Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $13,732 | 214 | 42.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $13,000 | 8 | 40.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,257 | 11 | 16.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AERIN MEDICAL INC. | $23,224 | 76 | $0 (2024) |
| Acclarent, Inc | $1,444 | 31 | $0 (2023) |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | $1,175 | 13 | $0 (2021) |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $853.38 | 9 | $0 (2018) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $725.68 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Optinose US, Inc. | $611.92 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Neurent Medical Limited | $547.30 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Arrinex, Inc. | $530.25 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Spirox Inc | $447.15 | 7 | $0 (2017) |
| Spirair, Inc. | $323.61 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,087 | 15 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. ($1,235) |
| 2023 | $1,981 | 24 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. ($1,362) |
| 2022 | $2,663 | 23 | Aerin Medical Inc. ($2,059) |
| 2021 | $1,168 | 17 | Optinose US, Inc. ($387.73) |
| 2020 | $7,376 | 24 | Aerin Medical Inc. ($7,033) |
| 2019 | $12,416 | 50 | Aerin Medical Inc. ($11,332) |
| 2018 | $1,497 | 36 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($268.20) |
| 2017 | $2,802 | 44 | Olympus Corporation of the Americas ($619.02) |
All Payment Transactions
233 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.06 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 10/10/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | ACCLARENT AERA (Device), INSPIRA AIR, RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.83 | General |
| Category: ENT | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $172.47 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | THN Sleep Therapy (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.77 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.00 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Spirair, Inc. | SeptAlign (Device), SeptAlign | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $323.61 | General |
| Category: Otolarynology | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | THN Sleep Therapy (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.79 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Neurent Medical Limited | NEUROMARK Device (Device), NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.30 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | ACCLARENT AERA (Device), INSPIRA AIR, RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.87 | General |
| Category: ENT | ||||||
| 06/11/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.71 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.92 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 02/19/2024 | Neurent Medical Limited | NEUROMARK Device (Device), NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $55.83 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.43 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 12/26/2023 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $400.00 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 12/22/2023 | Acclarent, Inc | Acclarent Aera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.49 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Neurent Medical Limited | NEUROMARK Device (Device), NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.16 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | Neurent Medical Limited | NEUROMARK Device (Device), NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.88 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories | ||||||
| 11/09/2023 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.37 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.71 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | Optinose US, Inc. | Xhance (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.47 | General |
| Category: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat) | ||||||
| 10/24/2023 | Acclarent, Inc | Acclarent Aera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.21 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology | ||||||
| 10/13/2023 | Acclarent, Inc | Acclarent Aera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.14 | General |
| Category: Rhinology Otology | ||||||
| 10/02/2023 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.55 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 675 | 778 | $332,462 | $93,824 |
| 2022 | 13 | 697 | 808 | $273,294 | $78,610 |
| 2021 | 12 | 740 | 852 | $226,668 | $69,401 |
| 2020 | 8 | 228 | 240 | $53,906 | $16,601 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
46 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30469 | Repair of collapsed nasal valve | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $53,398 | $17,711 | 33.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 114 | 152 | $35,872 | $13,724 | 38.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 108 | 108 | $39,204 | $12,746 | 32.5% |
| 30117 | Removal or destruction of growth of nose through nose | Office | 2023 | 15 | 29 | $58,377 | $12,644 | 21.7% |
| 31231 | Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 56 | 87 | $65,250 | $11,461 | 17.6% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 96 | 96 | $22,848 | $7,234 | 31.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 93 | 108 | $17,172 | $6,748 | 39.3% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $13,728 | $4,897 | 35.7% |
| 30802 | Destruction of surface soft tissue of nasal passages | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $11,695 | $2,355 | 20.1% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 70 | 73 | $8,468 | $2,259 | 26.7% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $3,552 | $1,013 | 28.5% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $1,650 | $603.02 | 36.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $1,248 | $430.20 | 34.5% |
| 30117 | Removal or destruction of growth of nose through nose | Office | 2022 | 13 | 26 | $52,338 | $14,491 | 27.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 175 | 175 | $41,650 | $12,105 | 29.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 88 | 123 | $29,028 | $11,197 | 38.6% |
| 31231 | Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 50 | 80 | $60,000 | $11,118 | 18.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 80 | 80 | $29,040 | $9,826 | 33.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 86 | 101 | $16,059 | $6,323 | 39.4% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 44 | 47 | $12,408 | $4,426 | 35.7% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2022 | 71 | 80 | $9,338 | $2,525 | 27.0% |
| 99442 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | Office | 2022 | 26 | 31 | $5,425 | $1,988 | 36.6% |
| 30802 | Destruction of surface soft tissue of nasal passages | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $9,746 | $1,783 | 18.3% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $4,662 | $1,630 | 35.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 17 | $1,632 | $705.58 | 43.2% |
About Dr. Brian Wang, MD
Dr. Brian Wang, MD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/30/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1316137995.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Wang, MD has received a total of $31,989 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,087 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 233 transactions from 33 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($13,732).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wang has provided services to 2,340 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,678 services with total Medicare billing of $258,436. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 46 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 07/30/2007
- Last Updated 10/21/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1316137995
Products in Payments
- Vivaer RF Stylus (Device) $11,332
- VivAer (Device) $7,033
- VIVAER STYLUS (Device) $3,600
- PROPEL (Device) $874.78
- PK Diego (Device) $853.38
- Xhance (Drug) $611.92
- NEUROMARK Device (Device) $547.30
- Latera (Device) $447.15
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) $405.94
- Clarifix (Device) $398.81
- ACCLARENT AERA Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation System (Device) $364.82
- SeptAlign (Device) $323.61
- INSPIRE (Device) $319.74
- SINUVA (Drug) $299.85
- XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System (Device) $215.29
- Otovel (Drug) $200.05
- Acclarent ENT Navigation System (Device) $179.79
- ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $173.14
- Stealth Autoguide (Device) $155.59
- SPIROX - LATERA (Device) $153.09
Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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