Kristopher Lay
Otolaryngology · Birmingham, ALNPI 1447227830
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.5% of the total across 150 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Optinose US, Inc. at 30.7% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,115 and has fallen 97.9% since, to $23 in 2024.
Across 150 payments — averaging $19.81 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Optinose US, Inc.$911
- Alk-abello, Inc$337
- GSK$337
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$332
- Aerin Medical Inc.$236
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$229
- plus $591 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$753%
- Food & beverage$2,89797%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Optinose US, Inc. | 67 | $911 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 15 | $337 |
| GSK | 18 | $337 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 13 | $332 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 4 | $236 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 11 | $229 |
| Sanofi | 8 | $197 |
| Stryker | 2 | $135 |
| AbbVie | 5 | $99 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $31 |
| Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $25 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $23 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $19 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 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.
How this compares
$2,972 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 155 otolaryngology providers in Alabama.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 41 | $1,327 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 32 | $456 |
| Famotidine | 43 | $292 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 19 | $210 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 17 | $119 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Birmingham
- Michael SillersBirmingham$53K
- Justin TurnerBirmingham$34K
- Bradford WoodworthBirmingham$27K
- Patrick OwensBirmingham$26K
- Kirk WithrowBirmingham$22K
- Do-Yeon ChoBirmingham$19K
- Andrew FusonBirmingham$18K
- Benjamin GreeneBirmingham$15K
- William BarberBirmingham$13K
- Dennis PappasBirmingham$13K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.