Manikandan Sugumaran, MD
Otolaryngology · Phoenix, AZNPI 1932356367
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — food and beverage (37.6%), travel and lodging and consulting fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Intersect ENT, Inc. at 47.0% of the total.
Across 53 payments — averaging $109.72 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Intersect ENT, Inc.$3K
- Amgen$1K
- Stryker$454
- Sanofi$213
- GSK$167
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$149
- plus $607 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$1,59427%
- Travel & lodging$2,03735%
- Food & beverage$2,18438%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 8 | $2,730 |
| Amgen | 1 | $1,494 |
| Stryker | 7 | $454 |
| Sanofi | 11 | $213 |
| GSK | 9 | $167 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 2 | $149 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 2 | $127 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $121 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $115 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 3 | $60 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $50 |
| Merck | 2 | $46 |
| Precigen, Inc. | 1 | $35 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $18 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $16 |
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.
- SINUVA$2,601
- Tavneos$1,494
- AUDION ET DILATION SYSTEM$169
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC.$161
- Flexitouch Plus$123
- Entre Plus$123
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$121
- CCU,MODULAR,IMAGE1 CONNECT,US$115
- PROPEL$100
How this compares
$5,815 in reported general payments places this provider in the 85th percentile of 150 otolaryngology providers in Arizona.
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 | 109 | $2,170 |
| Nystatin | 73 | $1,917 |
| Fluconazole | 38 | $543 |
| Omeprazole | 44 | $509 |
| Gabapentin | 50 | $440 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 73 | $357 |
| Albuterol Sulfate HfaAlbuterol Sulfate | 12 | $315 |
| Mupirocin | 30 | $295 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 31 | $287 |
| Prednisone | 93 | $198 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 12 | $118 |
| Cephalexin | 34 | $111 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | 11 | $103 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | 13 | $49 |
| Lorazepam | 11 | $32 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Phoenix
- Peter KaiserPhoenix$114K
- Farhan TaghizadehPhoenix$46K
- Shawn StevensPhoenix$33K
- Richard PearlsteinPhoenix$10K
- Devyani LalPhoenix$8K
- Christian PaquetPhoenix$8K
- Alyson KaplanPhoenix$6K
- Robert BridgePhoenix$6K
- Jeffrey TaffetPhoenix$6K
- Michael GutmanPhoenix$4K
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.