Warren Brandes
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Madison Heights, MINPI 1285613364
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $9,174 of the $11,861 with a category attached, or 77.3%. 17 manufacturers reported payments, led by Optinose US, Inc. at 29.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $5,517 and has fallen 97.2% since, to $155 in 2025. Among otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery clinicians in MI 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 193 payments — averaging $61.45 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Optinose US, Inc.$4K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$2K
- Acclarent, Inc$2K
- Stryker$1K
- Medtronic$1K
- GSK$891
- plus $2K from 11 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,50021%
- Travel & lodging$1872%
- Food & beverage$9,17477%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | 36 | $3,514 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 18 | $1,990 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 30 | $1,501 |
| Stryker | 24 | $1,197 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 12 | $1,135 |
| GSK | 26 | $891 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 24 | $368 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 3 | $363 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $308 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $235 |
| BD | 1 | $143 |
| Arrinex, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $17 |
| Novartis | 1 | $16 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $15 |
| Fortovia Therapeutics, Inc. | 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.
- Xhance$2,915
- PROPEL$1,656
- SINUVA$508
- NUCALA$427
- CLARIFIX$379
- ENTELLUS - ENTELLUS MEDICAL SHAVER SYSTEM$269
- Acclarent Navwire$257
- Vivaer RF Stylus$255
- DUPIXENT$243
- ACCLARENT NAVWIRE Sinus Navigation Guidewire$204
- Relieva Spinplus$171
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM$159
- PROGEL$143
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$138
- PTeye$137
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$130
- NSE - BIOIRESORBABLES$130
- Abre$127
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$127
- ACCLARENT Balloon Inflation Device$111
How this compares
$11,861 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 31 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Michigan.
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Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Madison Heights
- Ted SchwartzenfeldMadison Heights$2K
- Prasad ThottamWest Bloomfield$43K
- Ahmed SufyanEast Lansing$16K
- Amber BerryKalamazoo$9K
- Miles NeumannSouthfield$6K
- Kenneth GwinnShelby Township$5K
- Jason ChesneyEast Lansing$5K
- Christine LepoudreNovi$5K
- Mark TomaDearborn$4K
- James SlaterPetoskey$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.