Tapan Padhya, MD
Otolaryngology · Tampa, FLNPI 1740215318
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (29.7%), education and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. at 52.8% of the total. Among otolaryngology clinicians in FL 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 58 payments — averaging $382.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$12K
- Intuitive Surgical$8K
- Verathon Inc.$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$735
- Medtronic$183
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$123
- plus $244 from 5 others
Across 56 payments — averaging $5213.52 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.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$292K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$6,58830%
- Speaking & faculty fees$3,50016%
- Travel & lodging$2,0979%
- Food & beverage$3,52216%
- Education$6,50029%
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. | 28 | $11,725 |
| Intuitive Surgical | 11 | $7,596 |
| Verathon Inc. | 1 | $1,600 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 8 | $735 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 3 | $183 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 1 | $123 |
| Philips North America LLC | 1 | $74 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 2 | $73 |
| Kls-martin L.p. | 1 | $41 |
| Ambu Inc. | 1 | $34 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $22 |
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$8,487
- Da Vinci Surgical System$7,449
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$2,817
- Video Laryngoscope$1,600
- NA$421
- TRUMATCH$148
- FUSION$146
- Enseal X1$123
How this compares
$22,207 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 586 otolaryngology providers in Florida.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 28 | $220 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 16 | $108 |
| Gabapentin | 14 | $107 |
| Prednisone | 28 | $36 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 15 | $31 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Tampa
- Mark TaborTampa$63K
- Nadeem AkbarTampa$32K
- Matthew MifsudTampa$15K
- Yoon NofsingerTampa$10K
- Pamela BainesTampa$8K
- Cecelia DamaskOrlando$707K
- Ralph TufanoSarasota$469K
- Franklin RimellFort Myers$314K
- David BrodnerBoynton Beach$209K
- Maria SuurnaMiami$189K
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.