Barbara Aung, DPM
Podiatrist · Tucson, AZNPI 1881697639
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (45.5%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. accounts for 86.6% of it on its own, with 27 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2023 at $35,355 and has fallen 99.3% since, to $262 in 2025. Among podiatrist clinicians in AZ 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 247 payments — averaging $313.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$67K
- Stryker$2K
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc.$2K
- Arthrex$2K
- Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc.$1K
- Impactortho, Inc.$1K
- plus $3K from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6,9449%
- Speaking & faculty fees$35,22046%
- Travel & lodging$28,24837%
- Food & beverage$5,7657%
- Education$1,2122%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 109 | $67,029 |
| Stryker | 11 | $1,769 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $1,683 |
| Arthrex | 5 | $1,568 |
| Geistlich Pharma, North America, Inc. | 1 | $1,300 |
| Impactortho, Inc. | 7 | $1,076 |
| Smith+Nephew | 73 | $734 |
| KCI USA, Inc. | 2 | $581 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $244 |
| Bone Support Inc. | 1 | $160 |
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | 2 | $148 |
| Extremity Medical | 2 | $136 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $125 |
| Amgen | 2 | $121 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 2 | $114 |
| Reddress USA, Inc. | 1 | $109 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 2 | $108 |
| GRT US Holding, Inc. | 1 | $90 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $51 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | 5 | $49 |
| Lifenet Health | 3 | $46 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $34 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $32 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $28 |
| Misonix Inc | 2 | $24 |
| Nabriva Therapeutics, PLC | 1 | $15 |
| Merck | 1 | $13 |
| Polarityte, Inc. | 1 | $4 |
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.
- NUZYRA$65,546
- Zynrelef$1,644
- PROstep$1,316
- Bio-Materials$1,300
- CERAMENTBONE VOID FILLER$160
- AccuFill$125
- Santyl$125
- REGRANEX$125
- Oasis$125
- CITREFIX$122
- PROSTEP MICA$122
- KRYSTEXXA$105
How this compares
$77,389 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 151 podiatrist 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.
Other podiatrist in Tucson
- Amram DahukeyTucson$3K
- Alan ShihTucson$2K
- Steven HollanderTucson$2K
- Carrie HessTucson$2K
- Kris DinucciScottsdale$1.4M
- Lewis FreedMesa$997K
- Stephen KominskySun City West$508K
- Chad WestphalPeoria$300K
- Kerry ZangMesa$111K
- Todd HaddonMesa$94K
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.