Timothy Dettmer, MD
Otolaryngology · Mason City, IANPI 1275527111
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (38.6%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. accounts for 77.6% of it on its own, with 12 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,190 and has fallen 68.4% since, to $376 in 2025.
Across 46 payments — averaging $63.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$2K
- Stryker$242
- Aerin Medical Inc.$102
- Sanofi$69
- Itamar Medical Inc$45
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$43
- plus $155 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$81328%
- Travel & lodging$95433%
- Food & beverage$1,13339%
- Education$341%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 18 | $2,276 |
| Stryker | 8 | $242 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 3 | $102 |
| Sanofi | 4 | $69 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 2 | $45 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $43 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $36 |
| Amgen | 1 | $34 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $22 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $19 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $17 |
| Novartis | 1 | $15 |
| GSK | 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.
How this compares
$2,933 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 103 otolaryngology providers in Iowa.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 11 | $48,528 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 134 | $3,323 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 61 | $2,029 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 17 | $1,503 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 14 | $1,499 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 78 | $902 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 45 | $472 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 15 | $221 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 31 | $176 |
| Mupirocin | 29 | $159 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 13 | $86 |
| Gabapentin | 11 | $69 |
| Prednisone | 28 | $58 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 18 | $56 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Mason City
- Vishram JalukarMason City$3K
- Cori WalkerMason City$3K
- Daniel LeeMason City$1K
- Henry DiggelmannMason City$459
- Thomas HeinemanCedar Rapids$373K
- Bruce GantzIowa City$170K
- Nancy BaumanIowa City$31K
- Simon WrightWest Des Moines$21K
- Robert PettisOskaloosa$10K
- Brian AndrewsIowa City$9K
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.