Alyson Kaplan, MD
Otolaryngology · Phoenix, AZNPI 1457706061
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.6% of the total across 140 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 24.5% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,403, 9.7 times the $248 reported in 2021.
Across 140 payments — averaging $43.63 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Stryker$1K
- Medtronic$1K
- Sanofi$437
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$403
- Optinose US, Inc.$272
- plus $1K from 17 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$5,90097%
- Education$2093%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 34 | $1,498 |
| Stryker | 14 | $1,262 |
| Medtronic | 20 | $1,012 |
| Sanofi | 14 | $437 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 14 | $403 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 15 | $272 |
| Cochlear Americas | 7 | $241 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $233 |
| Gilead | 1 | $139 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $91 |
| Regeneron | 1 | $86 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $72 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 1 | $55 |
| GSK | 3 | $53 |
| Merck | 2 | $46 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $41 |
| Precigen, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $30 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $26 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $20 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $19 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Inspire$866
- FUSION$291
- AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM$269
- WEREWOLF$209
- CLARIFIX$175
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$171
- NUVENT$167
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.$161
- Epclusa$139
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$134
- DUPIXENT$120
- SINUVA$119
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$118
- Baha$118
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$118
How this compares
$6,109 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 150 otolaryngology providers in Arizona.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 72 | $2,256 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 90 | $2,249 |
| Ofloxacin | 48 | $852 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 56 | $712 |
| Dexamethasone | 14 | $571 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 11 | $362 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 34 | $324 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 22 | $138 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 12 | $112 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 18 | $61 |
| Prednisone | 21 | $54 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Phoenix
- Peter KaiserPhoenix$114K
- Farhan TaghizadehPhoenix$46K
- Shawn StevensPhoenix$33K
- Richard PearlsteinPhoenix$10K
- Devyani LalPhoenix$8K
- Christian PaquetPhoenix$8K
- Manikandan SugumaranPhoenix$6K
- Robert BridgePhoenix$6K
- Jeffrey TaffetPhoenix$6K
- Michael GutmanPhoenix$4K
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.