Karl Hafner
Family Medicine · Fulton, NYNPI 1235132655
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 4 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 4 manufacturers reported payments, led by Bayer at 40.1% of the total. That places this record below the midpoint for family medicine clinicians in NY, where the typical reported total is $355.
Across 4 payments — averaging $32.28 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Bayer$52
- Amarin Pharma, Inc.$51
- Alkermes, Inc.$15
- Indivior Inc.$12
Across 68 payments — averaging $14,462 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.
- Eli Lilly$523K
- Novartis$213K
- Corcept Therapeutics$87K
- Romark Laboratories, LC$58K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$39K
- Pfizer$33K
- plus $30K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$129100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer | 1 | $52 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $51 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $12 |
How this compares
$129 in reported general payments places this provider in the 30th percentile of 4,321 family medicine providers in New York.
Other family medicine in Fulton
- Louis BonavitaEast Syracuse$674K
- Martin MahoneyBuffalo$520K
- Scott BrehautClinton$514K
- David St PeterSaratoga Springs$395K
- Matthew PabisNew York$222K
- Rajveer SachdevPomona$211K
- Eric SchnakenbergHalfmoon$190K
- James NorthGlens Falls$186K
- Eric BatesNew York$171K
- Alexander BlinskiNew York$159K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.