Nitzan Catz, MD
Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery · Smithfield, NCNPI 1861464422
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 96.4% of the total across 17 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 12 manufacturers reported payments, led by Smith+Nephew at 28.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $127 and has fallen 83.6% since, to $21 in 2025.
Across 17 payments — averaging $18.34 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Smith+Nephew$89
- UCB, Inc.$39
- Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.$31
- Aerin Medical Inc.$31
- Acorda Therapeutics, Inc$25
- Coopersurgical, Inc.$21
- plus $77 from 6 others
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$114%
- Food & beverage$30196%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $89 |
| UCB, Inc. | 2 | $39 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 2 | $31 |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | 2 | $25 |
| Coopersurgical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| EMD Serono, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $14 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $13 |
| Neurelis, Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
Too few otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 12 | $1,504 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 32 | $1,187 |
| Mupirocin | 91 | $596 |
| Prednisone | 28 | $203 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology/facial plastic surgery in Smithfield
- Deidra BlanksFayetteville$23K
- Gilson KingmanWinston Salem$9K
- Stephen SealAsheville$3K
- Jonathan KulbershCharlotte$2K
- Thomas WarrenMooresville$1K
- Jeffrey CampbellLumberton$266
- William McGuirtWinston Salem$88
- Michael FreemanCharlotte$39
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.