Charissa Kahue, MD
Otolaryngology · Honolulu, HINPI 1265852305
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by grants: $53,125 of the $55,381 with a category attached, or 95.9%. Kls-martin L.p. accounts for 96.5% of it on its own, with 9 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2020 at $32,279 and has fallen 99.7% since, to $84 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in HI 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 32 payments — averaging $1730.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Kls-martin L.p.$53K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$843
- Intuitive Surgical$300
- Stryker$278
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$149
- Medtronic$115
- plus $255 from 4 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$53,12596%
- Travel & lodging$7771%
- Food & beverage$1,1792%
- Education$3001%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kls-martin L.p. | 12 | $53,440 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 7 | $843 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 1 | $300 |
| Stryker | 5 | $278 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 1 | $149 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $115 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $104 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $91 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $38 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $22 |
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.
- Inspire$777
- Da Vinci Surgical System$300
- SINUVA$149
- PROPEL$115
- Traumaone$104
How this compares
$55,381 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 33 otolaryngology providers in Hawaii.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 28 | $2,132 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 39 | $743 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 34 | $737 |
| Lidocaine Hcl ViscousLidocaine Hcl | 17 | $657 |
| Nystatin | 20 | $444 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 19 | $404 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 22 | $397 |
| Cephalexin | 25 | $388 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 18 | $375 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 35 | $275 |
| Prednisone | 36 | $248 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 34 | $216 |
| Mupirocin | 13 | $143 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Honolulu
- John ChoHonolulu$10K
- Jae LimHonolulu$7K
- Seung LeeHonolulu$3K
- Krista SchoppyHonolulu$2K
- Roland TamHonolulu$1K
- Alfred LiuHonolulu$848
- Timothy StoddardHonolulu$654
- David SchoppyHonolulu$624
- Piali DattarayHonolulu$571
- Ronald ChockHonolulu$476
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.