Avi Shaw
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Boardman, OHNPI 1578144515
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $3,613 of the $5,566 with a category attached, or 64.9%. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 35.7% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $3,147, more than ten times the $248 reported in 2021.
Across 83 payments — averaging $67.06 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$2K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$781
- Acclarent, Inc$561
- GSK$364
- Davol Inc.$251
- Optinose US, Inc.$228
- plus $1K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,95335%
- Food & beverage$3,61365%
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 | 13 | $1,988 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 8 | $781 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 31 | $561 |
| GSK | 7 | $364 |
| Davol Inc. | 2 | $251 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $228 |
| Atos Medical Inc | 2 | $220 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $205 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $177 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 1 | $133 |
| Cochlear Americas | 2 | $119 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $116 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 1 | $115 |
| Axogen | 1 | $83 |
| BD | 1 | $81 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $79 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Acera Surgical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $18 |
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$1,561
- Inspire$573
- Kerecis SurgiClose$464
- ARISTA$133
- Provox Life Home HME$129
- Acclarent Aera$119
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP$117
- Kerecis GraftGuide$116
- Checkpoint Stimulators$115
- NUCALA$113
- DUPIXENT$100
How this compares
$5,566 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 29 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Ohio.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 54 | $1,588 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 48 | $671 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 54 | $469 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 16 | $450 |
| Cephalexin | 41 | $226 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 19 | $169 |
| Omeprazole | 13 | $164 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 37 | $135 |
| Mupirocin | 12 | $67 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 13 | $18 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Boardman
- Howard LevineCleveland$65K
- Joseph ScharpfCleveland$12K
- Tsung-Yen HsiehCincinnati$9K
- Kevin ShumrickCincinnati$6K
- Matthew LutzStow$6K
- Ryan GerritsenAkron$5K
- Eric LamarreCleveland$4K
- Phillip KhalilStow$3K
- Diana PonskyCleveland$3K
- Kathryn CollinsOntario$2K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.