William Ryan, MD
Otolaryngology · Stanford, CANPI 1184811549
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (37.2%), education and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intuitive Surgical at 34.9% of the total. Among otolaryngology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 116 payments — averaging $806.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intuitive Surgical$33K
- Olympus America Inc.$20K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$15K
- Olympus Corporation Of The Americas$14K
- Medtronic$9K
- Olympus Corporation$973
- plus $2K from 8 others
Across 3 payments — averaging $66,045 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Incyte Corporation$198K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$34,83637%
- Speaking & faculty fees$17,84019%
- Travel & lodging$7,6808%
- Food & beverage$3,6844%
- Education$29,53232%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical | 39 | $32,659 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 17 | $20,374 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 15 | $14,674 |
| Olympus Corporation Of The Americas | 13 | $13,982 |
| Medtronic | 12 | $9,275 |
| Olympus Corporation | 4 | $973 |
| Stryker | 6 | $572 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $325 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $183 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $166 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $147 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 3 | $124 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $63 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $54 |
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.
- Da Vinci Surgical System$32,319
- Olympus$19,712
- LIBTAYO$14,353
- ThunderBeat$14,246
- NIM$8,930
- THUNDERBEAT 5 mm,35 cm,Front-actuated Grip Type S$4,707
- Olympus ENT Rigid Scopes$475
- LigaSure$325
- NA$262
- Restrata Wound Matrix$166
- MATRIXMANDIBLE$147
- MEDICAL MODELS$145
- PATIENT-FITTED TMJ RECONSTRUCTIVE PROSTHESIS SYSTEM$106
How this compares
$93,572 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 1,021 otolaryngology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | $248 |
| Pentoxifylline | 13 | $243 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Stanford
- Zara PatelStanford$128K
- Jayakar NayakStanford$76K
- Michael KaplanStanford$59K
- Jarrod KeelerStanford$36K
- Brian WeeksSan Diego$924K
- Randall OwRoseville$613K
- Amir MoradiVista$389K
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Kalpna DurairajSun Valley$348K
- Todd MillerNewport Beach$259K
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.