Britni Caplin, MD
Otolaryngology · Murfreesboro, TNNPI 1679863260
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 109 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 28 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 41.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $1,038 and has fallen 66.7% since, to $346 in 2025.
Across 109 payments — averaging $35.32 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$2K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$258
- Acclarent, Inc$247
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$228
- Aerin Medical Inc.$181
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$177
- plus $1K from 22 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$3,850100%
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 | 34 | $1,614 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 7 | $258 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $247 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 5 | $228 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $181 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $177 |
| Merck | 3 | $155 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 6 | $138 |
| Cochlear Americas | 5 | $128 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $98 |
| GSK | 4 | $62 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 3 | $53 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $51 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $51 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $48 |
| Xoran Technologies LLC | 2 | $47 |
| Med-el Corporation | 2 | $38 |
| Acelrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $33 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $30 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $30 |
| Iotamotion, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Halozyme Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $17 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $14 |
| Endogastric Solutions, Inc | 1 | $14 |
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.
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$454
- SCOPIS ENT$174
- LATERA$160
- SHAVER SYSTEM$160
- VIVAER STYLUS$146
- RHINAER STYLUS$146
- PROPEL$146
- SPIROX - LATERA$137
- KEYTRUDA$117
- Inspire$107
How this compares
$3,850 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 191 otolaryngology providers in Tennessee.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fluticasone Propionate | 38 | $813 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 61 | $758 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 28 | $753 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 12 | $400 |
| Mupirocin | 55 | $383 |
| Ibuprofen | 83 | $348 |
| Famotidine | 21 | $276 |
| Methylprednisolone | 26 | $188 |
| Clotrimazole-BetamethasoneClotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 17 | $181 |
| Azithromycin | 13 | $169 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 75 | $84 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 12 | $66 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 12 | $56 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 11 | $48 |
| Prednisone | 13 | $35 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Murfreesboro
- Paulino GocoMurfreesboro$12K
- James FordiceMurfreesboro$4K
- Brannon MangusMurfreesboro$3K
- George ConverseMurfreesboro$3K
- Rakesh ChandraNashville$381K
- David FortuneHermitage$298K
- Grady BryantHermitage$74K
- Marion GillespieMemphis$67K
- Clyde MathisonFarragut$66K
- Dean KlugGermantown$37K
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.