Eric Eifler, MD
Sports Medicine · Chandler, AZNPI 1831178201
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (34.1%), food and beverage and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by Anika Therapeutics, Inc. at 36.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $7,591 and has fallen 64.6% since, to $2,686 in 2025.
Across 135 payments — averaging $108.66 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.$5K
- Arthrex$3K
- Curonix LLC$2K
- Impactortho, Inc.$1K
- Smith+Nephew$1K
- Terumo BCT, Inc.$368
- plus $1K from 16 others
Across 22 payments — averaging $14,862 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.
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.$327K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$5,00034%
- Travel & lodging$3,07621%
- Food & beverage$3,83926%
- Education$2,75419%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $5,330 |
| Arthrex | 25 | $2,860 |
| Curonix LLC | 4 | $2,290 |
| Impactortho, Inc. | 4 | $1,325 |
| Smith+Nephew | 38 | $1,085 |
| Terumo BCT, Inc. | 17 | $368 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 2 | $290 |
| Moximed, Inc | 2 | $193 |
| Amgen | 10 | $159 |
| Goode Surgical Inc | 3 | $149 |
| Bioventus LLC | 6 | $105 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 2 | $99 |
| Avanos Medical | 4 | $79 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 1 | $64 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 3 | $55 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $53 |
| Embody, Inc. | 1 | $45 |
| Stryker | 2 | $38 |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $22 |
| Vericel Corporation | 1 | $17 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $16 |
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.
- HYALOFAST$5,210
- PNS FREEDOM-4A PERMANENT NEUROSTIMULATOR RECEIVER KIT CHANNEL A$2,214
- BioBrace 23mm$290
- MISHA KNEE SYSTEM, SMALL, LEFT$170
- Bone Anchors with Arthroscopic Delivery System$138
- REGENETEN Shoulder$119
- Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate System$115
- Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium$114
How this compares
$14,669 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 152 sports medicine providers in Arizona.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Celecoxib | 71 | $808 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 11 | $23 |
| Amoxicillin | 12 | $19 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other sports medicine in Chandler
- Shelden MartinChandler$208K
- Sean SittonChandler$40K
- Anup ShahPhoenix$1.3M
- Amon FerryScottsdale$482K
- John TokishScottsdale$387K
- John BrownSun City West$258K
- Kyle ChunPrescott Valley$160K
- Matthew HansenGilbert$84K
- Jeffrey AbildgaardGilbert$74K
- Chris LutherTucson$71K
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.