Jay Klarsfeld, MD
Otolaryngology · Danbury, CTNPI 1215932660
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $2,755 of the $4,010 with a category attached, or 68.7%. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Aerin Medical Inc. at 59.8% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $2,658, more than ten times the $104 reported in 2019.
Across 80 payments — averaging $50.12 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$2K
- GSK$385
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$229
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$192
- Checkpoint Surgical, Inc$170
- Davol Inc.$119
- plus $520 from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,25431%
- Food & beverage$2,75569%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 20 | $2,397 |
| GSK | 25 | $385 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 6 | $229 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 3 | $192 |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | 2 | $170 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $119 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $92 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $57 |
| Stryker | 2 | $55 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 2 | $44 |
| Amgen | 2 | $37 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $36 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $26 |
| Merck | 1 | $22 |
| Endo USA, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $16 |
| Novartis | 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.
- VIVAER STYLUS$1,888
- RHINAER STYLUS$287
- SINUVA$147
- LIBTAYO$125
- PROGEL$119
- Checkpoint Stimulators$105
How this compares
$4,010 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 119 otolaryngology providers in Connecticut.
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 | 25 | $2,537 |
| Methylprednisolone | 97 | $697 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 31 | $449 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 49 | $404 |
| CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil | 11 | $168 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 29 | $166 |
| Azithromycin | 38 | $161 |
| Cefadroxil | 20 | $152 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 11 | $108 |
| Prednisone | 22 | $92 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 14 | $57 |
| Lorazepam | 15 | $14 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Danbury
- Dov BlochDanbury$7K
- Michael DrobbinDanbury$3K
- Danielle WarnerDanbury$3K
- Mark DelacureDanbury$2K
- Michael BardDanbury$2K
- Sara PaiNew Haven$160K
- Richard ManesNew Haven$67K
- Howard StupakWestport$48K
- Belachew TessemaFarmington$45K
- Seth BrownFarmington$39K
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.