Tyler Bliss, MD
Otolaryngology · Omaha, NENPI 1063894913
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (58.5%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medical Device Business Services, Inc. at 46.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,520 and has fallen 86.5% since, to $340 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in NE with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 65 payments — averaging $56.68 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Stryker$642
- Smith+Nephew$245
- Acclarent, Inc$235
- Aerin Medical Inc.$211
- Optinose US, Inc.$87
- plus $546 from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,15659%
- Food & beverage$1,32436%
- Education$1765%
- Other$291%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 4 | $1,719 |
| Stryker | 10 | $642 |
| Smith+Nephew | 5 | $245 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 8 | $235 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 10 | $211 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $87 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $85 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $70 |
| Xoran Technologies LLC | 1 | $44 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $35 |
| Grace Medical, Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Merck | 2 | $33 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Welch Allyn | 1 | $29 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $28 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 2 | $28 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $26 |
| Novartis | 1 | $22 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $20 |
| Pharming Healthcare, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Amgen | 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.
- TruDi Navigation System$1,671
- TruDi Nav Suction$1,671
- TruDi Nav Cable$1,671
- ACCLARENT NAVWIRE Sinus Navigation Guidewire$1,671
- HYBRID MMF$485
- PROCISE MAX$176
How this compares
$3,684 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 86 otolaryngology providers in Nebraska.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 75 | $2,692 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 138 | $2,122 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 31 | $550 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 24 | $546 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 41 | $544 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 36 | $516 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 53 | $454 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-DexamethNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 37 | $434 |
| Mupirocin | 38 | $278 |
| Gabapentin | 30 | $274 |
| Omeprazole | 12 | $242 |
| Liothyronine Sodium | 15 | $171 |
| Methimazole | 12 | $136 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 18 | $135 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 16 | $108 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Omaha
- Rahul VarmanOmaha$13K
- Daniel O'BrienOmaha$10K
- Wallace DuffOmaha$8K
- Adam PleasOmaha$4K
- Kyle StansiferOmaha$3K
- Jessica Moran-HansenOmaha$3K
- Jason TalmadgeOmaha$3K
- Thomas DoblemanOmaha$3K
- Stanley SchackOmaha$3K
- Paul SherrerdOmaha$3K
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.