Alexander Farag, MD
Otolaryngology · Jacksonville, FLNPI 1003043902
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (51.9%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Acclarent, Inc at 58.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $9,966 and has fallen 79.5% since, to $2,042 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in FL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 127 payments — averaging $121.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Acclarent, Inc$9K
- Medtronic$2K
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$1K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$800
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$659
- Sanofi$368
- plus $1K from 16 others
Across 1 payment — averaging $77,016 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$77K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8,00052%
- Travel & lodging$2,76118%
- Food & beverage$4,55630%
- Education$871%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acclarent, Inc | 8 | $8,977 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 31 | $2,068 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 12 | $1,179 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 17 | $800 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 10 | $659 |
| Sanofi | 11 | $368 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 2 | $285 |
| GSK | 6 | $211 |
| Stryker | 5 | $194 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $162 |
| Access Pro Medical, LLC | 2 | $80 |
| Amgen | 3 | $79 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $67 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 2 | $62 |
| Ambu Inc. | 2 | $51 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $39 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| BD | 1 | $16 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $14 |
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.
- INTEGRA$2,116
- StealthStation$825
- INTEGRA DERMAL REGENERATION TEMPLATE$705
- PRIMATRIX$705
- Inspire$420
- DUPIXENT$356
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM$289
- NEUROMARK System$256
- NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console$256
- FUSION$230
- Acclarent Aera$106
How this compares
$15,404 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 586 otolaryngology providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mometasone Furoate | 36 | $2,227 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 18 | $2,219 |
| Azelastine-FluticasoneAzelastine/Fluticasone | 20 | $1,770 |
| Omeprazole | 80 | $1,593 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 63 | $1,343 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 27 | $1,054 |
| Famotidine | 79 | $824 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 60 | $730 |
| Cefdinir | 12 | $294 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 14 | $142 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 18 | $124 |
| Prednisone | 13 | $16 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Jacksonville
- Samip PatelJacksonville$38K
- Iman NaseriJacksonville$24K
- Charles GreeneJacksonville$19K
- Angela DonaldsonJacksonville$15K
- Jeffrey JanusJacksonville$11K
- Jeffrey RadabaughJacksonville$10K
- William BolgerJacksonville$9K
- Faisal AhmadJacksonville$9K
- Cecelia DamaskOrlando$707K
- Ralph TufanoSarasota$469K
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.