Muhammad Zafar, MD
Clinical Neurophysiology · Durham, NCNPI 1790018000
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (54.5%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Livanova USA, Inc. accounts for 68.9% of it on its own, with 21 other manufacturers making up the rest.
Across 201 payments — averaging $717.01 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Livanova USA, Inc.$99K
- Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$9K
- Eisai Inc.$9K
- Biocodex, Inc.$6K
- Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC$5K
- Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.$4K
- plus $11K from 16 others
Across 479 payments — averaging $5634.37 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.
- SK Life Science, Inc.$1.2M
- Livanova USA, Inc.$421K
- Eisai Inc.$326K
- UCB SA$275K
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.$198K
- Immedica Pharma US, Inc.$193K
- plus $130K from 3 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$36,88626%
- Speaking & faculty fees$78,59355%
- Travel & lodging$20,24514%
- Food & beverage$8,1966%
- Education$1990%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 117 | $99,282 |
| Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. | 11 | $9,031 |
| Eisai Inc. | 11 | $8,826 |
| Biocodex, Inc. | 8 | $6,138 |
| Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC | 9 | $5,357 |
| Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | 5 | $4,300 |
| UCB, Inc. | 9 | $2,951 |
| PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | 2 | $2,700 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1 | $2,200 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation | 8 | $1,031 |
| Vertex | 2 | $750 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 5 | $516 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $258 |
| Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. | 1 | $138 |
| SK Life Science, Inc. | 1 | $125 |
| Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $123 |
| Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | 1 | $87 |
| Pyros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $83 |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. | 1 | $79 |
| Neuropace, Inc. | 1 | $79 |
| Zogenix Inc. | 1 | $39 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 1 | $26 |
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.
- VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR$69,552
- VNS Therapy$16,303
- VNS - Sentiva$11,959
- DIACOMIT$5,988
- ACTHAR$5,089
- SYMPAZAN$3,600
- Fintepla$2,310
- DAYBUE$2,200
- Neuroblate$773
- VALTOCO$350
- Epidiolex$249
- Briviact$150
- XCOPRI$125
- APTIOM$123
How this compares
Too few clinical neurophysiology providers in North Carolinato place this figure against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| EpidiolexCannabidiol (Cbd) | 22 | $100,505 |
| Gamunex-CImmune Globul G/Gly/Iga Avg 46 | 22 | $80,282 |
| ValtocoDiazepam | 11 | $11,200 |
| Lacosamide | 13 | $746 |
| Clonazepam | 12 | $496 |
| Sodium Chloride0.9 % Sodium Chloride | 11 | $97 |
| Diphenhydramine Hcl | 11 | $34 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Neurelis, Inc.Valtoco | $516 | $11,20011 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. There are too few clinical neurophysiology providers in North Carolinaon file to place this against a meaningful peer group, so we don't.
Other clinical neurophysiology in Durham
- Matthew LuedkeDurham$7K
- Vishal MandgeDurham$4K
- Christa SwisherCharlotte$39K
- James CaressWinston Salem$24K
- Adrian HadionoConcord$2K
- Jane BoggsWinston Salem$555
- Christopher ConnellyConcord$431
- Jennifer ZuroskyCharlotte$404
- Betty StewartHendersonville$54
- Prabhu EmmadyConcord$54
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.