Payment overview · 2025
General Payments
$1,872.81
25 reported records · 11 companies
Healthcare provider profile · identity verified
Esther Kim, M.D.
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians|Otolaryngology · ROCKVILLE, MD · NPI 1144320359
Verified facts
What the public records show
CMS Open Payments records show Esther Kim, M.D. received $1,872.81 in general payments during 2025 across 25 reported records.
Integra LifeSciences Corporation accounted for 37.7% of that reported general-payment amount.
The Open Payments records used for this analysis explicitly named 18 associated products.
These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.
Separate record types
Research & Ownership
Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data
Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data
Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data
These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.
Who paid this doctor?
Companies in 2025 General Payments
| Reported company | Canonical company | Amount | Share | Records | Year |
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| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $706.68 | 37.7% | 7 | 2025 |
| AERIN MEDICAL INC. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $533.81 | 28.5% | 8 | 2025 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $255.55 | 13.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $167.25 | 8.9% | 2 | 2025 |
| Preceptis Medical, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $42.79 | 2.3% | 1 | 2025 |
| Stryker Corporation | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $35.81 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $34.84 | 1.9% | 1 | 2025 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $32.43 | 1.7% | 1 | 2025 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $22.99 | 1.2% | 1 | 2025 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $21.25 | 1.1% | 1 | 2025 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Unresolved — no canonical attribution shown | $19.41 | 1.0% | 1 | 2025 |
What were the payments for?
Payment categories
| Category | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,349.25 | 20 |
| Travel and Lodging | $523.56 | 5 |
A meal, consulting fee, royalty, and travel payment describe different kinds of reported relationships and should not be interpreted as equivalent.
Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products
Products named in Open Payments records
| Reported product | Type | Reported company | Related amount* | Records | Year |
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| VIVAER STYLUS Normalized: vivaer stylus |
Device | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | $533.81 | 8 | 2025 |
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| Integra Normalized: integra |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $523.56 | 5 | 2025 |
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| Integra Dermal Regeneration Template Normalized: integra dermal regeneration template |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $523.56 | 5 | 2025 |
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| PRIMATRIX Normalized: primatrix |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $523.56 | 5 | 2025 |
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| NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console Normalized: neuromark radiofrequency console |
Device | Neurent Medical Limited | $255.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| NEUROMARK System Normalized: neuromark system |
Device | Neurent Medical Limited | $255.55 | 1 | 2025 |
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| ACCLARENT AERA Normalized: acclarent aera |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $183.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRA AIR Normalized: inspira air |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $183.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV Normalized: relieva spinplus nav |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $183.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| TruDi Probe Normalized: trudi probe |
Device | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $183.12 | 2 | 2025 |
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| TEZSPIRE Normalized: tezspire |
Biological | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $167.25 | 2 | 2025 |
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| RHINAER STYLUS Normalized: rhinaer stylus |
Device | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | $121.09 | 4 | 2025 |
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| AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM Normalized: audion et dilation system |
Device | Stryker Corporation | $35.81 | 1 | 2025 |
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| DUPIXENT Normalized: dupixent |
Biological | GENZYME CORPORATION | $34.84 | 1 | 2025 |
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| Vabysmo Normalized: vabysmo |
Drug | Genentech USA, Inc. | $32.43 | 1 | 2025 |
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| INSPIRE Normalized: inspire |
Device | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $22.99 | 1 | 2025 |
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| TULA Normalized: tula |
Device | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $21.25 | 1 | 2025 |
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| XHANCE Normalized: xhance |
Drug | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $19.41 | 1 | 2025 |
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* Product-associated amounts are non-additive because one payment record may name more than one product.
These products were named on specific Open Payments records. A named product does not show that the payment influenced treatment or prescribing.
Public prescribing for products named in payments
No exact normalized or approved-alias overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed the product.
The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.
Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap
Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D
This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.
No publishable same-company prescribing overlap was found in the loaded Part D year. This does not mean the doctor never prescribed a drug reported elsewhere by a paying company.
These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.
Timeline
Payment and prescribing data by year
Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.
| Year | General Payments | Main payer | Explicit products | Company overlaps | Part D coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,872.81 · 25 records | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | ACCLARENT AERA, AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM, DUPIXENT, INSPIRA AIR, INSPIRE, Integra, Integra Dermal Regeneration Template, NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console, NEUROMARK System, PRIMATRIX, RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV, RHINAER STYLUS, TEZSPIRE, TULA, TruDi Probe, VIVAER STYLUS, Vabysmo, XHANCE | — | — |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | Complete |
Questions to ask
Questions you could discuss with your doctor
- Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
- How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?
These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.
Sources and limitations
How to read this page
- Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
- Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
- Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
- Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
- When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.
Loaded source releases
| Dataset | Year | Publication | Source |
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| CMS Open Payments — General Payments | 2025 | 2026-06-30 | Original source |
| Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | 2024 | 2026-05-06 | Original source |
| NPPES Data Dissemination V2 | current / reference data | 2026-08-10 | Original source |
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