David Lafferty
Otolaryngology · Newark, DENPI 1063952463
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $6,040 of the $9,259 with a category attached, or 65.2%. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Cochlear Americas at 28.4% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $4,414 and has fallen 51.2% since, to $2,155 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in DE 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 126 payments — averaging $73.48 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cochlear Americas$3K
- Med-el Corporation$1K
- Acclarent, Inc$1K
- Sanofi$617
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$598
- Medtronic$426
- plus $2K from 12 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$3,21935%
- Food & beverage$6,04065%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cochlear Americas | 23 | $2,629 |
| Med-el Corporation | 12 | $1,448 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 6 | $1,361 |
| Sanofi | 17 | $617 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 6 | $598 |
| Medtronic | 7 | $426 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 9 | $399 |
| Smith+Nephew | 4 | $357 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 10 | $328 |
| AbbVie | 13 | $316 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 6 | $196 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $171 |
| Stryker | 1 | $162 |
| GSK | 6 | $124 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 1 | $60 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $27 |
| Amgen | 1 | $20 |
| Merck | 1 | $20 |
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.
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode$2,265
- Baha$2,265
- OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT$2,265
- Mi1250 SYNCHRONY 2 FLEXsoft$1,177
- BCI 602 Kit$1,177
- ADHEAR Professional Kit$955
- DUPIXENT$724
- Acclarent Aera$493
- Inspira Air$493
- RELIEVA SPINPLUS NAV$493
- TruDi Probe$493
- Halo$323
- PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM$282
- Xhance$246
- TruDi Nav Cable$234
- AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM$162
- PROPEL$150
- TULA$131
- QULIPTA$112
How this compares
$9,259 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 27 otolaryngology providers in Delaware.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 45 | $7,454 |
| Nortriptyline Hcl | 108 | $3,390 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 21 | $1,088 |
| Ofloxacin | 36 | $1,072 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 11 | $539 |
| Propranolol Hcl ErPropranolol Hcl | 11 | $512 |
| Omeprazole | 28 | $453 |
| Betamethasone Dipropionate | 17 | $414 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 11 | $284 |
| Famotidine | 22 | $227 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 23 | $210 |
| Topiramate | 20 | $178 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 13 | $164 |
| RizatriptanRizatriptan Benzoate | 12 | $156 |
| Prednisone | 32 | $125 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Newark
- Jagdeep HundalNewark$6K
- Todd SpockNewark$4K
- Robert WardlowNewark$3K
- Gregg GoldsteinNewark$2K
- Julian AminNewark$1K
- John McIntireNewark$1K
- William SheppardNewark$778
- Avishai Stahl AltmanNewark$111
- Jonathan RomakNewark$93
- Robert WittNewark$54
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.