Saba Aftab, MD
Otolaryngology · Marlton, NJNPI 1760674287
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 90.3% of the total across 215 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. It is spread thinly across 37 manufacturers, the largest accounting for just 19.8% — the pattern of someone who eats at a lot of different presentations. 2025 is the largest year on record at $1,602, 2.5 times the $641 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology clinicians in NJ 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 215 payments — averaging $28.78 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$1K
- Sanofi$879
- GSK$471
- Optinose US, Inc.$445
- Alk-abello, Inc$365
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$278
- plus $3K from 31 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$5489%
- Food & beverage$5,58490%
- Education$551%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 15 | $1,228 |
| Sanofi | 38 | $879 |
| GSK | 24 | $471 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 24 | $445 |
| Alk-abello, Inc | 21 | $365 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 10 | $278 |
| Abbott | 2 | $253 |
| Kaleo, Inc. | 13 | $189 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 3 | $177 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 3 | $171 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $164 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 5 | $154 |
| Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 10 | $146 |
| Cochlear Americas | 5 | $123 |
| Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Inc | 1 | $120 |
| Exelixis Inc. | 1 | $118 |
| Stryker | 4 | $110 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 5 | $97 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $91 |
| Insulet Corporation | 1 | $77 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $67 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 4 | $66 |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 1 | $53 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $40 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 2 | $35 |
| Avadel CNS Pharmaceuticals, LLC | 2 | $34 |
| Phadia US Inc. | 2 | $32 |
| Quidel Corporation | 1 | $32 |
| Greer Laboratories, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Merck | 2 | $29 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $22 |
| Fujifilm New Development USA, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Resmed Corp | 1 | $18 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $16 |
| Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $15 |
| Novartis | 1 | $12 |
| Glenmark Therapeutics Inc. | 1 | $11 |
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.
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$548
- Inspire$369
- DUPIXENT$252
- CoolSeal Generator$145
- PTEYE PARATHYROID DETECTION SYSTEM$144
- FREESTYLE LIBRE 3$141
- NUCALA$125
- Yorvipath$120
- Cabometyx$118
- Xhance$117
- FreeStyle Libre$112
- TZIELD$106
How this compares
$6,187 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 232 otolaryngology providers in New Jersey.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ipratropium Bromide | 124 | $2,749 |
| Ciprofloxacin-DexamethasoneCiprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 11 | $1,205 |
| Montelukast Sodium | 31 | $490 |
| Omeprazole | 15 | $365 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 28 | $298 |
| Meclizine Hcl | 12 | $173 |
| Methylprednisolone | 19 | $112 |
| Famotidine | 14 | $103 |
| Prednisone | 28 | $103 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 11 | $36 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Marlton
- Stephen TaiMarlton$6K
- Srihari DaggumatiMarlton$4K
- Nishant ReddyEast Windsor$133K
- Giant LinFlorham Park$25K
- Samir ShahVoorhees$16K
- Brian BensonHackensack$14K
- Andrew BlitzerHackensack$9K
- Ahmad MahmoudClifton$9K
- Jean EloyNewark$8K
- Ramtin KassirWayne$8K
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.