Alexander Chiu, MD
Otolaryngology · Seattle, WANPI 1043241771
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $6,500 of the $8,700 with a category attached, or 74.7%. Optinose US, Inc. accounts for 77.4% of it on its own, with 11 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $7,510 and has fallen 97.0% since, to $227 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in WA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 26 payments — averaging $334.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Optinose US, Inc.$7K
- Medtronic$507
- Acclarent, Inc$375
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$364
- Arrinex, Inc.$182
- Abbott$151
- plus $385 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6,50075%
- Food & beverage$2,20025%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $6,737 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 6 | $507 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 3 | $375 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 4 | $364 |
| Arrinex, Inc. | 1 | $182 |
| Abbott | 1 | $151 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $141 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $121 |
| Stryker | 1 | $33 |
| Brainlab, Inc. | 1 | $33 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $29 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $28 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Xhance$6,737
- PROPEL$254
- CLARIFIX$182
- TruDi Nav Cable$174
- INFINITY$151
- SINUVA$146
- Acclarent Aera$141
- Inspira Air$141
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$141
- TruDi Probe$141
- AMVUTTRA$121
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS Balloon Sinuplasty System$102
- ACCLARENT NAVWIRE Sinus Navigation Guidewire$102
- ACCLARENT AERA EUSTACHIAN TUBE BALLOON DILATION SYSTEM$102
How this compares
$8,700 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 254 otolaryngology providers in Washington.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 11 | $37,939 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 23 | $1,618 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 53 | $1,073 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 14 | $445 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 24 | $224 |
| Mupirocin | 19 | $137 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 17 | $102 |
| Prednisone | 14 | $31 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Seattle
- Ian HumphreysSeattle$43K
- Craig MillerSeattle$24K
- Sachin GuptaSeattle$23K
- Sharon CushingSeattle$19K
- Albert MeratiSeattle$9K
- Lucy ShiSeattle$4K
- Zain RizviSeattle$4K
- Mien Chi ChenSeattle$3K
- Rocco FerrandinoSeattle$3K
- Cole RodmanSeattle$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.