Lav Kapadia, MD
Otolaryngology · Frisco, TXNPI 1437153418
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.3% of the total across 71 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 23 manufacturers reported payments, led by Stryker at 25.8% of the total.
Across 71 payments — averaging $37.76 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Stryker$691
- Acclarent, Inc$459
- Medtronic$336
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$205
- Aerin Medical Inc.$151
- Integra Lifesciences Corporation$101
- plus $737 from 17 others
Across 5 payments — averaging $30,363 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.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$152K
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,58296%
- Education$994%
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 | 15 | $691 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 11 | $459 |
| Medtronic | 3 | $336 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 5 | $205 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 5 | $151 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $101 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $99 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 4 | $74 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $68 |
| Sanofi | 3 | $68 |
| AstraZeneca | 1 | $62 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $56 |
| GSK | 3 | $48 |
| Itamar Medical Inc | 1 | $42 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 2 | $41 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $37 |
| Aytu Biopharma, Inc. | 2 | $29 |
| Merck | 1 | $24 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $21 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 1 | $16 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $15 |
| Pfizer | 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.
How this compares
$2,681 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 729 otolaryngology providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 511 | $12,245 |
| Prednisolone | 32 | $3,309 |
| Ofloxacin | 82 | $1,666 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 27 | $1,262 |
| Omeprazole | 62 | $1,239 |
| Cefdinir | 54 | $1,211 |
| Mupirocin | 153 | $1,104 |
| Budesonide | 14 | $837 |
| Azithromycin | 34 | $404 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 26 | $381 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 38 | $343 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 30 | $321 |
| Triamterene-HydrochlorothiazidTriamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid | 18 | $201 |
| Methylprednisolone | 28 | $168 |
| Prednisone | 77 | $140 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Frisco
- Keith MathenyFrisco$269K
- Dale EhmerFrisco$24K
- Marc DeanFort Worth$486K
- Amber LuongHouston$426K
- Arjuna KuperanHouston$348K
- Ronald KuppersmithCollege Station$325K
- Ron KarniHouston$317K
- Philip ChenSan Antonio$305K
- Jordan RihaniSouthlake$280K
- Martin CitardiHouston$245K
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.