Arjuna Kuperan, MD
Otolaryngology · Houston, TXNPI 1275794752
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $268,804 of the $348,406 with a category attached, or 77.2%. Sanofi accounts for 75.0% of it on its own, with 15 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $140,310, more than ten times the $8,381 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology clinicians in TX 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 348 payments — averaging $1001.17 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Sanofi$261K
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$71K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$15K
- Optinose US, Inc.$384
- Aerin Medical Inc.$189
- Medtronic$115
- plus $441 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$19,1185%
- Speaking & faculty fees$268,80477%
- Travel & lodging$50,24614%
- Food & beverage$10,2213%
- Education$180%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi | 176 | $261,186 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 94 | $70,883 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 29 | $15,207 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 26 | $384 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $189 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $115 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $77 |
| AbbVie(2 entities) | 3 | $73 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $71 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $49 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Mentor Worldwide LLC | 1 | $37 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $31 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $21 |
| GSK | 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.
- DUPIXENT$399,686
- PROPEL$597
- SINUVA$420
- VIVAER STYLUS$172
- RHINAER STYLUS$172
How this compares
$348,406 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 729 otolaryngology providers in Texas.
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 SyringeDupilumab | 37 | $134,890 |
| XhanceFluticasone Propionate | 14 | $8,983 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 12 | $524 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 19 | $474 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 14 | $88 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 11 | $81 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 16 | $71 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 14 | $16 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc.Xhance | $384 | $8,98314 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 95th percentile of 729 otolaryngology providers in Texas.
Other otolaryngology in Houston
- Amber LuongHouston$426K
- Ron KarniHouston$317K
- Martin CitardiHouston$245K
- Michael KaplanHouston$202K
- Masayoshi TakashimaHouston$167K
- William YaoHouston$154K
- Andrew HuangHouston$137K
- Manish WaniHouston$100K
- Shane PahlavanHouston$95K
- Omar AhmedHouston$89K
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.