Arun Gupta, DO
Otolaryngology · West Des Moines, IANPI 1619382835
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,695 of the $3,334 with a category attached, or 80.8%. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 26.5% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,441 and has fallen 59.2% since, to $588 in 2025.
Across 89 payments — averaging $37.46 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$882
- Aerin Medical Inc.$440
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$428
- Sanofi$318
- Optinose US, Inc.$181
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$163
- plus $921 from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$63919%
- Food & beverage$2,69581%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 8 | $882 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 12 | $440 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 9 | $428 |
| Sanofi | 18 | $318 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 5 | $181 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 7 | $163 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 4 | $161 |
| BD | 1 | $143 |
| Amgen | 2 | $137 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $79 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 5 | $66 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $49 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $46 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 2 | $46 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $34 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $34 |
| Novartis | 1 | $22 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $19 |
| Xoran Technologies LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $16 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $15 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $13 |
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.
- SCOPIS ENT$647
- Vivaer RF Stylus$149
- PROGEL$143
- Inspire$124
- Xhance$116
- EVENITY$114
How this compares
$3,334 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 103 otolaryngology providers in Iowa.
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 | 14 | $52,396 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 87 | $3,136 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 32 | $1,750 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 151 | $1,088 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 13 | $375 |
| Mupirocin | 47 | $268 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 23 | $243 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 20 | $226 |
| Omeprazole | 26 | $186 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 18 | $169 |
| Famotidine | 25 | $77 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $67 |
| Prednisone | 32 | $49 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in West Des Moines
- Simon WrightWest Des Moines$21K
- Douglas HoisingtonWest Des Moines$8K
- Timothy SimplotWest Des Moines$6K
- Eytan YoungWest Des Moines$2K
- Stephen GriffithWest Des Moines$2K
- Joseph BertrocheWest Des Moines$2K
- Danielle LiudahlWest Des Moines$2K
- Richard RinehartWest Des Moines$954
- Maher YounesWest Des Moines$749
- Douglas SchulteWest Des Moines$587
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.