Thomas Lee, MD
Otolaryngology · Glen Burnie, MDNPI 1740249408
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $736 of the $886 with a category attached, or 83.1%. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Relievant Medsystems, Inc. at 42.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $376 and has fallen 51.0% since, to $184 in 2024. That places this record below the midpoint for otolaryngology clinicians in MD, where the typical reported total is $943.
Across 14 payments — averaging $63.28 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.$376
- Medtronic$150
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$110
- Boston Scientific$78
- Abbott$72
- Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc.$47
- plus $52 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$15017%
- Food & beverage$73683%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Relievant Medsystems, Inc. | 4 | $376 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $150 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $110 |
| Boston Scientific | 3 | $78 |
| Abbott | 1 | $72 |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $47 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Stryker | 2 | $26 |
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.
- Intracept$527
- Acclarent Aera$110
How this compares
$886 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 222 otolaryngology providers in Maryland.
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 | 117 | $3,824 |
| Pilocarpine Hcl | 77 | $3,738 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 104 | $3,638 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 111 | $1,525 |
| Famotidine | 136 | $1,493 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 27 | $1,481 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 79 | $1,329 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 12 | $1,319 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 35 | $1,217 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 51 | $856 |
| CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil | 27 | $510 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 16 | $408 |
| Mupirocin | 48 | $355 |
| Cevimeline Hcl | 11 | $243 |
| Nystatin | 16 | $229 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Glen Burnie
- Seth OringherChevy Chase$429K
- Marc DubinBaltimore$350K
- Douglas RehLutherville Timonium$231K
- Patrick HaBaltimore$41K
- Joshua LevyBethesda$40K
- Andrew LaneBaltimore$34K
- Jean KimBaltimore$29K
- Nicholas RowanBaltimore$25K
- Jonathon RussellColumbia$18K
- Rodney TaylorBaltimore$18K
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.