Mahesh Bhaya, MD
Otolaryngology · Waterbury, CTNPI 1649211038
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $8,624 of the $11,175 with a category attached, or 77.2%. 25 manufacturers reported payments, led by Aerin Medical Inc. at 28.4% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $4,119, 4.8 times the $854 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology clinicians in CT 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 220 payments — averaging $50.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Aerin Medical Inc.$3K
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$2K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$883
- Medtronic$674
- Sanofi$636
- plus $3K from 19 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,45222%
- Food & beverage$8,62477%
- Education$991%
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. | 32 | $3,175 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 20 | $1,561 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 21 | $1,355 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 8 | $883 |
| Medtronic | 11 | $674 |
| Sanofi | 19 | $636 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 23 | $592 |
| GSK | 34 | $495 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 20 | $419 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 5 | $245 |
| Neurent Medical Limited | 2 | $215 |
| ARS Pharmaceuticals Operations, Inc. | 4 | $168 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 3 | $160 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 2 | $114 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $99 |
| Palette Life Sciences, Inc. | 1 | $91 |
| Stryker | 3 | $63 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 3 | $48 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $47 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $39 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $36 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $19 |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA | 1 | $16 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 1 | $13 |
| Pfizer | 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.
- VIVAER STYLUS$2,313
- SINUVA$1,078
- Inspire$827
- PROPEL$472
- RHINAER STYLUS$472
- Xhance$125
- NEFFY$125
- DUPIXENT$122
- NEUROMARK Device$118
- NEUROMARK Radiofrequency Console$118
- Relieva Tract$107
How this compares
$11,175 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Azelastine Hcl | 191 | $4,892 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 25 | $2,041 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 176 | $1,980 |
| Azelastine-FluticasoneAzelastine/Fluticasone | 19 | $1,467 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 11 | $996 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 13 | $840 |
| Ofloxacin | 19 | $804 |
| Methylprednisolone | 32 | $227 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 17 | $173 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Waterbury
- Neil SchiffWaterbury$10K
- Raymond WinickiWaterbury$6K
- James WilliamsWaterbury$4K
- Sara PaiNew Haven$160K
- Richard ManesNew Haven$67K
- Howard StupakWestport$48K
- Belachew TessemaFarmington$45K
- Seth BrownFarmington$39K
- Howard BoeyNew Haven$19K
- Benjamin WycherlyFarmington$8K
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.