Arthur Falk, MD
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck · Albany, NYNPI 1538169180
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 35 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 34.2% of the total.
Across 35 payments — averaging $48.29 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$578
- Aerin Medical Inc.$454
- Optinose US, Inc.$166
- Itamar Medical Inc$133
- Smith+Nephew$125
- Johnson & Johnson$110
- plus $124 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,690100%
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. | 14 | $578 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 6 | $454 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 6 | $166 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $133 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $125 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 4 | $110 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $108 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $16 |
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.
- VIVAER STYLUS$424
- RHINAER STYLUS$424
- Inspire$292
- WatchPATONE$133
- Xhance$126
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$123
- SINUVA$108
- Halo$102
How this compares
$1,690 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 45 plastic surgery within the head and neck providers in New York.
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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 | 13 | $46,444 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 16 | $155 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other plastic surgery within the head and neck in Albany
- Robert SchwarczNew York$188K
- James MarottaSmithtown$69K
- Roger KatzSyosset$28K
- Robert LohmanBuffalo$21K
- William BellesTonawanda$15K
- Eric CohenNew York$9K
- Anthony AlessiValhalla$7K
- Erich VoigtNew York$6K
- George BraunNew York$4K
- Adrian OngNew York$3K
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.