Thomas Balkany
Otology & Neurotology · Miami, FLNPI 1265463509
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (42.1%), education and grants — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Advanced Bionics, LLC accounts for 69.0% of it on its own, with 2 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $240,173 and has fallen 84.4% since, to $37,500 in 2024. Among otology & neurotology clinicians in FL 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 23 payments — averaging $23,236 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Advanced Bionics, LLC$369K
- Med-el Corporation$166K
- Cochlear Americas$170
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$225,00042%
- Grants$135,50025%
- Food & beverage$4180%
- Education$173,50032%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 12 | $368,748 |
| Med-el Corporation | 9 | $165,500 |
| Cochlear Americas | 2 | $170 |
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.
- HiResolution Bionic Ear System$225,000
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE$143,500
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$120,500
- BCI 602 Kit$105,500
- ADHEAR Professional Kit$70,500
- MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System$45,000
How this compares
$534,418 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 25 otology & neurotology providers in Florida.
Other otology & neurotology in Miami
- Simon AngeliMiami$32K
- Fred TelischiMiami$29K
- Lawrence GrobmanMiami$1K
- Ali AlqassimMiami$19
- Herbert SilversteinSarasota$18K
- Jack WazenSarasota$16K
- Loren BartelsTampa$16K
- Kyle AllenTampa$14K
- Joshua LightBoynton Beach$12K
- Andrew MarloweSarasota$12K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.