Michael Cafaro, DC
Chiropractor · Youngstown, OHNPI 1518029081
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 74 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 8 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 59.8% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $397 and has fallen 90.6% since, to $37 in 2025. Among chiropractor clinicians in OH with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 74 payments — averaging $16.42 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$727
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.$260
- ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.)$121
- Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.$32
- Evoke Pharma, Inc.$24
- Indivior Inc.$19
- plus $32 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,215100%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie | 44 | $727 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | 15 | $260 |
| ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-cellular Therapies, Inc.) | 8 | $121 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Evoke Pharma, Inc. | 2 | $24 |
| Indivior Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1 | $19 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 1 | $13 |
How this compares
$1,215 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 263 chiropractor providers in Ohio.
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.
Other chiropractor in Youngstown
- Jeremy DotsonYoungstown$268
- Christopher TomshackVermilion$5K
- Robert TragerRocky River$4K
- Douglas OrrStow$1K
- Joshua DorseyDublin$1K
- Peter FergusonCanton$1K
- Leigh TaylorHuber Heights$687
- Lance HeathBellefontaine$555
- Jeremiah CoffeyCuyahoga Falls$455
- William KnopHartville$354
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.