Peter Belafsky, MD
Otolaryngology · Sacramento, CANPI 1790768026
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $8,744 of the $8,837 with a category attached, or 98.9%. 7 manufacturers reported payments, led by Olympus Corporation at 51.1% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $6,562 and has fallen 99.5% since, to $31 in 2024. Among otolaryngology clinicians in CA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 13 payments — averaging $679.73 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Olympus Corporation$5K
- Osiris Therapeutics Inc.$2K
- Olympus America Inc.$2K
- Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.$700
- Covidien LP$48
- Atos Medical Inc$31
- plus $14 from 1 others
Across 10 payments — averaging $7328.84 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.
- Tactile Systems Technology Inc$73K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$8,74499%
- Food & beverage$931%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Olympus Corporation | 6 | $4,514 |
| Osiris Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 2 | $1,530 |
| Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. | 1 | $700 |
| Covidien LP | 1 | $48 |
| Atos Medical Inc | 1 | $31 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 1 | $14 |
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.
- Olympus Capital Accessories$3,570
- Stravix$2,000
- Grafix$2,000
- GrafixPL$2,000
- Olympus ENT Fiber Scopes$1,530
How this compares
$8,837 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 1,021 otolaryngology providers in California.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lansoprazole | 31 | $1,141 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 23 | $538 |
| Omeprazole | 61 | $508 |
| Nystatin | 13 | $441 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Sacramento
- Edward StrongSacramento$82K
- Travis TollefsonSacramento$60K
- Scott McCuskerSacramento$38K
- Brian WeeksSan Diego$924K
- Randall OwRoseville$613K
- Amir MoradiVista$389K
- Keith BlackwellLos Angeles$349K
- Kalpna DurairajSun Valley$348K
- Todd MillerNewport Beach$259K
- Jeffrey SuhLos Angeles$223K
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.