Physician profile
Robert E Butler
NPI 1477646917
$6,601.61
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
30 companies · $1,421 in 2025
The $1,421 reported for 2025 was more than what 85% of Otolaryngology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $317).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $694 · 2020: $353 · 2021: $849 · 2022: $993 · 2023: $958 · 2024: $1,332 · 2025: $1,421.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $3,712.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,711.67 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genzyme Corporation | $1,535.02 | 2020-2025 | |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. | $1,068.63 | 2020-2025 | Dupixent |
| Optinose US, INC. | $650.24 | 2019-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $481.40 | 2019-2024 | Scopis Ent |
| Inspire Medical Systems, INC. | $423.49 | 2024-2025 | Inspire |
| Acera Surgical, INC. | $352.80 | 2023-2025 | Restrata Wound Matrix |
| Aerin Medical INC. | $344.33 | 2019-2025 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $284.94 | 2021-2023 | Nuvent |
| Intersect Ent, INC. | $198.51 | 2020-2021 | |
| Olympus America INC. | $193.05 | 2020-2023 | Rhino-Laryngo Videoscope |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $190.48 | 2021-2025 | Nucala |
| Acclarent, INC | $119.46 | 2019-2020 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $117.08 | 2019-2025 | Tezspire |
| Kaleo, INC. | $94.97 | 2019-2021 | |
| Cochlear Americas | $91.89 | 2024 | Osia Osi300 Implant, Baha, Cochlear Nucleus Ci632 Cochlear Implant With Slim Modiolar Electrode |
Show all 30 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | $64.53 | 2024-2025 | Ryaltris |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | $60.86 | 2020 | |
| Axogen | $54.11 | 2019-2024 | Axoguard Nerve Protector, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Cap |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $37.89 | 2025 | |
| Bausch & Lomb, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $33.31 | 2019-2021 | |
| Alk-Abello, INC | $29.91 | 2021 | |
| Greer Laboratories, INC. | $26.31 | 2022 | |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $25.06 | 2025 | Keytruda, Keytruda Qlex |
| Uswm, LLC | $24.00 | 2021 | |
| Itamar Medical INC | $18.36 | 2022 | |
| Covidien LP | $17.88 | 2019 | |
| Davol INC. | $17.51 | 2021 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $16.97 | 2021 | |
| Ars Pharmaceuticals Operations, INC. | $15.91 | 2025 | Neffy |
| Csl Behring | $12.71 | 2019 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
If you want to bring it up
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- "I saw Robert Butler listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.