Eric Sugihara, DO
Otolaryngology · Fullerton, CANPI 1154661015
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (43.1%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Cochlear Americas accounts for 60.9% of it on its own, with 18 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $4,252 and has fallen 94.9% since, to $215 in 2025.
Across 73 payments — averaging $87.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cochlear Americas$4K
- Stryker$1K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$244
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$223
- GSK$180
- Acclarent, Inc$160
- plus $538 from 13 others
Across 10 payments — averaging $2098.73 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$21K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$2,70442%
- Travel & lodging$93215%
- Food & beverage$2,75343%
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 | 7 | $3,889 |
| Stryker | 16 | $1,155 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 9 | $244 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $223 |
| GSK | 6 | $180 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $160 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $108 |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | 1 | $88 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 4 | $66 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 2 | $65 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $43 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $35 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $26 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $25 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $14 |
| Sanofi | 1 | $14 |
| Novartis | 1 | $12 |
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.
- Baha$3,740
- Nucleus$3,636
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$282
- Cochlear$207
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONSUMABLES$141
- CLARIFIX$141
- PROPEL$131
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM$127
How this compares
$6,389 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 1,021 otolaryngology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 12 | $42,884 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 149 | $3,523 |
| Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate | 44 | $2,436 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 100 | $2,289 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 40 | $1,906 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 20 | $1,712 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 195 | $1,473 |
| Ofloxacin | 60 | $1,373 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 78 | $1,122 |
| Tobramycin-DexamethasoneTobramycin/Dexamethasone | 11 | $962 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 48 | $930 |
| Cefdinir | 24 | $467 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-HydrocortNeomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort | 12 | $446 |
| Clotrimazole | 17 | $366 |
| Acetic Acid | 13 | $283 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Fullerton
- Brian WeeksSan Diego$924K
- Randall OwRoseville$613K
- Amir MoradiVista$389K
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Kalpna DurairajSun Valley$348K
- Todd MillerNewport Beach$259K
- Jeffrey SuhLos Angeles$223K
- Dennis TangLos Angeles$209K
- Jeffrey FeinfieldThousand Oaks$160K
- Jonathan SykesGranite Bay$148K
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.