Kathy Yu, MD
Pediatric Otolaryngology · Huntington Beach, CANPI 1255587762
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 167 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. Stryker accounts for 76.1% of it on its own, with 14 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $2,265 and has fallen 73.2% since, to $606 in 2025. Among pediatric 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 167 payments — averaging $48.23 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$6K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$930
- Medtronic$222
- Sanofi$181
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.$155
- Aerin Medical Inc.$93
- plus $342 from 9 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$8,055100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stryker | 112 | $6,132 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 23 | $930 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $222 |
| Sanofi | 6 | $181 |
| Kyowa Kirin, Inc. | 2 | $155 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $93 |
| GSK | 3 | $78 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 3 | $61 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 2 | $47 |
| Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $33 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Mckesson Medical-surgical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $16 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $13 |
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.
- XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$1,678
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM$997
- CLARIFIX$594
- XPRESS LOPROFILE$296
- FIAGON NAVIGATION UNIT$258
- PROPEL$257
- NUVENT$173
- CLARIFIX CRYOTHERAPY DEVICE$172
- VenSure$148
- ENTELLUS - FOCESS SINUSCOPES$131
- ENTELLUS - FIAGON SINUS NAVIGATION SYSTEM$109
How this compares
$8,055 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 66 pediatric 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 | 23 | $3,213 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 94 | $2,736 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 211 | $2,688 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 58 | $2,380 |
| Azelastine-FluticasoneAzelastine/Fluticasone | 14 | $2,139 |
| CefuroximeCefuroxime Axetil | 119 | $1,806 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 29 | $863 |
| Cefdinir | 28 | $828 |
| Clarithromycin | 37 | $806 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 74 | $606 |
| Omeprazole | 65 | $476 |
| Fluconazole | 13 | $395 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 24 | $336 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 70 | $279 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 23 | $277 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other pediatric otolaryngology in Huntington Beach
- Seth PranskySan Diego$76K
- Vijay PatelSan Diego$28K
- Kevin HuohOrange$26K
- Rose EapenManhattan Beach$12K
- Andrew BirkelandPalo Alto$8K
- Namrata VarmaLong Beach$7K
- Alan ChengPalo Alto$4K
- Mai Thy TruongPalo Alto$4K
- Qiu ZhongMadera$3K
- Kay ChangPalo Alto$3K
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.