Faramarz Alizadeh Shabdiz, MD
Otolaryngology · Orange, CANPI 1790955052
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (57.2%), speaking fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Cook Incorporated accounts for 89.8% of it on its own, with 12 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $13,159 and has fallen 99.5% since, to $67 in 2025. Among otolaryngology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 85 payments — averaging $178.24 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Cook Incorporated$14K
- Optinose US, Inc.$791
- Medtronic$185
- Stryker$106
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$91
- GSK$88
- plus $288 from 7 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8,66057%
- Speaking & faculty fees$5,00033%
- Food & beverage$1,49010%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | 6 | $13,600 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 57 | $791 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $185 |
| Stryker | 3 | $106 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $91 |
| GSK | 3 | $88 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 2 | $86 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 3 | $57 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $55 |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | 1 | $27 |
| Amgen | 1 | $25 |
| Novartis | 1 | $23 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $15 |
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.
- Cook Medical Needles$5,600
- Cook Medical Tongue Base$4,800
- Cook Medical Sleep$2,400
- Cook Medical Head and Neck Surgery$800
- FUSION$125
How this compares
$15,150 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 29 | $2,646 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 116 | $2,524 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 140 | $1,447 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 13 | $330 |
| Ofloxacin | 14 | $249 |
| Methylprednisolone | 27 | $185 |
| Cephalexin | 34 | $132 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 30 | $119 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 18 | $99 |
| Mupirocin | 15 | $93 |
| Amoxicillin | 13 | $15 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Orange
- 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.