Cory Vaughn, MD
Otolaryngology · Springdale, ARNPI 1821417833
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $5,186 of the $7,487 with a category attached, or 69.3%. 21 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 30.9% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,995 and has fallen 54.0% since, to $918 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in AR 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 144 payments — averaging $52.00 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$2K
- Stryker$1K
- Medtronic$1K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$776
- Cochlear Americas$598
- Smith+Nephew$253
- plus $1K from 15 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,04827%
- Food & beverage$5,18669%
- Education$2533%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 32 | $2,311 |
| Stryker | 28 | $1,311 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 11 | $1,076 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 12 | $776 |
| Cochlear Americas | 10 | $598 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $253 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 11 | $242 |
| Med-el Corporation | 4 | $221 |
| GSK | 10 | $162 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 6 | $117 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $74 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 3 | $74 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $63 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 2 | $46 |
| Merck | 2 | $33 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $25 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $25 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $22 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 2 | $22 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $18 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $17 |
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 Upper Airway Stimulation System$1,050
- StealthStation$936
- Inspire$791
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$406
- Baha$332
- PROPEL$293
- LATERA$277
- SCOPIS ENT$241
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$230
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$230
- Cochlear$205
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE$166
- Coblation Wands$153
- SINUVA$149
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$144
- ENTELLUS - ENTELLUS MEDICAL SHAVER SYSTEM$144
- ENTELLUS - FOCESS HD WIRELESS CAMERA$144
How this compares
$7,487 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 72 otolaryngology providers in Arkansas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 62 | $1,065 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 54 | $1,022 |
| Cephalexin | 50 | $547 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 58 | $380 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 23 | $256 |
| Ofloxacin | 14 | $200 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 55 | $81 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Springdale
- Kevin LollarSpringdale$3K
- Lance ManningSpringdale$2K
- Felicia JohnsonSpringdale$2K
- James RaglandSpringdale$657
- Patricia BellHarrison$82K
- Jeffrey KirschConway$6K
- Patrick FraleyConway$5K
- Sharon TomaskiEl Dorado$5K
- Tyler BoneJonesboro$5K
- Rafael MarreroConway$4K
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.