Manufacturer or GPO Program year 2025 Source: CMS Open Payments

Cochlear Americas

CO, United States

CMS manufacturer 100000005734

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General payments

$2,557,465

9,137 payments

Research payments

$19,505,678

2,340 payments

Ownership & investment interest

$0

None reported

Through program year 2025, Cochlear Americas reported paying $2,557,465 in general payments and $19,505,678 in research payments to U.S. physicians, teaching hospitals and other recipients.

No combined total These are different kinds of money, reported under different rules. A meal and a clinical trial grant do not add up to anything meaningful, so this site does not add them.

By program year

14 rows
Year Kind Amount Payments
2025 General $737,656 2,115
2025 Research $3,157,633 328
2024 General $568,546 1,809
2024 Research $2,251,055 302
2023 General $347,036 1,469
2023 Research $4,788,528 540
2022 General $426,926 1,249
2022 Research $4,865,157 422
2021 General $176,133 727
2021 Research $1,810,089 186
2020 General $60,509 392
2020 Research $1,517,007 199
2019 General $240,659 1,376
2019 Research $1,116,208 363

Breakdown

Top recipients General payments · program year 2025
  1. David Kelsall Otology & Neurotology · Englewood, CO $35,368 45 payments
  2. Jacques Herzog Otology & Neurotology · Saint Louis, MO $32,210 28 payments
  3. Richard Gurgel Otology & Neurotology · Salt Lake City, UT $30,217 20 payments
  4. Bruce Gantz Otolaryngology · Iowa City, IA $27,284 22 payments
  5. Craig Buchman Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck · Saint Louis, MO $26,195 17 payments
  6. Nedim Durakovic Otology & Neurotology · Creve Coeur, MO $22,173 3 payments
  7. Neil Patel Otology & Neurotology · Rochester, MN $18,062 4 payments
  8. Richard Baker Otolaryngology · Oklahoma City, OK $16,927 4 payments
  9. Amit Walia Otolaryngology · Saint Louis, MO $16,611 4 payments
  10. Simon Angeli Otology & Neurotology · Miami, FL $16,355 2 payments
Top research recipients Research payments · program year 2025
  1. St. Josephs Hospital & Medical Ctr Teaching hospital · AZ $592,139 52 payments
  2. NYU School of Medicine $355,071 2 payments
  3. Saint Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City Teaching hospital · MO $326,285 41 payments
  4. Indiana University $311,629 24 payments
  5. Cleveland Clinic Hospital Teaching hospital · OH $302,292 27 payments
  6. Neurological Associates of Tucson DBA Center for Neurosciences $221,074 30 payments
  7. Hospital Of The Univ Of Penna Teaching hospital · PA $203,426 29 payments
  8. Providence Saint John's Medical Foundation DBA Saint John's Physician Partners $177,370 20 payments
  9. University Of Iowa Hosp & Clinics Teaching hospital · IA $169,452 17 payments
  10. University Of North Carolina Hosp. Teaching hospital · NC $168,863 16 payments
Products the payments named General payments · program year 2025
  1. Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode Implantable hearing solution $737,656 33% · 1,049 recipients
  2. Baha Implantable hearing solution $737,656 33% · 1,049 recipients
  3. Osia Osi300 Implant Implantable hearing solution $737,656 33% · 1,049 recipients

Each share is of this company’s general payments naming a product in 2025. A payment can name up to five products, so these amounts overlap.

Specialties paid General payments · program year 2025
  1. Otology & Neurotology Otolaryngology $388,637 57% · 157 practitioners
  2. Otolaryngology $222,673 33% · 427 practitioners
  3. Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck Otolaryngology $27,794 4% · 17 practitioners
  4. Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Otolaryngology $16,449 2% · 20 practitioners
  5. Pediatric Otolaryngology Otolaryngology $7,354 1% · 58 practitioners

The top 5 of 51 specialties; each share is of this company’s general payments to practitioners with a specialty in 2025. Each practitioner is counted under their primary specialty.

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Where the money went General payments · program year 2025
  1. Missouri $99,973 14% · 31 recipients
  2. California $60,743 8% · 130 recipients
  3. Colorado $60,452 8% · 24 recipients
  4. Minnesota $57,617 8% · 16 recipients
  5. Ohio $44,964 6% · 41 recipients

The top 5 of 53 states; each share is of this company’s general payments in 2025 where a state was reported.

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What the payments were for General payments · program years 2019–2025
  1. Consulting Fee $800,175 343 payments
  2. Travel and Lodging $607,480 873 payments
  3. Food and Beverage $431,862 7,093 payments
  4. Debt forgiveness $416,908 306 payments
  5. Long term medical supply or device loan $114,819 336 payments
  6. Charitable Contribution $82,296 43 payments
  7. Space rental or facility fees (teaching hospital only) $47,585 20 payments
  8. Grant $41,287 101 payments
  9. Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $12,478 15 payments
  10. Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program $2,250 2 payments
Companies with a similar name General payments · program years 2019–2025
  1. Cochlear Ltd Australia $121,562
  2. Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB Sweden $13,843
  3. Cochlear AG Switzerland $12,311
  4. Cochlear Latinoamerica Sociedad Anonima Panama $9,408

Grouped by name only. CMS publishes no corporate ownership, so a shared name does not mean a shared parent.

9,137 general · 2,340 research

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