William Helton, MD
Otolaryngology · Prestonsburg, KYNPI 1174786115
Payments from drug & device makers
Across 65 payments — averaging $20.16 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$206
- Amgen$171
- Optinose US, Inc.$166
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$165
- Sanofi$159
- GSK$128
- plus $316 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,311100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $206 |
| Amgen | 9 | $171 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 10 | $166 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 6 | $165 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $159 |
| GSK | 7 | $128 |
| Stryker | 6 | $106 |
| Merck | 2 | $45 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $40 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $32 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $22 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $20 |
| USWM, LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Novartis | 1 | $17 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $15 |
How this compares
$1,311 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 137 otolaryngology providers in Kentucky.
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 PenDupilumab | 13 | $48,646 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 61 | $6,560 |
| Epinephrine | 16 | $3,627 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 139 | $3,424 |
| Ofloxacin | 38 | $1,463 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 176 | $1,428 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 31 | $1,332 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 27 | $809 |
| Desloratadine | 17 | $608 |
| Methylprednisolone | 69 | $416 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 46 | $405 |
| Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride | 73 | $367 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 45 | $335 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 46 | $243 |
| Cefdinir | 13 | $202 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Prestonsburg
- Thomas HigginsLouisville$921K
- Steven ShottsLouisville$293K
- Keith ForwithLouisville$156K
- Andrew GouldLouisville$113K
- Gorden McMurryLouisville$85K
- Gregory AbbasLouisville$75K
- Kenneth HodgeLouisville$68K
- Thomas GalLexington$21K
- Skylar TrottLouisville$11K
- Amy IngramLouisville$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.