Zachary Zimmerman, MD
Otolaryngology · Beloit, WINPI 1265815187
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (51.7%), travel and lodging and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 20 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 40.0% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,674 and has fallen 84.9% since, to $253 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in WI 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 58 payments — averaging $72.11 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$2K
- Aerin Medical Inc.$2K
- Medtronic$129
- Johnson & Johnson$116
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$101
- Sanofi$76
- plus $502 from 14 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,72941%
- Food & beverage$2,16352%
- Education$2907%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 15 | $1,674 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 18 | $1,585 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $129 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $116 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $101 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $76 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $75 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $72 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $58 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $54 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $53 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $29 |
| GSK | 1 | $25 |
| Valinor Pharma, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Polynovo North America LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Vertex | 1 | $16 |
| Axogen | 1 | $14 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $14 |
| Lundbeck LLC | 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.
- VIVAER STYLUS$1,130
- NSE - HIGH SPEED DRILLS$992
- UNIVERSAL MANDIBLE$237
- SPIROX - LATERA$168
- VSP SYSTEM, VSP CRANIAL$117
- TRUMATCH$116
- MATRIXCOMBO$116
- DEFITELIO$101
How this compares
$4,182 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 168 otolaryngology providers in Wisconsin.
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 | 59 | $796 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 61 | $477 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 36 | $350 |
| Nystatin | 14 | $276 |
| Mupirocin | 31 | $172 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 13 | $170 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 18 | $151 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 18 | $125 |
| Methylprednisolone | 17 | $88 |
| Prednisone | 26 | $53 |
| Cephalexin | 11 | $40 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Beloit
- Jason BrantMadison$103K
- B WoodsonMilwaukee$45K
- Thomas Gessertla Crosse$21K
- Colleen PleinKenosha$16K
- Steven SperryGreenfield$13K
- David PoetkerMilwaukee$13K
- Michael OldenburgGreen Bay$8K
- Jamal AhmedMarshfield$8K
- Hilel SwerdlinKenosha$8K
- Michelle MarkMadison$6K
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.