Total Payments
$23,093
2024 Payments
$3,891
Companies
28
Transactions
225
Medicare Patients
3,675
Medicare Billing
$487,426
Payment Breakdown by Category
Other$9,870 (42.7%)
Food & Beverage$6,572 (28.5%)
Travel$6,498 (28.1%)
Consulting$150.00 (0.6%)
Gifts$4.26 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $9,870 | 5 | 42.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $6,572 | 204 | 28.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $6,498 | 14 | 28.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $150.00 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Gift | $4.26 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $6,130 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $4,413 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | $3,464 | 55 | $0 (2022) |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $3,256 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,733 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,089 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| AERIN MEDICAL INC. | $605.26 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Acclarent, Inc | $546.04 | 12 | $0 (2022) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $407.45 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Optinose US, Inc. | $278.40 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,891 | 24 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($3,256) |
| 2023 | $749.19 | 24 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. ($265.79) |
| 2022 | $1,706 | 26 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($1,089) |
| 2021 | $5,439 | 35 | GENZYME CORPORATION ($4,859) |
| 2020 | $5,765 | 21 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. ($4,103) |
| 2019 | $1,019 | 25 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($764.72) |
| 2018 | $3,640 | 36 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($1,727) |
| 2017 | $884.32 | 34 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($653.11) |
All Payment Transactions
225 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 9
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.03 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | TULA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.64 | General |
| Category: ENT | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.89 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Neurent Medical Limited | NEUROMARK Device (Device), NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $34.07 | General |
| Category: Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories | ||||||
| 12/01/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.33 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $3,129.31 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/18/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.96 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/11/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.73 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.34 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.71 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.21 | General |
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $101.67 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 06/10/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.04 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 06/05/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SCOPIS ENT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.14 | General |
| Category: INSTRUMENTS | ||||||
| 05/14/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.47 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.94 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.33 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 04/15/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.23 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 03/04/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.41 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/27/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 01/19/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.96 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | Itamar Medical Inc | WatchPATONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $47.63 | General |
| Category: Sleep Apnea testing | ||||||
| 11/06/2023 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.40 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | 915 | 1,573 | $453,524 | $130,953 |
| 2022 | 18 | 857 | 1,016 | $392,822 | $113,973 |
| 2021 | 22 | 1,033 | 1,230 | $480,080 | $141,945 |
| 2020 | 17 | 870 | 1,076 | $342,869 | $100,556 |
Total Patients
3,675
Total Services
4,895
Medicare Billing
$487,426
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60500 | Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands | Facility | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $99,086 | $25,499 | 25.7% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 103 | 156 | $74,100 | $20,769 | 28.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 146 | 146 | $49,202 | $16,803 | 34.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 165 | 220 | $33,140 | $13,807 | 41.7% |
| 30801 | Destruction of soft tissue of nasal passages | Office | 2023 | 45 | 79 | $43,924 | $11,541 | 26.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 74 | 83 | $18,177 | $7,092 | 39.0% |
| 21390 | Treatment of broken floor of eye bone through eye area with implant | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $22,344 | $6,479 | 29.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 71 | 71 | $15,620 | $5,466 | 35.0% |
| 31231 | Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 24 | 32 | $15,424 | $3,697 | 24.0% |
| 64617 | Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on side of voice box | Office | 2023 | 13 | 25 | $13,986 | $3,602 | 25.8% |
| 31571 | Injection into vocal cords using an endoscope with operating microscope or telescope | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $10,925 | $3,258 | 29.8% |
| 10005 | Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth | Office | 2023 | 29 | 30 | $8,829 | $2,847 | 32.2% |
| J0585 | Injection, onabotulinumtoxina, 1 unit | Office | 2023 | 15 | 482 | $8,194 | $2,395 | 29.2% |
| 70486 | Ct scan of face without contrast | Office | 2023 | 20 | 22 | $13,134 | $1,978 | 15.1% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $7,100 | $1,605 | 22.6% |
| 76536 | Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $4,662 | $1,226 | 26.3% |
| 92504 | Exam of ear using a microscope | Office | 2023 | 33 | 46 | $3,772 | $960.30 | 25.5% |
| 76377 | 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Office | 2023 | 13 | 16 | $7,360 | $842.25 | 11.4% |
| 92557 | Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $2,121 | $499.86 | 23.6% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $1,512 | $330.48 | 21.9% |
| 92567 | Test to assess middle ear function | Office | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $912.00 | $256.20 | 28.1% |
| 60500 | Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands | Facility | 2022 | 30 | 30 | $80,340 | $21,151 | 26.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 143 | 143 | $48,191 | $16,553 | 34.3% |
| 31579 | Exam to assess movement of vocal cord flaps using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 97 | 123 | $58,425 | $16,112 | 27.6% |
| 30801 | Destruction of soft tissue of nasal passages | Office | 2022 | 52 | 93 | $51,708 | $13,912 | 26.9% |
About Dr. Simon Wright, MD
Dr. Simon Wright, MD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in West Des Moines, Iowa. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/02/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1710945506.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Simon Wright, MD has received a total of $23,093 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,891 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 225 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program" ($9,870).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Wright has provided services to 3,675 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,895 services with total Medicare billing of $487,426. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Location West Des Moines, IA
- Active Since 05/02/2006
- Last Updated 05/07/2015
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1710945506
Products in Payments
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $10,504
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $3,256
- SINUVA (Drug) $1,852
- FUSION (Device) $1,515
- PROPEL (Device) $1,473
- VIVAER STYLUS (Device) $371.63
- Xhance (Drug) $278.40
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System (Device) $241.22
- VivAer (Device) $192.73
- INSPIRE (Device) $166.23
- WatchPATONE (Device) $108.02
- SCOPIS ENT (Device) $86.14
- Dexilant (Drug) $76.53
- STROBO VIDEO,MIC,FOOTSWITCH LOYAL KT (Device) $68.96
- i7 (Device) $67.51
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $47.72
- Puraply (Medical Supply) $46.16
- XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System (Device) $44.20
- Odactra (Drug) $44.14
- DEXILANT (Drug) $39.36
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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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