Daniela Carvalho
Pediatric Otolaryngology · San Diego, CANPI 1154492916
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,124 of the $2,463 with a category attached, or 86.2%. 9 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 52.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $1,239 and has fallen 98.0% since, to $24 in 2025.
Across 35 payments — averaging $70.37 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$1K
- Med-el Corporation$448
- Cochlear Americas$408
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$105
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$74
- Smith+Nephew$74
- plus $66 from 3 others
Across 43 payments — averaging $7158.09 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Cochlear Americas$288K
- Regeneron$20K
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$33414%
- Food & beverage$2,12486%
- Education$60%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 15 | $1,288 |
| Med-el Corporation | 6 | $448 |
| Cochlear Americas | 5 | $408 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $105 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $74 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $74 |
| Stryker | 1 | $36 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $24 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $6 |
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.
- Nucleus$248
- Baha$248
- i7$245
- NUVENT$238
- VIBRANT Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant and BONEBRIDGE System$204
- STEALTHSTATION S8 PLATFORM$125
- PROPEL$117
- Chitogel$116
- StealthStation$116
- NOVAPAK$114
How this compares
$2,463 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 66 pediatric otolaryngology providers in California.
Other pediatric otolaryngology in San Diego
- Seth PranskySan Diego$76K
- Vijay PatelSan Diego$28K
- Douglas BrewsterSan Diego$997
- Jeremy YangSan Diego$712
- Ethan FrankSan Diego$570
- Morgan BlissSan Diego$230
- Zhen QianSan Diego$191
- Gopi ShahSan Diego$180
- Donald KearnsSan Diego$133
- Shelby LeuinSan Diego$119
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.