Minas Constantinides
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Austin, TXNPI 1194823096
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 179 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 24 manufacturers reported payments, led by AbbVie at 36.4% of the total.
Across 179 payments — averaging $37.97 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- AbbVie$2K
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$1K
- Lilly USA, LLC$306
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$306
- Johnson & Johnson$252
- Incyte Corporation$225
- plus $2K from 18 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$6,796100%
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(2 entities) | 71 | $2,472 |
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 16 | $1,185 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 15 | $306 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 2 | $306 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 6 | $252 |
| Incyte Corporation | 10 | $225 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 8 | $204 |
| UCB, Inc. | 8 | $196 |
| Medtronic | 1 | $159 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $154 |
| Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | 3 | $147 |
| Novartis | 6 | $138 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $138 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $138 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| GSK | 1 | $116 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 6 | $106 |
| Sanofi | 5 | $104 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 5 | $92 |
| Biofrontera Inc. | 4 | $72 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 3 | $68 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $38 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 2 | $34 |
| LNHC, Inc | 1 | $21 |
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.
- NIM Vital$159
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$159
- TruDi Nav Cable$154
- Acclarent Aera$154
- Inspire$147
- AMZEEQ$138
- Olympus Capital Accessories$138
- BOTOX COSMETIC$136
- BOTOX$124
- NUCALA$116
- LINX Reflux Management System$116
- DYSPORT$101
How this compares
$6,796 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 51 otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery providers in Texas.
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Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Mupirocin | 25 | $211 |
| Celecoxib | 13 | $58 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Austin
- Yula IndeyevaAustin$579K
- Russell BriggsAustin$9K
- Melissa BenderAustin$285
- James HicksAustin$16
- Manuel LopezSan Antonio$55K
- Michel SiegelHouston$23K
- Etai FunkHouston$18K
- Jamie KuHouston$18K
- James AndrewsHouston$11K
- Daniel LeemanGeorgetown$10K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.