K
- Philip ChenSan Antonio$305K
- Jordan RihaniSouthlake$280K
- Keith MathenyFrisco$269K
- Martin CitardiHouston$245K
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.